# Ever try a food because of a movie/show/song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 29, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125 "2011-04-29T04:32:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/41 "2011-04-29T14:48:38Z")
And a nice chianti. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/42 "2011-04-29T14:52:38Z")
I always thought Popeye’s Chicken was just a fake brand for Little Nicky, turns out it exists. I was driving around a suburb in south Minneapolis and I saw one. I wasn’t even hungry but I just couldn’t pass it up. Now to find a Kahuna Burger. ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/43 "2011-04-29T15:11:51Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Milk and Pepsi - Laverne and Shirley - Loved it! Ewww…I had purged this from my memory, but my older sisters made us all try it when I was young. Truly vile. Not sure from where, but I also remember getting the idea to put potato chips on (in?) a sandwich from something we’d seen on TV. Probably some “After School Special”. I still do so on occasion, but I prefer corn chips over potato. There are a bunch of recipes/cooking scenes presented in the _Sten_ series by Cole & Bunch that I’ve always wanted to try. I was always curious about Turkish Delight after reading _The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe_ but it was such a let-down. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/44 "2011-04-29T15:17:12Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > I started drinking Snapple in the '90s because of Seinfeld. I haven’t had it in years though. Actually now that I think about it, there are quite a few foods I’ve tried because of Seinfeld. The first time I had a marble rye sandwich was because of the episode where Jerry steals the loaf from the old lady. Also for a long time I was curious to try babka because of the episode where Jerry and Elaine are stuck in the bakery (and find a hair in their babka), but couldn’t find it at any bakeries where I lived until about a year ago. It’s actually pretty good, kind of like a cinnamon bun. Also I first wanted to try cannolis because of the Godfather and all the other Italian-themed movies and shows where they’re referenced. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/45 "2011-04-29T15:28:34Z")
Fried green tomatoes. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/46 "2011-04-29T15:31:34Z")
Yeah, Turkish Delight is gross! Thanks a lot, Mr. Lewis. We drink a lot of rye now because of Don Draper. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/47 "2011-04-29T15:32:31Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > That was mine too. Disgusting! The Queen must have had some kick-ass powers to make anyone want to eat more of it. I prefer to think of Turkish delight the way I imagined it as a kid; definitely something chocolatey. Same here. I was SO let down when I realized that’s what Edmund had been eating. With you on the chocolate. I always imagined it like the most gorgeously chocolately chocolate bar. Or a warm, melty brownie. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/48 "2011-04-29T15:38:11Z")
Another vote for Turkish Delight because of Narnia. I didn’t think it was as bad as everyone else here, but certainly nothing that would count as a serious temptation. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/49 "2011-04-29T15:41:38Z")
> [@Arkcon](#): > > Tea. Earl Grey. Hot. > > I would never have picked that out of the Twining’s lineup of Breakfast Tea, Prince of Wales tea, etc. But the way he said it, made it sound like such a manly cup of tea, that I sought it out and gravitated to it. 'Cause you know, there’s nothing more manly, than tea … with flowers in it. Bergamot is a citrus fruit that looks like a little green orange. The flavoring agent in Earl Grey tea is from the [bergamot peel](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamot_orange#In_food), not the flowers. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/50 "2011-04-29T15:42:21Z")
Another victim of Laverne Defazio checking in. Oh, and I’m assuming we’re not supposed to count all the things we’ve tried because Alton Brown made them look so good? ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/51 "2011-04-29T15:55:52Z")
> [@ryan](#): > > …Not sure from where, but I also remember getting the idea to put potato chips on (in?) a sandwich from something we’d seen on TV. Probably some “After School Special”. I still do so on occasion, but I prefer corn chips over potato. > . The Breakfast Club, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/52 "2011-04-29T16:01:39Z")
Not what I immediately thought of, but this thread reminded me about milk & Pepsi, turkish delight, and B&Js Americone Dream ice cream. Only the ice cream was good. But my first thought - has anyone seen _Big Night_? Where they make that huge timpano? I bought Stanley Tucci’s (and Mrs. Tucci’s) cookbook and made timpano by their recipe. It’s a huge production and takes two days so I’ve only done it twice, but it’s amazing. It’s been a few years, I need to do it again. ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/53 "2011-04-29T16:02:14Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I had to invent a Tequila Fannybanger after reading about it in Bloom County. Don’t order that from a sheila bartmaid in Adelaide. > [@Leaffan](#): > > Well, I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer… The future’s uncertain and the end is always near. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/54 "2011-04-29T16:03:04Z")
I’ve been looking for Purple Flurp, but as yet have not found it. (JImmy Neutron reference) ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/55 "2011-04-29T16:08:26Z")
My Little Pony: FiM is making me want to chow down on some diamond surprise. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/56 "2011-04-29T16:21:04Z")
I never saw _Vegemite_ here in the US until after the _Men at Work_ song. Then it started showing up in boutique stores and specialty shops. Definitely a case of people getting the stuff because of pop culture. I’ve been tempted to try some of the things I’ve read of in Nero Wolfe novels. Even Eggs _au beurre noir_, despite the fact that I don’t particularly care for eggs. But it seems to be their breakfast of choice. ---
**Author:** ![KittenKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kittenkat/32/306_2.png) [@KittenKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KittenKat)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/57 "2011-04-29T16:33:40Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > I once leafed through the Nero Wolfe cookbook, - a genre called ‘continental cooking’ - but as I don’t have a chef on call 24/7 or access to a brace of pheasants, I can only dream on. > [@CalMeacham](#): > > I’ve been tempted to try some of the things I’ve read of in Nero Wolfe novels. Even Eggs _au beurre noir_, despite the fact that I don’t particularly care for eggs. But it seems to be their breakfast of choice. Shortly after it first came out, I got \*The Nero Wolfe Cookbook \*out of the library, and if IIRC, got my mother to make the shirred eggs. Some years ago I made the lobster salad recipe. As a member of the Wolfe Pack, I’ve had the opportunity to try several of the dishes in the books at various events, including the French and American banquets and (a version of) _Saucisse Minuit_ from the book _Too Many Cooks_. ---
**Author:** ![Laalune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Laalune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laalune)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/58 "2011-04-29T16:48:56Z")
Banana pancakes. Very good! ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/59 "2011-04-29T17:02:07Z")
I used to hate strawberries but I was finally convinced to give them a try after all the scenes in movies where they are portrayed as fruity orgasms. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/60 "2011-04-29T17:10:14Z")
> [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](#): > > Turkish delight, because of _The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe._. Next time, I’ll just sugar some perfume and drink that instead. Yuck. Edmund was an idiot. > [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > That was mine too. Disgusting! The Queen must have had some kick-ass powers to make anyone want to eat more of it. > [@Zsofia](#): > > Yeah, Turkish Delight is gross! > [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Same here. I was SO let down when I realized that’s what Edmund had been eating. Two points to be made about Turkish Delight. First of all, you’ve obviously only ever had the cheap stuff. Proper Turkish Delight is mostly made of nuts and dates, and the jelly is only a small part of it. The second point is, that Edmund came to Narnia from Britain during World War II. Sweets of all kinds were heavily rationed and in short supply. This was possibly the only sweets he had eaten for several months. As for the main topic of the thread, I used to put ketchup on my chips (fries). After seeing \*Pulp Fiction \*I tried mayonnaise instead, and it was much better. I’ve never looked back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125.md?page=4)