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 )  
       
      
      
        "Favorite (utopian) - The Ringworld "weenie bush".
Favorite (distopian) - Mad Max's Doggy-Di." 
      (Blue Monkey 9/30/2008 8:55:02 PM )  
       
      
    
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