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Food Adventures (in fiction!): Flaming Fire Flakes from "Avatar: The Last Airbender"

40+ of my favorite nerdy recipes inspired by books, television, and movies. Recipes for everything from 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Walking Dead' to 'Star Wars' and the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

(image from Anime Food Gifs) Food plays a major role in the Studio Ghibli animated film "Spirited Away", not only by adding to the richness of the Japanese spirit culture depicted in the film, but also by adding layers of meaningful storytelling through food symbolism. Lin is a tough-cookie bathhouse worker (and a weasel spirit going by what The Art of Miyazaki's Spirited Away says) who begrudgingly sneaks the main character, Chihiro, through the levels of the bathhouse to meet the boss…

Today's "Avatar" food doesn't have a specific episode reference, but dumplings of various kinds have made their way into both ATLA and TLoK because of the heavy influence from Asian cultures. Dumplings is a food chosen initially from the Avatar Wikia's listing of Air Nomad food, and then solidified and expounded upon by the fact that the Air Nomad society takes much inspiration from the high altitude, spiritual culture of Tibet, where vegetarian momos (dumplings) are a common food. As you…

Money Bag Pie: Money bag Pie.. It is stuffed with (not pennies :p) savory filling.. It looks as well as tastes so great.. It's definitely a crowd pleaser dish :)

Today's world of "Avatar" food is sizzle crisps; a popular Fire Nation snack often eaten at festivals and events, like the circus, such as the one in "Appa's Lost Days" (ATLA s.2, ep.16). It's said that the taste of sizzle crisps is distinctly bacon-like with the typical Fire Nation hotness. So I decided to make this snack out of for realsies bacon. And then made it like candy. And then added the hotness. So here you go! Fire Nation sizzle crisps, AKA sugared baked bacon, powdered with…

It’s fun to see the various ways Zelda fans create their own recipes from in-game creations. From delicious potions, to recreating recipes from Breath of the Wild, there is no shortage of creativity when it comes to Zelda food. Recently, one of these many skilled chefs has created a scrumptious recipe on her channel that shows the audience how to make their own Rupee hard candy from the comfort of their own home. Rosanna Pansino makes the video fun, and...

Experience a fun, "The Emperor's New Groove"-inspired culinary creation with this crispy, cheesy pillbug-themed dish.