# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![runcible\_spoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/81 "2011-04-30T06:08:45Z")
Looks like I forgot a few: like others, I tried Turkish Delight via Narnia - I don’t mind rose flavor, but the texture doesn’t work for me, too sticky and soft. I had read about it being jelly, and expected something more like a jellybean, or maybe gummy bear - harder, chewable. Not really a fan. Also, I have Lobscouse and Spotted Dog, the companion cookbook to the Aubrey/Maturin series, and I can honestly say I would never have made a Sea Pie, Neeps Hackitt with Balmogowry, Lobscouse, or a Cabinet Pudding without that series/cookbook. Redwall gets credit for Deeper’n’Ever Turnip’n’Tater’n’Beetroot Pie too. If the companion cookbook to that wasn’t such rubbish (well, no, just aimed at dibbuns), I’d have had a lot more Redwall fare too. Aaaaand I had the Dragonlover’s Guide to Pern as a kid, and my sister and I made ‘klah’ and bubbly pies, albeit with Earthly ingredients. Man, I’d forgotten about that - I’ve been a cooking nerd longer than I remembered… ---
**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/82 "2011-04-30T07:52:30Z")
I don’t remember the movie–wait, maybe I do–I think it was Pretty Woman, actually, where they eat fresh strawberries dropped into champagne. So romantic in a tacky kind of way! Must try! Bleccchhhh. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/83 "2011-04-30T08:11:01Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Similarly, I was a bit let down by calzones. Seinfeld led me to believe that this would be awesome. What is not awesome about calzones? They’re more variable than pizza, so maybe you just had a “meh” one. A great calzone is better than a great pizza, though. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/84 "2011-04-30T08:22:14Z")
> [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > What is not awesome about calzones? They’re more variable than pizza, so maybe you just had a “meh” one. A great calzone is better than a great pizza, though. I concur. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/85 "2011-04-30T08:22:37Z")
Being a huge fan of _The Big Lebowski_, there was no way I could pass up the chance to dine at an In-N-Out Burger when I happened upon one during a visit to the US… I really was actually impressed at how nice they were, even if they didn’t have any lettuce on them. They really were some good burgers. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/86 "2011-04-30T08:26:41Z")
Another one from a book that my book club read. We always have a potluck dinner and often try to bring foods related to the book in some way. A couple of years ago the club read Peace Like a River, which takes place in North Dakota. We were a little short on ideas for North Dakota cuisine, but the book did mention in passing a dessert called Bob Andy pie. My wife and I Googled it, it sounded good, so we made it. It was sort of a custard pie, and was GREAT. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/87 "2011-04-30T08:27:02Z")
Fried Green Tomatoes, of course. Soft boiled eggs and toast soldiers, thanks to Pratchett’s Discworld. Seems like the Night Watch is always eating this. Tried a Triple Fried Egg Chili Chutney sandwich at a Red Dwarf watching party once. You really have to eat it fast because the bread does dissolve. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/88 "2011-04-30T08:32:26Z")
Those of you who were expecting Turkish Delight to be a chocolate candy - [say hello to Fry’s Turkish Delight](http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/frys-turkish-delight/). The rose aspect of the jelly is greatly toned down, and the chocolate is thick and rich. I find “proper” turkish delight to be horrifically cloying, but I love me some Fry’s Turkish Delight bars. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/89 "2011-04-30T08:51:34Z")
Turkish Delight comes in a number of different flavors, at least at the Persian Deli I shop at occasionally [mrAru loves the stuff. I prefer the rose flavored, he prefers the orange flavored. I eat maybe 2 pieces a year …] Think of them more as [aplets and cotlets](http://www.libertyorchards.com/product/Aplets_and_Cotlets/Aplets_and_Cotlets). [This brand](http://www.brittles-n-more.com/products_turkish-delight.html) isn’t my favorite brand, but they have a range of flavors. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/90 "2011-04-30T11:37:46Z")
> [@Sierra\_Indigo](#): > > Those of you who were expecting Turkish Delight to be a chocolate candy - [say hello to Fry’s Turkish Delight](http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/frys-turkish-delight/). > > The rose aspect of the jelly is greatly toned down, and the chocolate is thick and rich. I find “proper” turkish delight to be horrifically cloying, but I love me some Fry’s Turkish Delight bars. Have you tried Cadbury’s Turkish Delight chocolate blocks? Om nom nom nom! For the Kiwis out there, it tastes exactly like Jellytip icecream. And Fry’s Turkish Delight is very tasty indeed, too! ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/91 "2011-04-30T13:55:17Z")
In “National Velvet”, they had for dessert Castle Puddings, small cakes baked in ramekins, topped with custard or jam. Simple to make - they sell Bird’s custard mix in the furrin foods section of the grocery, to make and put on cake and such. In “Poldark”, set in Cornwall in the 1700’s, one of the women made a Stargazy Pie - a fish pie, using whole fish, heads and all, set into holes in the crust so they’re looking upwards. I didn’t make this, but whenever I used to see small fish in the fish store, that’s what I thought of… ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/92 "2011-04-30T14:21:51Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > I would _love_ to try some [Chow Yun Fat](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000334/) – sounds delicious! 😉 Hey, I had dibs! 😃 I wanted to try jelly babies after watching Doctor Who, the Tom Baker season. 🙂 Finally did manage to get hold of some; nothing fantastic but it was just fun to have done. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/93 "2011-04-30T14:38:19Z")
