# Food-inspired dreams

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-inspired-dreams/291611>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 24, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-inspired-dreams/291611 "2005-02-24T00:25:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Shirt\_Ninja\_13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Shirt\_Ninja\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirt_Ninja_13)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-inspired-dreams/291611/1 "2005-02-24T00:25:42Z")

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Alright, I got bored a little while ago and decided that I was going to try to give myself some funky dreams by eating a couple of slices of pizza (among other things) before bed. This has worked in the past, but did not work that particular time. I was slightly disappointed, but I figure that I might as well do some research for the next time I get bored pre-unconsciousness.

So, Dopers, what food normally gives you weird dreams, if eaten shortly before you go to sleep? For me, it’s always been pizza and Mexican food. What does it for you guys?

_bamf_

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**Author:** ![ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-inspired-dreams/291611/2 "2005-02-24T00:31:26Z")

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An entire bottle of wine 🙂

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**Author:** ![Fanny\_May](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3be4f8/32.png) [@Fanny\_May](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fanny_May)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-inspired-dreams/291611/3 "2005-02-24T03:49:42Z")

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You need to read the classic cartoons of Winsor McCay _Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend_  
In each one, he has eaten a Welsh rarebit before retiring. Rarebit is melted cheese, seasoned with mustard and ale, poured over toast.

[http://www.allstarauctions.net/asonline/images/auction13/199-13.jpg](http://www.allstarauctions.net/asonline/images/auction13/199-13.jpg)

[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0486213471/ref=dp\_primary-product-display\_0/002-4620968-2307234?\_encoding=UTF8&n=283155&s=books](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0486213471/ref=dp_primary-product-display_0/002-4620968-2307234?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=283155&s=books)

It’s probably at your local library.

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**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-inspired-dreams/291611/4 "2005-02-24T04:55:22Z")

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I was originally stopping in to ask why you were dreaming about feet.  
Then I re-read the thread title. Oh, that makes more sense…sort of.

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**Author:** ![Bewildebeest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@Bewildebeest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bewildebeest)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-inspired-dreams/291611/5 "2005-02-24T15:00:39Z")

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For me, raw cheese has a much more pronounced affect than cooked cheese. Gorgonzola in particular…