Quotes / Through His Stomach

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

A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.

—Samuel Johnson

Some girls can bake a pie
Made up of prunes and quinces;
Some make an oyster fry—
Others are good at blintzes.
Some lovely girls have done
Wonders with turkey stuffin's;
But I have found the one
Who can really make corn muffins!

—Wintergreen, Of Thee I Sing

Captain Egbert looks it over, looking calmly curious and not one whisper of nervousness about him. Things turn into a staring contest in a hot second.
"Cupcake?" Egbert asks casually, and holds out a pastry fished from his desk. Karkat snatches it before Dave can remind him to be careful, but no new graze blooms bright red on his Captain's dark fingers.
Okay, then. Bribery by food is a go.

— Midnight on the Demon Patrol, an AU Homestuck fic

"You had me at 'five-course', you lost me at 'romantic', and you got me back at 'dinner'."

— Homer Simpson, The Simpsons, "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?"

"Bit by bit, I've gotten Link to open up to me. It turns out he's quite a glutton. He can't resist a delicious meal!"

— Zelda's Diary, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Frederick: Such warmth... Not just the temperature, but the flavors, the texture, the feeling I have in my stomach... How do I describe it? This soup tastes like... kindness. Is this what Jamie was telling me at the amusement park...?
Jamie: "I've tried dishes from chefs all over the world, and yet I've never tasted anything as lovely and warm as the food Gwen makes."

—Cursed Princess Club

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