History Main / MiracleFood

->''And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, "I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak unto them, saying, 'At evening ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.'"''

Many myths and folk tales describe a food that is created by [[SupernaturalAid gods]], [[FunctionalMagic magic]], or [[AppliedPhlebotinum science]] to feed people in a time of need. It goes by many names: manna, ambrosia [[note]] Not to be confused with the marshmallow and fruit dessert from the [[DeepSouth American South]] or the dairy products produced by the [[https://www.ambrosia.co.uk/ British company of that name]]. [[/note]], nectar, etc., but it is usually portrayed as a gift. It may taste like [[ImpossiblyDeliciousFood heaven]], [[TastesLikeChicken bread]], or [[ItTastesLikeFeet cardboard]], but it is enough to keep you on your feet and doing what you need to do. In the first case, one should be wary, as it may also be [[FoodChains highly addictive]].

In a StandardFantasySetting, priests and/or wizards may be able to conjure food; this is typically sustaining but bland. Such food [[EquivalentExchange may]] or [[NoConservationOfEnergy may not]] follow conservation of energy. In a ScienceFiction setting, FoodPills may be utilized; if not, vats or replicators may churn out gruel or paste for the masses that keeps them alive, if not necessarily happy, with "[[FutureFoodIsArtificial real food]]" available only to the privileged. The point is that the food in question comes from a "BlackBox", whether it be magic or science that's involved in creating it. A typical {{dystopia}}n {{subversion}} is that the food is created in an [[PoweredByAForsakenChild immoral]] or [[HumanResources unsavory]] way.

* In ''Literature/SweetPorridge'', a magic pot will cook porridge in response to the instruction: "Cook little pot, cook!" and continue to do so until told, "Stop little pot, stop!" One day, when the girl who owns it is away from town, her mother tries to use it, but does not know the phrase to turn it off, and it floods the town with porridge.

* In ''Literature/SweetPorridge'', a magic pot will cook porridge in response to the instruction "Cook little pot, cook!" and continue to do so until told "Stop little pot, stop!" One day, when the girl who owns it is away from town, her mother tries to use it, but does not know the phrase to turn it off, and it floods the town with porridge.

* In ''The Magic Porridge Pot'', the titular pot will cook porridge in response to the instruction "Cook little pot, cook!" and continue to do so until told "Stop little pot, stop!". One day, when the girl who owns it is away from town, her mother tries to use it, but forgets the phrase to turn it off and it floods the town with porridge.

* ''Literature/TheScholomance'': The titular WizardingSchool automatically generates all its cafeteria food from mana, as the place is built in a magical PocketDimension. It ranges from "adequate" to "[[NondescriptNastyNutritious nutrient slurry]]", but even that much takes a foundation of advanced {{Science Wizard}}ry to transmute matter without destroying its nutrients.

* In ''The Little Porridge Pot'', the titular pot will cook porridge in response to the instruction "Cook little pot, cook!" and continue to do so until told "Stop little pot, stop!". One day, when the girl who owns it is away from town, her mother tries to use it, but forgets the phrase to turn it off and it floods the town with porridge.

Many myths and folk tales describe a food that is created by [[SupernaturalAid gods]], [[FunctionalMagic magic]], or [[AppliedPhlebotinum science]] to feed people in a time of need. It goes by many names: manna, ambrosia [[note]] Not to be confused with the marshmallow and fruit dessert from the [[DeepSouth American South]]. [[/note]], nectar, etc., but it is usually portrayed as a gift. It may taste like [[ImpossiblyDeliciousFood heaven]], [[TastesLikeChicken bread]], or [[ItTastesLikeFeet cardboard]], but it is enough to keep you on your feet and doing what you need to do. In the first case, one should be wary, as it may also be [[FoodChains highly addictive]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}'' has the episode The Kat of Munching where Fangbone and Bill eat fudge made from the pixels of Munchie-Kat. The fudge was supposed to give you a magical nice sweet feel and scent.
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-->-- '''Literature/{{Exodus}} [[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+16&version=KJ21 16]]'''

** [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1176 SCP-1176]] is a sarcophagus that produces an extremely nourishing honey-like substance. This being the Wiki/SCPFoundation universe, it's only ''after'' widespread distribution that they discovered it only works on those of a certain blood type, killing all the others.

* The Wiki/SCPFoundation has a number of [=SCPs=] which produce an endless supply of food. Appropriately enough, a Group of Interest called the "Manna Charitable Foundation" has attempted to exploit several of them to feed the poor.

* ''Literature/TheCityOfBrass'': Dara regularly creates food and drink with magic, unlike most other [[OurGeniesAreDifferent daeva]]. He's not good at the spell, though, so he's limited to flavourless travel rations, his Mom's favourite recipe, and date wine. Later, he's able to channel his [[EmotionalPowers intense homesickness]] into creating a full traditional feast for an army.

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', the Cook-Cook Fruit can turn anything non-edible edible. The resulting food is nutritious, but (according to [[BigEater Big Mom]]) not very tasty.

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** Jesus fed 5000 men plus women and children using five loaves and two fishes. On another occasion, He fed 4000 using a few loaves of bread.

* In [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek mythology]], the Cornucopia is a magical horn created by Zeus (or Herakles in some versions) which is said to be able to create a never-ending supply of fruits and vegetables.

* In the Japanese fairy tale "My Lord Bag of Rice", the hero slays a giant centipede to help a dragon princess. She rewards him with several magical items, including the eponymous bag of rice. Said bag of rice would never be empty no matter how much rice was taken from it.

Many myths and folk tales describe a food that is created by [[SupernaturalAid gods]], [[FunctionalMagic magic]], or [[AppliedPhlebotinum science]] to feed people in a time of need. It goes by many names: manna, ambrosia [[note]] Not to be confused with the marshmallow and fruit dessert from the [[DeepSouth American South]]. [[/note]], nectar, etc., but it is usually portrayed as a gift. It may taste like [[ImpossiblyDeliciousFood heaven]], [[TastesLikeChicken bread]], or [[ItTastesLikeFeet cardboard]], but it is enough to keep you on your feet and doing what you need to do.

In a StandardFantasySetting, priests and/or wizards may be able to conjure food; this is typically sustaining but bland. In a ScienceFiction setting, FoodPills may be utilized; if not, vats or replicators may churn out gruel or paste for the masses that keeps them alive, if not necessarily happy, with "[[FutureFoodIsArtificial real food]]" available only to the privileged. The point is that the food in question comes from a "BlackBox", whether it be magic or science that's involved in creating it. A typical {{dystopia}}n {{subversion}} is that the food is created in an [[PoweredByAForsakenChild immoral]] or [[HumanResources unsavory]] way.

* ''Franchise/StarTrek'' Universe: The replicators can recycle matter to synthesize almost anything, including food and drinks. Several episodes have seen the crew replicate food and other provisions for people in need.

* ''Literature/TheScholomance'': The titular WizardingSchool automatically generates all its cafeteria food from mana, as the place is built in a magical PocketDimension. It ranges from "adequate" to "[[NondescriptNastyNutritious nutrient slurry]]", but even that much takes a foundation of advanced {{Science Wizard}}ry to transmute matter without destroying its nutritional value.