History Main / RealMenEatMeat

* ''Literature/KnownSpace'': Real kzin eat meat. At least, modern male kzin do. The Kzinti have taken it so far, that as a ProudWarriorRace they went from ancestral omnivores to dedicated carnivores (except for ice cream). And to make it even more [[RatedMForManly manly]], they eat raw meat. When fresh meat is not available, they heat it up to about body temperature to make it feel more authentic.
** In ''Literature/Ringworld'' humanity on the Ring has branched out to fill many environmental niches. They capture the leader of one group who is infuriated by the Kzinti suggesting he is a coward because he eats grass. The human member thinks it reveals the Kzinti has never met an angry bull.

** In ''Literature/Ringworld '' humanity on the Ring has branched out to fill many environmental niches. They capture the leader of one group who is infuriated by the Kzinti suggesting he is a coward because he eats grass. The human member thinks it reveals the Kzinti has never met an angry bull.

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
** Vegeta has this attitude: when he's introduced he's casually munching on a bug-man's arm on a planet he and Nappa have just conquered. While he and Goku explore the innards of Super Buu, he is disgusted upon seeing that the monster's stomach [[RealMenHateSugar is full of sweets]], with nary a bit of meat in sight.

If you're a man, eat meat. If you don't eat meat, you're not [[RatedMForManly manly.]] And eat red meat. Who only eats the white stuff? That's not meat. It's gotta bleed before it's meat. What are ya? Some skinny punk? A girl?

* The warriors on Literature/{{Gor}} are quite fond of meat. In one book Tarl and his friend are at a fancy dinner party, but they both preferred a big steak to the delicacies being served. In another book, he and his (different) friend take time out of their {{Quest}} to go hunting because they "need" to eat meat.

* After ''Series/That70sShow'''s Red Forman is forced to go on a low-protein diet after his heart attack, he complains that the salad Kitty makes for him "is not food, this is what food eats."

* Luffy, the HotBlooded pirate captain of ''Manga/OnePiece'', has an obsession with meat and hates vegetables. In the ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'' Manga Crossover, it's revealed that his full course menu is meat. All of it. Including the Salad, Soup, and Drink categories.

* ''WebVideo/LoadingReadyRun''`s "Man Cooking" sections. In a nice case of deliberately CompletelyMissingThePoint, they once did a vegetarian episode, which involved making and cooking a giant mushroom shape. Out of meat.

* In ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'', [[BloodKnight Gaou]] will only eat meat. Considering he's modeled after a T-Rex, it's not at all surprising. Other characters love meat too, but they only consider it as a tasty treat or source of protein, in case of [[TheStoic Shin]].

* Isana's father in ''Manga/YumekuiMerry'' uses this to justify snatching up all the meat during dinner, [[HypocriticalHumor even while arguing that Yumeji doesn't eat enough vegetables]]. Yumeji counters by claiming tomatoes are a good enough (and manly enough) vegetable, and [[TrademarkFavoriteFood he eats plenty of those]].

* Inverted in ''Manga/PandoraHearts'', where resident ActionGirl, Alice, is known for her love of eating meat, and is even distracted at times. Her and her kind though [[ImAHumanitarian usually eat humans]], hence her craving for meat.

* ''{{Rune}}''. Ragnar will pick up whole roast legs (not poultry, BIG legs, like lamb or venison probably) and strip them to the bone, or pluck giant lizards off walls and '''bite their head off''' in a single ravenous bite, then throw the bone/body over his shoulder. And wash that down with a flagon of mead, which you also casually toss aside to shatter on the floor. Oh, sure, there's sissy ''fruit'' growing on bushes occasionally. But aside from that, HealthFood has never been manlier than ''Rune''.

* in VideoGame/DontStarve, Wigfrid is the tomboy variation of this trope. Even when she is starving, trying to feed her non-meat items will cause her to flail her arms and yell, "This fööd is nöt fit för a warriör!"

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* Takes up a large amount of stories in ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'', as mentioned above.

That cow? Food. That dog? [[EatTheDog Food]]. [[BearsAreBadNews That grizzly bear?]] Food. [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile That crocodile?]] Food. That roadkill? Eh... [[ExtremeOmnivore food]].

If you're a man, eat meat. If you don't eat meat, you're not [[RatedMForManly manly]]. And eat red meat. Who only eats the white stuff? That's not meat; it's gotta bleed before it's meat. What are ya? Some skinny punk? A girl?

