History Main / AliensLoveHumanFood

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* ComicBook/MartianManhunter develops an addiction to [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Chocos]][[note]]DC's BlandNameProduct for Oreos[[/note]] some time after he visits Earth. At one point it got so bad that after being deprived of them he goes into withdrawal and throws a tantrum as a rampaging monster. Unlike most examples, this one is actually justified as Batman discovers Chocos produce a chemical reaction in martians similar to addictive narcotics.

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* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', while humans are by no means the only race with exceptional culinary feats, there are certain foods that are distinguished enough to be exclusively human made including tea and chips. The Doctor himself is quite obsessed with Earth food, with various regenerations having a different TrademarkFavoriteFood.

* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': Inverted and played for laughs. Moya's crew is getting together to share a meal, everyone having made something from their home. Chrichton makes his grandma's biscuits, and. . . well, they aren't very good. When he's asked what's in them, he gives the list of ingredients, only to be told none of those things exist on the ship. To which Chrichton nonchalantly replies that's probably the reason his biscuits suck. In a later episode where the crew stops by Earth this gets played straight; human junk food with high amounts of salt sugar and fat is especially appreciated. Rygel in particular remarks that on other worlds sugar is used as a poison, and when he first encountered it in food he got such a sugar high that he assumed it must be an illegal drug.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Scrooge and his family find a civilization of {{Ancient Egypt}}ians living inside a pyramid, who develop an appetite for burritos and overthrow their NephariousPharaoh so that they can get more of it.

* In Creator/HarryTurtledove's ''Literature/{{Worldwar}}'' series, in which [[TheReptilians reptoid aliens]] called the Race [[AlternateHistory invade Earth during World War II]], this winds up being a critical weakness of the Race: namely, the fact that ginger, a common human spice, has a powerful narcotic effect on the Race that reduces their fighting effectiveness and and is later discovered to disrupt the Race's mating cycles once the colony ships arrive. Humanity soon learns to weaponize ginger once the Race bans it in the territories they control, through means ranging from [[TheCartel ginger smuggling]] to missile warheads filled with powdered ginger.

* In Literature/HarryTurtledove's ''Literature/{{Worldwar}}'' series, in which [[TheReptilians reptoid aliens]] called the Race [[AlternateHistory invade Earth during World War II]], this winds up being a critical weakness of the Race: namely, the fact that ginger, a common human spice, has a powerful narcotic effect on the Race that reduces their fighting effectiveness and and is later discovered to disrupt the Race's mating cycles once the colony ships arrive. Humanity soon learns to weaponize ginger once the Race bans it in the territories they control, through means ranging from [[TheCartel ginger smuggling]] to missile warheads filled with powdered ginger.

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[[caption-width-right:330:Oreos and milk, the universal treat.]]

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[[caption-width-right:320:Never get between [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter a martian]] and his Chocos.]]

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* A HighFantasy example occurs in ''LightNovel/IsekaiShokudou'' (aka ''Restaurant from Another World''), managed by human chef [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Tenshu]]. Although it opens everyday in a human town, all Saturdays appears a PortalDoor in a random place where different creature races (from elves and dwarfs to dragons and demons) can go to eat human food, which they find delicious.

* Comicbook/MartianManhunter develops an addiction to [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Chocos]][[note]]DC's BlandNameProduct for Oreos[[/note]] some time after he visits Earth. At one point it got so bad that after being deprived of them he goes into withdrawal and throws a tantrum as a rampaging monster. Unlike most examples, this one is actually justified as Batman discovers Chocos produce a chemical reaction in martians similar to addictive narcotics.

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* In ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', the titular E.T. seems to enjoy the Reece’s Pieces Elliot lays out for him.

* Thor from the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' develops quite a fondness for the Midgardian[[note]]human[[/note]] beverages. When he first arrives on Earth, he declares he likes coffee, while in his later years he's shown to have developed a fondness for beer.
* Martin from Film/MyFavoriteMartian loves ice cream.

* In Creator/DanielPinkwater's ''Slaves Of Spiegel'', the Spiegelians, a race of fat, food-loving space pirates, hold a cooking contest to determine who is the best chef in the galaxy. Out of thousands of planets, they choose the earthling Steve Nicholson as one of three contestants, eliminating many other civilizations in the preliminary selection process. Steve ends up coming in second place, while the winner [[UndesirablePrize gets the honor of becoming the Spiegelians' in-home chef for all eternity.]]

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* In ''Series/StargateSG1'' The Goa'uld Nerus finds earth food delicious, something General Landry makes sure to use to his advantage when getting information out of him.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''

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* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', if there's one thing that can make an Andalite go out of control it is letting them try out human food [[VoluntaryShapeshifter while they have taken human form]]. Human-morphed Andalites will loose all self control over the simplest of treats like sweets, chocolate, and buns. Ax once daydreams of a future where there would be a day each year when Andalites all morphed into humans and spent the time stuffing their faces with the delicacies.

* In Creator/DanielPinkwater's ''Slaves Of Spiegel'', the Spiegelians, a race of fat, food-loving space pirates, hold a cooking contest to determine who is the best chef in the galaxy. Out of thousands of planets, they choose the earthling Steve Nicholson as one of three contestants, eliminating many other civilizations in the preliminary selection process. Steve ends up coming in second place.

* In ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', the titular E.T. seems to enjoy the smarties Elliot lays out for him.

* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': Inverted and played for laughs. Moya's crew is getting together to share a meal, everyone having made something from their home. Chrichton makes his grandma's biscuits, and. . . well, they aren't very good. When he's asked what's in them, he gives the list of ingredients, only to be told none of those things exist on the ship. To which Chrichton nonchalantly replies that's probably the reason his biscuits suck. In a later episode where the crew stops by Earth this gets played straight; human junk food with high amounts of salt sugar and fat is especially appreciated. Rygel in particular remarks that on other words sugar is used as a poison, and when he first encountered it in food he got such a sugar high that he assumed it must be an illegal drug.

* ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': Inverted and played for laughs. Moya's crew is getting together to share a meal, everyone having made something from their home. Chrichton makes his grandma's biscuits, and. . . well, they aren't very good. When he's asked what's in them, he gives the list of ingredients, only to be told none of those things exist on the ship. To which Chrichton nonchalantly replies that's probably the reason his biscuits suck.

* Played with in ''Franchise/Ben10'' in regards to Max Tennyson, who has a BizarreTasteInFood by human standards, but is an exceptional chef by alien standards. Rook even praises Max's knowledge and skill with alien cuisines.

* ''WesternAnimation/MarcianosVsMexicanos'': The Marcianos really love Mexcan food. The humans who are shown cooking or preparing such food, including El Chacas' mom also turn out to be {{Lethal Chef}}s to the Marcianos.

* ''Film/KPax'': One side quip by proclaimed extraterrestrial prot has him proclaim admiration for Earth's vegetables. "Your produce alone is worth the trip."

Subtrope of HumansAreSpecial. Compare AlienArtsAreAppreciated, specifically culinary arts.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Scrooge and his family find a civilization of {{Ancienty Egypt}}ians living inside a pyramid, who develop an appetite for burritos and overthrow their NephariousPharaoh so that they can get more of it.

Humanity is often depicted as being pretty far behind and unadvanced compared to the civilizations of other worlds. We've barely touched upon space travel, crippled by many debilitating diseases, and still succumb to waging war among ourselves.

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