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* Dawn, the little sister of [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], was notorious for this.
* Dawn, the little sister of [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], was notorious for this.
* The aliens in ''[[Roswell]]'' put Tabasco sauce on almost all of their food and even [[Squick|bake it into brownies.]]
* The aliens in ''[[Roswell]]'' put Tabasco sauce on almost all of their food and even [[Squick|bake it into brownies.]]
* ''[[MASH]]'' has many examples:
* ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' has many examples:
** In "The Sniper", Radar risks running to the mess tent during the crisis for a ketchup on rye sandwich. "With butter and lettuce!" he adds.
** In "The Sniper", Radar risks running to the mess tent during the crisis for a ketchup on rye sandwich. "With butter and lettuce!" he adds.
** Speaking of which, Hawkeye fixes him, B.J., and Father Mulcahy some rather odd sandwiches, with peanut butter, jelly, lettuce, mayonnaise, ham, more mayonnaise, turkey, more mayonanise, cheese, and [[Department of Redundancy Department| even more mayonnaise.]]
** Speaking of which, Hawkeye fixes him, B.J., and Father Mulcahy some rather odd sandwiches, with peanut butter, jelly, lettuce, mayonnaise, ham, more mayonnaise, turkey, more mayonnaise, cheese, and [[Department of Redundancy Department| even more mayonnaise.]]
** In another episode, Charles dates a Korean B-girl, who likes meatloaf topped with vanilla pudding .
** In another episode, Charles dates a Korean B-girl, who likes meatloaf topped with vanilla pudding.
** In "Big Mac", the 4077th is preparing for a visit from General Douglas MacArthur, and is told that the General eats the exact same meals as the troops. "Does he like his ice cream on top of his beef stew like we do?" asks Hawkeye.
** In "Big Mac", the 4077th is preparing for a visit from General Douglas MacArthur, and is told that the General eats the exact same meals as the troops. "Does he like his ice cream on top of his beef stew like we do?" asks Hawkeye.
** Colonel Potter likes raisin cookies; the ones with the stale raisins.
** Colonel Potter likes raisin cookies; the ones with the stale raisins.
** Klinger claims he likes for garlic pie.
** Klinger claims he likes garlic pie.
** Most everyone at the 4077th does not like the chow in the mess hall, but in one episode, a visiting surgeon from the 8063rd claims it's good, saying that the food at ''his'' camp is bad. That's where Hawkeye currently is, although when he comes back at the end, all he has to say about the place is that everyone thought he was boring.
** Most everyone at the 4077th does not like the chow in the mess hall, but in one episode, a visiting surgeon from the 8063rd claims it's good, saying that the food at ''his'' camp is bad. That's where Hawkeye currently is, although when he comes back at the end, all he has to say about the place is that everyone thought he was boring.
* In the inevitable ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' example, Dawn was fond of ... strange combinations of food.


== Video Games ==
* In ''Uno Undercover Agent'', a seven- or eight-year-old character made lunch for her family of four. When her mother said that the sandwiches were delicious and asked what was in them, the kid replied "Mayonnaise, sardines, tomato and half a stick of gum."
* In the ''[[Nancy Drew]]'' games, recurring character Professor Hotchkiss is fond of things like roast beef with caramel sauce or curried waffle sandwiches.



== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
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* [[Elvis Presley]] and his peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwiches.
* [[Elvis Presley]] and his peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwiches.
* Barbara Ehrenreich, in her book ''Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream'', describes with some degree of awe watching a fellow job-searcher help himself at a buffet to "a mound of lettuce, covered with canned fruit salad, topped by a desiccated gray hamburger patty and dripping with Thousand Island dressing".
* Barbara Ehrenreich, in her book ''Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream'', describes with some degree of awe watching a fellow job-searcher help himself at a buffet to "a mound of lettuce, covered with canned fruit salad, topped by a desiccated gray hamburger patty and dripping with Thousand Island dressing".
* Leaked emails featured [[Hillary Clinton]] requesting "a hot dog with no bun" for lunch. This resulted in several theories it was [[Spy Speak]] for ''something'' because [[Insane Troll Logic|an already corrupt campaign doing something illegal under a codename was more likely than someone actually ordering a bare hot dog]].
* Leaked emails featured [[Hillary Clinton]] requesting "a hot dog with no bun" for lunch. This resulted in several theories it was [[Spy Speak]] for ''something'' because [[Insane Troll Logic|an already corrupt campaign doing something illegal under a codename was more likely than someone actually ordering a bare hot dog]] -- as someone watching their carbs (like a diabetic) would.



== Video Games ==
* In ''Uno Undercover Agent'', a seven- or eight-year-old character made lunch for her family of four. When her mother said that the sandwiches were delicious and asked what was in them, the kid replied "Mayonnaise, sardines, tomato and half a stick of gum."
* In the [[Nancy Drew]] games, recurring character Professor Hotchkiss is fond of things like roast beef with caramel sauce or curried waffle sandwiches.


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