Films/TV
A popular probiotic drink, usually contained in a small plastic container.
Fun Fact: This drink appeared in Netflix's film, The Half of It.
What is Yakult?
The character, Sasha Blouse, is constantly seen eating food in this anime series set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids.
What is Attack on Titans?
This well-known novel focuses on four Chinese American immigrant families in San Francisco who start a club, playing the Chinese game of Mahjong for money while feasting on a variety of foods.
What is The Joy Luck Club?
The side dishes that you see every time the main characters in a Kdrama go out to eat at a restaurant or at Kbbq.
What is banchan?
Variety of food is significant for this crew, the Straw-Hat Pirates, in this anime/manga series.
What is One Piece?
This Hulu television series was adapted from the novel that focused on a waiter in Chinatown.
What is Interior Chinatown?
The Disney short film that personifies a Chinese steam bun.
What is Bao?
This manga series is a story about Tohru Honda, an orphan who discovers a curse affecting the Sohma family. The title of the series is based of a game where the leader names each person after a fruit, and the person whose fruit is called must find a new seat.
What is Fruits Basket?
This book mentions food Afghan dishes like naan, kofta, and lamb kabob. The story is about the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant.
What is Kite Runner?
In Netflix's series, Never Have I Ever, this tasty, South eastern pastry dish made an appearance. It can be eaten as an appetizer, side dish, or snack and can have meat but usually has potatoes, onions, peas, lentils, or cauliflower inside of it.
What are samosas?
This manga and anime series is about a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. His favorite meal is ramen, and his run was a notable trend in social media.
What is Naruto?
This book follows Zauner's journey of loss and identity through cooking traditional Korean dishes.
What is Crying in Hmart?
Studio Ghibli is known for illustrating dishes in a delicious way. This simple dish with rice balls that is either wrapped or has a strip of seaweed is seen in most anime, but you can find it in Spirited Away.
What is onigiri?
This anime/manga series focuses on an elf, a halfling, a tall-man, and a dwarf who is an amazing chef that cooks up all the monsters his party defeats.
What is Delicious in Dungeon (Dungen Meshi)?
This satirical novel uses food as a metaphor to demonstrate the consumption of cultures, both figuratively and literally. In the beginning of the novel, a character chokes on a pandan cake.
What is Yellowface?