In case you haven't guessed, real men eat meat. They are obsessed about meat, and the bigger, redder, bloodier the better. They will often brag about how rare they like it; "it should moo at me!" If the guy is eating poultry, you can bet it's a big greasy drumstick (perhaps invoking the famous image of [[http://www.debunkingmandelaeffects.com/painting-of-henry-viii-holding-a-turkey-leg/ Henry VIII]]). Fish barely qualifies for this trope in most instances, unless the character was already [[FatherNeptune nautical-themed ]] to begin with or if the fish in question is a huge and dangerous one (large sharks or tigerfish for instance). Bonus points are awarded if those items were [[DeepFriedWhatever deep fried]] or smothered in [[BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce hot sauce]] ([[BreadEggsBreadedEggs or both]]). The other end of the spectrum goes up to [[BiggerIsBetter deer, bears, dinosaurs]] and anything bigger, depending on the setting. Bonus points if the meat is something [[ARealManIsAKiller he himself killed]].

It never occurs to them that meat is simply part of a complete meal involving salad, meat, vegetables, dairy products, fruit, and [[AdjacentToThisCompleteBreakfast this bowl of]] [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs]].[[note]](Technically humans can survive on only meat; if you include the organs and everything, you'll get all the nutrients you need because the cow already ate your greens for you. You might be a bit blocked--meat is low on fiber--but as long as you stay hydrated you'll still be pooping and you won't die.)[[/note]] Also prevalent is a conviction that however much non-meat food a man eats, he'll still be hungry, for some reason.

If a ''girl'' is a carnivore, unless she's a holdout for low-carb, it's to show that she's [[TheLadette tomboyish]]. In some cases, a manly character may even prefer their meat [[PrefersRawMeat raw]] to show that they're [[MachoMasochism too macho to need to cook it]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Fun with Veal", Stan refuses to eat meat after saving some baby calves from a meat plant, which causes him to break out in sores that turn out to be miniature vaginas.

* ''{{Rune}}''. Ragnar will pick up whole roast legs (not poultry, BIG legs, like lamb or venison probably) and strip them to the bone, or pluck giant lizards off walls and '''bite their head off''' in a single ravenous bite, then throw the bone/body over your shoulder? And wash that down with a flagon of mead, which you also casually toss aside to shatter on the floor. Oh, sure, there's sissy ''fruit'' growing on bushes occasionally. But aside from that, HealthFood has never been manlier than ''Rune''.

* Parodied in a sketch from ''Series/TheArmstrongAndMillerShow'' where a King is hosting a massive banquet for the man of honor, but he doesn't really likes the food and so says he'll just eat his couscous he's brought in a tupperware box. He gets called out on his and says he'll gorge on the very next dish: a large roasted wild boar with an apple in its mouth. He leans over, grabs the apple and takes a bite, then complains that it's a Granny Smith apple.

* ''Film/BlackPanther2018'': M'Baku, leader of the physically-powerful Jabari tribe, threatens to [[ImAHumanitarian feed Ross to his children]]. After a moment, he bursts out laughing [[SubvertedTrope and says they're vegetarians]].

* ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'':

* Averted by Roman gladiators [[http://www.bbc.com/news/education-29723384 who seem have had a mostly vegetarian diet]].

That cow? Food. That dog? [[EatTheDog Food]]. [[BearsAreBadNews That grizzly bear?]] Food. That roadkill? Eh... [[ExtremeOmnivore food]].

In case you haven't guessed, real men eat meat. They are obsessed about meat, and the bigger, redder, bloodier the better. They will often brag about how rare they like it; "it should moo at me!" If the guy is eating poultry, you can bet it's a big greasy drumstick (perhaps invoking the famous image of [[http://www.debunkingmandelaeffects.com/painting-of-henry-viii-holding-a-turkey-leg/ Henry VIII]]). Fish barely qualifies for this trope in most instances, unless the character was already [[FatherNeptune nautical-themed ]] to begin with or if the fish in question is a huge and dangerous one (large sharks and swordfish for instance). Bonus points are awarded if those items were [[DeepFriedWhatever deep fried]] or smothered in [[BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce hot sauce]] ([[BreadEggsBreadedEggs or both]]). The other end of the spectrum goes up to [[BiggerIsBetter deer, bears, dinosaurs]] and anything bigger, depending on the setting. Bonus points if the meat is something [[ARealManIsAKiller he himself killed]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' episode "The Beast Within", Beast Boy while acting strange starts desiring to eat meat and devours Robin's entire breakfast of one whole ham plus eggs -- it's especially strange for Beast Boy since [[OutOfCharacterAlert he's normally a vegetarian-bordering-on-vegan]]. Robin is shocked at this, since Ham + Eggs = Beast Boy. Beast Boy claims that real men don't eat tofu.

See also RealMenHateSugar, MeatVersusVeggies (men are more likely to be on the meat side), and RealMenTakeItBlack.

* On ''Series/{{NCIS}}'', Kate brings tofu-veggie wraps to the office, saying that she and Abby eat them all the time. The guys can't get through one bite before throwing them out.

* The "paleo" diet trend, which emphasizes eating only foods that would have been available to our caveman ancestors and is very popular among [[RatedMForManly male-heavy]] circles that usually eschew diet trends, tends to be very meat-heavy.