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* In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', Yoda starts eating Luke's rations when they first meet.

* In ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' it's a RunningGag for [[PhysicalGod Beerus]] and [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Whis]] to be amazed by Earth's food. This is really saying something considering that Beerus is a gourmand who has spent lifetimes traveling from planet to planet demanding the best food from the inhabitants, so for him to class Earth as his favorite really is putting it as the cream of the crop. The two of them are willing to make trip after trip to sample something tasty. Beerus can also easily be bribed into not destroying the Earth if given something new to try. In fact, during ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods'' the fate of the Earth was at stake simply because Beerus missed out on the chance to try a pudding cup.

Well if there's one thing that humanity has consistently used to impress other species, is our amazing ability to cook. Technologically advanced aliens will obsess over simple Earth foods and in some cases might trade their sophisticated gear for these delicacies. For all our shortcomings, the Earth is of value thanks to its tremendous culinary feats.

* In ''Lightnovel/InAnotherWorldWithMySmartphone'' Touya appear to find the common dishes of his new world nothing less than delicious, most notably dragon meat, the natives all love the dishes Touya introduces from the internet [[spoiler:with his wives eating on earth for their honeymoon]], gods also enjoys food from the mortal realm and so does Ende [[spoiler:a dimension drifter]] and the [[spoiler:Phrase girls]]

* When the title character ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'' has his first camping night with his newfound party, the group trade their respective races' native foods. Goblin Slayer offers cheese, and Lizard Priest '''absolutely loves it''', calling it "nectar" and often asking for more in later episodes. He even swears to visit even more wrath upon the Goblins (whom he was already more than willing to hunt down) later on when [[spoiler:Cow Girl's farm (which is also Goblin Slayer's home)]] is threatened by a huge Goblin raid and Goblin Slayer tells him that that's where he gets the cheese that he's been giving him.

* The Catians in ''LightNovel/CatPlanetCuties'' take the many delicious foods that Earthlings make as a significant factor for establishing diplomatic relations. The anime is filled with FoodPorn of the many dishes that Eris and the others go crazy over.
* In ''LightNovel/CookingWithWildGame'', Tsurumi Asuta, the proud heir to a family diner, is transported to another world while trying to retrieve his father's prized knife when the diner was set ablaze. He soon finds that the people living in Forest Edge have it ingrained in their culture that cooking is "unnecessary work", which makes Tsurumi's cooking ImpossiblyDeliciousFood to them.

* ''LightNovel/RestaurantToAnotherWorld'' revolves around a restaurant in a HighFantasy world that is managed by human chef [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Tenshu]]. Although it opens everyday in a human town, on 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.
* ''Manga/SazanEyes'': Pai/Parvati, despite being an extradimensional demon, adores human foods and treats, such as potato chips, sweets, cakes, chinese food, pizza, sushi and even more. Much later in the manga, TokenMiniMoe demoness Wu Gui laments the lack of avaible human food after the destruction of Tokyo.

* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'': Kiva quickly comes to appreciate junk food like slushies, burgers, and chips thanks to coming from the future where all she had was [[FutureFoodIsArtificial bland food cubes]].

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

Well if there's one thing that humanity has consistently used to impress other species, is our amazing ability to cook. Technologically advanced aliens will obsess over simple human foods and in some cases might trade their sophisticated gear for these delicacies. For all our shortcomings, the Earth is of value thanks to its tremendous culinary feats.

Well if there's one thing that humanity has consistently used to impress other species, is our amazing ability to cook. Technologically advanced aliens will obsess over simple foods and in some cases might trade their sophisticated gear for these delicacies. For all our shortcomings, the Earth is of value thanks to its tremendous culinary feats.

* ComicBook/{{Loki}} once opined that he loved Earth food for it's variety ("''So'' many types of breakfast meat!") whereas Asgardian food tends to be "roast haunch of whatever animal was killed that day. He ''does'' have limits, though: an earlier story where he teamed up with Spider-Man had Loki balk at being offered a hot dog.

* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' Kiva quickly comes to appreciate junk food like slushies, burgers, and chips thanks to coming from the future where all she had was [[FutureFoodIsArtificial bland food cubes]].

** Albedo, Ben's EvilTwin, who was once a Galvan, finds himself craving chili fries upon taking on the form of a teenage human boy. However unlike his genetic template, Albedo's obsession with chili fries verges on addiction.

** Played for laughs in one episode of Omniverse where Rook discovers he likes Meatball Subs. The episode ends with Ben going for Chili Fries and Rook ordering a Meatball Sub (which that restaurant didn't serve). He was taken aback because for some reason he thought ALL restaurants on Earth sell the same food. Ben promises to buy him a meatball sub after he finishes his Chili Fries.

* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', if there's one thing that can make an Andalite go out of control, it's letting them try out human food [[VoluntaryShapeshifter while they have taken human form]]. Human-morphed Andalites will lose all self-control over the simplest of treats like sweets, chocolate, and buns. This is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as in their native forms, Andalites do not have a sense of taste in the traditional manner[[note]][[BizarreAlienBiology as they eat grass through their feet]][[/note]] so upon taking human form they experience SensoryOverload and are [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody overwhelmed by their new form's instincts]]. Ax once daydreams of a future where there would be a day each year when Andalites all morphed into humans and spent their time stuffing their faces with "Earth delicacies". Once the Andalites and Earth establish diplomatic relations, Andalite tourists rush to try tasting food for the first time. Cinnabon, in particular, find themselves doing very brisk business.

* ComicBook/{{Venom}} and other symbiotes have a huge craving for chocolate. This one is justified as symbiotes require phenethylamine to survive which can be found in either chocolate or [[ImAHumanitarian brains]].

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* ''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy'': The Robots, while not strictly speaking alien since they were made on Earth, still fits this trope as an insular, alien species with it's own civilization, being a race of self-aware machines. Despite being generally condescending towards humans, and other humanoid species, many of them are fascinated with human culture, especially food, and some of them have even begun selling illegal technology just so they can indulge in it. The Robots lack any real creative food on their own (a robot chef had to study for ''ten years'' just to realize she could shape her flavorless food paste into geometric shapes), because as mechanical beings, they suffer somewhat from CreativeSterility, not helped by their lack of biological drives and their society having to build everything from
scratch. They ''can'' taste perfectly well, but there's no reason for them to ''want'' to.

* An ImagineSpot during [[TransplantedHumans Cora's]] press conference about aliens has some reptile-looking person [[https://grrlpowercomic.com/archives/comic/grrl-power-755-the-great-gouda-caper/ being caught smuggling Gouda cheese.]]

* ''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy'': The Robots, while not strictly speaking alien since they were made on Earth, still fits this trope as an insular, alien species with it's own civilization, being a race of self-aware machines. Despite being generally condescending towards humans, and other humanoid species, many of them are fascinated with human culture, especially food, and some of them have even begun selling illegal technology just so they can indulge in it. The Robots lack any real creative food on their own (a robot chef had to study for ''ten years'' just to realize she could shape her flavorless food paste into geometric shapes), because as mechanical beings, they suffer somewhat from CreativeSterility, not helped by their lack of biological drives and their society having to build everything from scratch. They ''can'' taste perfectly well, but there's no reason for them to ''want'' to.

* ''LittleNicky'': Nicky and the other devils have no need to eat, but they do so when on Earth in mortal bodies. Nicky takes a liking to Popeye's chicken, while his brother Adrian enjoys peppermint Schnapps.

* In ''Lightnovel/InAnotherWorldWithMySmartphone'' Touya appear to find the common dishes of his new world nothing less than delicious, most notably dragon meat, the natives all love the dishes Touya introduces from the internet [[spoiler:with his wives eathing on earth for their honeymoon]], gods also enjoys food from the mortal realm and so does Ende [[spoiler:a dimension drifter]] and the [[spoiler:Phrase girls]]

* 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 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.