Famous food from TV and film, From cooking it to serving it to just plain eating it, food has played a major role in many TV shows and movies. Scroll through to see if you can match the food to the film or show it was featured on.
Boeuf à la Bourguignon
Amy Adams plays Julie Powell, a 20-something who starts a cooking blog based on a legendary chef . In the film, Julie makes Boeuf à la Bourguignon, a dish featured in this famous cookbook, for a distinguished guest who's coming for dinner.
Pie
This comedy-drama tells the story of Jenna a pie-maker. Jenna bakes different pies to represent different life events, including her affair with her new doctor.
A vegetable stew
When Remy the rat arrives in this city, he forms a relationship with a garbage boy at a restaurant and his cooking skills are discovered. Towards the end of the movie, Remy cooks this French vegetable dish for a renowned critic.
Scallops in saffron sauce
Kate is a chef at a trendy restaurant in this cosmopolitan city. She is known for making fantastic meals, but this takes a back seat when her niece moves in. Kate finally gets her happy ending when she opens her own bistro with her new beau.
Frozen hot chocolate
In this romantic comedy, Jonathan and Sara meet while trying to buy the same pair of gloves at a historic New York shopping establishment. After they enjoy their favorite ice cream, they go ice-skating at his famous location.
Meatballs
Robbie Hart gives singing lessons for free to Rosie, who is very proud of her meatballs. As Robbie tries to leave the house one day, Rosie tries to give him some to take with him and, as she doesn't have any of this, spoons one into each of Robbie's hands.
Frito pie
On this popular animated show, wife and mother Peggy Hill is proud of her cooking. Her Frito pies are a big hit with her family.
Gray's Papaya hot dog
In this romantic comedy, Isabel surprises Alex by ordering hot dogs from New York restaurant Gray's Papaya for Alex's birthday dinner several states away
Timpano
In this film, two immigrant brothers disagree about how to run their struggling restaurant. In a last ditch effort to keep the restaurant going, they attempt to get a famous singer to eat there and report on their timpano.
Soup
In this comedy-drama, Hector Elizondo plays Martin Naranjo, a retired chef who lives with his three adult daughters. Food plays a big role in this film which follows the daughters as they search for romantic relationships.
Royale with cheese
John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson discuss the subtle differences between American and European fast food lingo in this classic movie. According to Travolta's character, using the phrase "Royale with cheese" in Europe will get you this American classic.
Shrimp
In this film, Bubba has a fondness for shrimp and the wide range of dishes you can create with it. He spends his long days in the army reviewing these with his buddy Forrest .
Omelettes
In this Spanish movie, Silvia, cooks omelettes for factory workers . The movie depicts a complicated love story that doesn't end well for all involved.
Wedding cake
In this Spanish-language film , a mother forbids her daughter, Tita, to marry the man she loves; instead, the mother allows her other daughter to marry the man. In her sorrow, Tita bakes a wedding cake that causes sadness for those who eat it.
Tomatoes
Although tomatoes are featured in many films, this one is named after the green variety. The film follows an unhappy housewife and her friendship with an elderly woman.
Junior Mints
This popular candy has a prominent role in an episode of a '90s sitcom. In the episode, two of the show's main characters are observing a surgery when one drops a Junior Mint over the observation wall .
Pastrami on rye
In this film, two friends, played by Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, are out to lunch when they get into a debate about men vs. women. After Meg Ryan's character makes a very memorable demonstration, another patron at the restaurant famously says, "I'll have what she's having," which just so happened to be pastrami on rye.
Quail in puff pastry
Quail in puff pastry was the main dish served at a prominent meal in a 1980s Danish film. The film follows two Protestant sisters who take in a refugee, and that refugee, after winning the lotto , helps the sisters prepare a meal for their church.
Cherry-flavored Pez
This classic coming of age drama follows four boys who look for the body of a missing boy. One of the boys famously provides this quotable line: "If I could only have one food for the rest of my life? That's easy – Pez. Cherry-flavored Pez. No question about it."
Noodles
This Japanese comedy follows a trucker as he tries to help a struggling restaurant that serves noodle soup. The theme of the movie is food and its different, more unusual uses.
Philly cheese steak
Although this classic sandwich has been featured in plenty of films, the one we're thinking of follows a famous boxer who fights in a world heavyweight championship.
Tony Packo's Pickle and Peppers
Famous hot dog diner Tony Packo's was featured on a long-spanning sitcom when one of the show's main characters pines for a hot dog while away at war .
Spaghetti
This classic Disney movie follows the love story of two dogs – an upper-class Cocker Spaniel and a stray mutt. At a candlelit dinner, the two share a plate of spaghetti, and famously kiss as they eat from opposite ends of the same noodle.
