This is a similar thread to Robot Partners and Sidekicks, only this is about foods and beverages found only in movies, TV, comics, novels, etc.
If you like, you can add some details about the food’s unique properties and either authenticate or speculate on its taste.
In Alice In Wonderland, Alice drinks a bottle that says"Drink Me" and begins to shrink. The beverage tastes like “a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast.” Alice also takes a bit of cake with a sign that says “Eat Me” which causes he to grow. No description of the cake’s taste is available, but I’ve always imagined it to be a rich buttery poundcake.
An on TV, Scooby-Doo could always be counted on to do anything for Scooby Snacks. I’ve always thought they were, in fact, deep fried chicked livers. Mmmmm!
I’m refering to A Statue for Father, in in Buy Jupiter and Other Stories. Fun little story, and it did make me curious about the taste. I’m thinking an excellent kind of roast chicken
Tom Strong eats, smokes and intravenously takes a herb called golonka, that imparts him enhanced strength, centuries old longevity and retarded aging. It’s taste is described as “bitter”
T’Challa the Black Panther’s heart shaped herb gives him enhanced strength, superhuman senses, speed, agility. It can be simmered in a broth, eaten dried or raw.
Swamp Thing grows yam-like tubers that impart heightened altered consciousness and hallucenigenic properties. According to Abby Holland it ‘tastes like lime.’
Quite an assortment of goodies from the Harry Potter books, including Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans and Chocolate Frogs. Sure, there are Muggle imitations being marketed now, but they aren’t the real thing.
Numerous variations on yeast foodstuffs, supposedly eaten by future overpopulated societies. The only one which comes to mind by name is zymoveal, in Asimov’s works. Generally tastes approximately like what it’s supposed to be imitating, but not as good.
Samlon (yes, that’s how it’s spelled), a fishy critter from Niven’s Legacy of Heorot. It’s supposed to have a flavor like Earthly salmon, but a beefy texture.
Speckles, a spice from Niven’s Destiny’s Road which contains some essential minerals. The flavor is supposed to be metallic and a little salty.
Ambrosia, from the Greek myths. Never really described specifically, but really really good.
Schlopp, Schlopp, beautiful Schlopp (with a cherry on top) appears in Dr. Seuss’s Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!
Futurama features Slurm cola (It’s highly addictive!™), which has an ugly secret behind it. (No, it’s not made of people. That’s Soylent Cola-the taste varies from person to person.) Also, proving that in the future, men will be more like dogs, a favorite meal is Bachelor Chow (“Now with flavor!”)
The Ren and Stimpy Show featured many phoney phoods. Powdered Toast was the most famous, but Sugar Frosted Lumps, Sugar Sod Pops, Cheesefist, and whatever Billy the Beef Tallow Boy advertised also appeared. Not to mention everyone’s favorite toy, Log, which is “great for a snack and fits on your back.”
Another popular Nickelodeon cartoon, Rugrats feature candy bars and cereal with that favorite dino, Reptar. The Dummi Bears, a popular cartoon, also have a cereal.
In the 30 Minutes to Tokyo episode of The Simpsons, boxes of Onions? (note the question mark), Cool Ranch Soda, and Skittlebrau appear. Among the other many Springfieldian foodstuffs are Nuts and Gum (“together at last!”) Cheezus 'n Rice, and Homer’s ambrosia, Duff beer. Not to mention Red Tick beer (“Suck one dry”), and Powersauce, the energy bar with apple(core)s and a “secret ingredient that unleashes the awesome power of apples” (in reality, old Chinese newspapers) that sponsored Homer’s ascent up the Murderhorn.
Breen- A Narn dish, G’kar was serving an imitation of it to a guest, since he couldn’t get the real ingredients. He used an Earth recipe for Swedish meatballs, so it must have been a meat item.
Spoo-Not sure what it was supposed to be, it was a Centauri item. Possibly animal in origin, as “spoo ranches” were once mentioned. Served fresh or aged.
Fried tubeworms-Seen in the episode “TKO”
Also in “TKO” the rabbi ate some kind of alien fish, can’t remember the name.
Jovian Sunspot- an alcoholic drink
Brivari- a Centauri alcoholic drink
There are more, but I’ll have to look them up. This was off the top of my head.
I’ve always wanted to score me a six-pack of Tree Frog Beer, ever since reading Gilbert Shelton’s Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers underground comix back in the 1970s.
Speaking of Ren & Stimpy, I’ve always enjoyed that space-food tube of “Braised Giblets.” While this is a real-life food item, it has an otherworldly feel to it, and I’ve used it often as a response to the kids’ “Hey, Pop, what’s for dinner?”
Don’t forget that the Samlon from Legacy of Heorotwill eventually eat you…
Babylon 5 also had Flarn, a Minbari food… Lennier spent 2 days preparing the meal for Delenn and Sheridan.
Spoo was the clue for G’Kar that a Narn was being held in the Centauri palace. Narn prefer spoo fresh, while the “more refined” Centauri prefer to age it, like cheese.
My favorite Trek drink is Tranya; offered by Balok (played by Clint Howard) in TOS The Corbomite Maneuver. I had some when I visited Quark’s Bar in Vegas. Tasted like OJ, with something like grenadine added.
Pachinkas (The Robots of Dawn): A Solarian delicacy.
Basically a tiny stuffed “pancake.” The cake shell is hard to the touch and resists gentle pressure, which means the person eating it must put some force into their bites. This makes for messy eating, which is part of the fun. “Ideally, you’re supposed to eat it in the nude, then take a shower.” Reminds me of Japanese dorayaki.