> [@PookahMacPhellimey](#): > > Donuts. > > No really. When Twin Peaks first came on in The Netherlands those were unheard of. As my whole family was obsessed with the series my mum and me went to the library (internet also not being around), found a recipe and tried to make these “donuts”. And we couldn’t figure out what the deal was. I found out later this was because the cookbook was way off and are fritters bore no relation to real donuts. I was quite surprised to find out what they really look and taste like. I was 13 when Twin Peaks was on the air, and I tried to cultivate a love for cherry pie and coffee in honor of Dale Cooper. The cherry pie was easy; the coffee was gross. (I still don’t like coffee.) ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/94 "2011-04-30T16:20:54Z")
> [@penultima\_thule](#): > > Have searched for a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster without success We went to a Sci Fi Convention,and there were drunken costumed boys roaming the halls with thermoses they claimed were filled with Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, and they were generous enough to share. I don’t know what was in them, but they were damn good. ---
**Author:** ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/95 "2011-04-30T17:06:23Z")
I made myself a beer milkshake because Doc drinks one in _Cannery Row_, and Lister orders one in _Red Dwarf_. I used homebrewed stout and vanilla ice cream and it was…well, pretty terrible. But I survived and got a story out of the experience, so I count it as a success. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/96 "2011-04-30T17:30:32Z")
I used to drink Pepto Bismol (generic store brand version IIRC) and whiskey pretty often, after the idea of Joe Don Baker mixing it up suchlike in “Cape Fear” (the remake). I can’t remember if it was my idea or a friend’s, but it was, unsurprisingly, called “The Cape Fear.” Also, warm gin on inspiration from “The Days of Wine and Roses.” ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/97 "2011-04-30T19:25:33Z")
> [@Dr.Rieux](#): > > The beer I had for breakfaast wasn’t bad, so I had one more for dessert… > > After seeing _Serenity_, I had a craving for \*\*Fruity Oaty Bars \*\*for weeks. [http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/fruity\_oaty\_bar/](http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/fruity_oaty_bar/) Off **Mangetout** ’s site. Haven’t tried it. ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/98 "2011-04-30T19:48:24Z")
> [@Sierra\_Indigo](#): > > Those of you who were expecting Turkish Delight to be a chocolate candy - [say hello to Fry’s Turkish Delight](http://www.chocablog.com/reviews/frys-turkish-delight/). > > The rose aspect of the jelly is greatly toned down, and the chocolate is thick and rich. I find “proper” turkish delight to be horrifically cloying, but I love me some Fry’s Turkish Delight bars. > [@Martini\_Enfield](#): > > Have you tried Cadbury’s Turkish Delight chocolate blocks? Om nom nom nom! For the Kiwis out there, it tastes exactly like Jellytip icecream. > > And Fry’s Turkish Delight is very tasty indeed, too! That’s funny, because I specifically mentioned Fry’s as one that’s bad! I’ll still eat it, mind you, but it has about the same relation to real turkish delight as cheap Easter-basket jelly beans have to Jelly Belly beans. (The Wikipedia article, BTW, points out that jelly bean goo is basically the same as turkish delight goo.) I just did some comparison shopping and found some turkish delight (made in Turkey!) on Amazon for much cheaper than Liberty Orchards, which I linked to earlier (the Aplet and Cotlet company). I just ordered eight one-pound boxes of turkish delight! I would totally have fallen for the White Wich! It’ll keep, and I can take a couple of boxes into work, so with free SuperSaver shipping it works out to a pretty good deal! Much cheaper than betraying Aslan and condemning my eternal soul (though unlike Susan who _used lipstick_, Edmund got saved in the end, so I guess he got a refund!) I got half assorted plain with nuts and half assorted rose, mint & lemon. [del]You know, because sometimes…[/del] (Oops, wrong candy!) I can’t wait! Yep, I’d have been in that sleigh in a Calormene minute. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/99 "2011-04-30T19:48:50Z")
I went to Disneyworld with my brother and his family a couple of years ago. So when they had ratatouille in the buffet at one of the restaurants, we had to try it. (Although I suspect it wasn’t the same recipe as in the movie.) ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125/100 "2011-04-30T19:51:59Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I went to Disneyworld with my brother and his family a couple of years ago. So when they had ratatouille in the buffet at one of the restaurants, we had to try it. (Although I suspect it wasn’t the same recipe as in the movie.) The recipe designed for the movie (yes, they based it on a real recipe!) has it’s own [Wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confit_byaldi). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-try-a-food-because-of-a-movie-show-song/580125.md?page=6)