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* Bill Engvall references this in ''[[BlueCollarComedy Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again]]'' during the "I Believe..." closing act. He says, "The way to a man's heart is not through his stomach... [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean it's a little further south."]]

** Interestingly enough, Tigress who has the most ShipTease with Po only stoically eat her tofu.

* A recurring theme throughout ''{{Shuffle}}!'' is that all of Rin's potential girlfriends try to win him over by cooking. Despite this, it is a coincidence that the best cook ends up winning him over. When he stops eating Kaede's food, it is a sign that he is neglecting her. [[{{Yandere}} And we know where that brings us.]]

* Near the end of ''TigerAndBunny'', [[HoYay Barnaby]] admits that he's been learning to make [[TrademarkFavoriteFood fried rice]] just to make Kotetsu happy.

* In the {{Vocaloid}} song "Shotarella, Kaito falls in love with Len simply because he gave him "bananaisu"
** Happens again in Kaito's version of Melt when he falls for a girl that offers him her ice cream

* One of the reasons Mikoto is quick to befriend Mai in ''{{Mai-HiME}}'' is because she loves the food that Mai cooks for her. There are, of course, [[MarshmallowHell two other reasons]].
** Shiho tries to win points with Yuuichi this way in the CookingDuel after seeing that he's one of the judges. Unfortunately for her, she trips and plants her face into the completed cake.

** RebuildOfEvangelion 2.0 has a surprisingly detailed and extended focus on cooking. Shinji is a good cook, and proves it during a field trip. Rei, hoping to reunite Shinji and Gendo, invites both of them to a dinner party where she will cook. Seeing Rei practice cooking makes Asuka jealous, and she, too, takes up the ladle and attempts to learn (though she is [[RealWomenNeverWearDresses incredibly embarrassed when this is found out]]). A later scene proves that Rei is a far more dedicated learner than Asuka, as proven by the bandage count on their fingers.

* Attempted by Ringo Oginome in episode 3 of MawaruPenguindrum. She reads in a magazine that a curry plate made in specific circumstances will help her gain her crush Tabuki's attention, and thus she tries making curry for him. [[spoiler: Too ba that Tabuki's ''actual'' girlfriend, Yuri, beated her to the punch.]]

* In ''KyonBigDamnHero'' Haruhi starts making lunch to Kyon when isn't given one [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment because he is grounded]]. She still keeps making them after it's lifted though, as he has become a BigEater.

* In ''[[{{Fanfic/Ptitle0028gzjm}} Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'' Haruhi starts making lunch to Kyon when isn't given one [[DeniedFoodAsPunishment because he is grounded]]. She still keeps making them after it's lifted though, as he has become a BigEater.

* ''{{Firefly}}'': In the episode Safe, River shows her gratitude by gathering some berries for Simon. This has claims to being the best CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming in the whole series.

* On one occasion in ''{{Farscape}}'', Crichton secures Jool's help by bribing her with the location of Rygel's stash of ''wamelon'' cake.

* In the portable version of {{Persona 3}}, a female main character can opt to cook Ken Amada's favorite dish for him. However, the context in which this scene takes place is entirely up to the player. Interestingly, you level up the rank before you get to the discussion on why FeMC made the meal.

->''I couldn't care less what she'll wear or what she looks like''\\
''It all depends on what she cooks like - beef, pork, chicken, mmmm...''\\
--Chien-Po, '''"A Girl Worth Fighting For"''', ''{{Mulan}}''

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* In PGSM, Makoto is seen cooking rice curry for Motoki, who is sick. Four years later, guess who's hooked up with whom? (Mind you, she also cooked for Rei and Ami...)

* In ''ArchieComics'', this is an area where Betty always wins over [[LethalChef Veronica]].

** [[AbhorentAdmirer Big Ethel]] tries this all the time on [[BigEater Jughead]]. He's certainly willing to tolerate her presence when food is forthcoming, but it never gets her any closer to a date (unless you count the time it takes him to eat, and considering it's Jughead that can't be very long).

* In ''ArchieComics'', this is an area where Betty always wins over Veronica.

* Mellie and her incessant pasta-making on ''{{Dollhouse}}''.

* In the ExpandedUniverse ''DoctorWho'' Eighth Doctor novels, it's noted that the Doctor has an "almost maternal urge" to feed