Comments on Fictional Foodstuffs: The Snacks Of Science Fiction
Does food play an important role in science fiction books and movies? I've got my list. (Read
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"Here's a classic scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Watch an uncomfortable dinner between the Federation crew and Klingons.
Start watching around 4:30.
The ambassadorial dinner is a classic trope that displays cultural differences using sfnal foods."
(Bill Christensen 9/29/2008 7:33:20 PM)
"I recall a short story about a delicious food with absolutely no nutritional value (for weight reduction) which was banned because the experimental rats refused to eat anything else and died of malnutrition. It was repackaged as a rat poison."
(Peter 9/30/2008 4:45:35 PM)
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