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A character vocally enjoying a meal—often provided for free—has the unusual (to them) ingredients mentioned and is thoroughly disgusted. In other cases, the character [[Shrug Take|momentarily pauses and then resumes eating]], or through the course of the episode is obliged to eat it, then makes a habit of it. May feature the one pragmatic character (sometimes a [[Big Eater]] or even an [[Extreme Omnivore]]) who has no problem eating something they ''know'' to be unusual. |
A character vocally enjoying a meal—often provided for free—has the unusual (to them) ingredients mentioned and is thoroughly disgusted. In other cases, the character [[Shrug Take|momentarily pauses and then resumes eating]], or through the course of the episode is obliged to eat it, then makes a habit of it. May feature the one pragmatic character (sometimes a [[Big Eater]] or even an [[Extreme Omnivore]]) who has no problem eating something they ''know'' to be unusual. |
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When used among actual aliens, another character will not understand the negative reaction and perhaps even call it hypocritical, making a comparison to the contents of a so-called "normal" meal ''they'' find disgusting (such as comparing a lobster's habits to a cockroach). |
When used among actual aliens, another character will not understand the negative reaction and perhaps even call it hypocritical, making a comparison to the contents of a so-called "normal" meal ''they'' find disgusting (such as comparing a lobster's habits to a cockroach). Unfortunately, anyone who eats such things also tends to be the type who is more than willing to share. |
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May be a subtrope of [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]. Compare with [[Foreign Queasine]], when the strange food is from our own planet, and [[I Ate What?]], when the stuff that went down your gullet isn't food on ''any'' planet. If the unknown dish turns out to be ''homo sapiens'', then it's [[I'm a Humanitarian]] instead, except for cases when man is a regular ingredient in the alien cuisine. |
May be a subtrope of [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]. Compare with [[Foreign Queasine]], when the strange food is from our own planet, and [[I Ate What?]], when the stuff that went down your gullet isn't food on ''any'' planet. If the unknown dish turns out to be ''homo sapiens'', then it's [[I'm a Humanitarian]] instead, except for cases when man is a regular ingredient in the alien cuisine. |
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