Makes Me Want to Eat (or Drink)

Description
It is a list of books which made me want to eat (or drink) by reading about the food in the story. It excludes non-fiction books.
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54,202 members
855 reviews
4.1
4 Members
Moomin_Mama, Yamanekotei, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
Moomin_Mama: Yamanekotei is right - Turkish Delight! And the hot drink in the jewelled cup.
Yamanekotei: turkish delight
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29,874 members
495 reviews
4.1
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8,342 members
213 reviews
3.8
4 Members
Moomin_Mama, thorold, martensgirl, cej1027
Explanations
Moomin_Mama: Kept a box of chocolates to hand while reading this, couldn't help myself :)
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50,080 members
1,202 reviews
½ 4.4
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30,794 members
1,056 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Yamanekotei, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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Yamanekotei: Onion!
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23,763 members
386 reviews
3.9
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19,551 members
307 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Yamanekotei, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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Yamanekotei: Series - maple syrup, bacon, corn bread
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19,356 members
219 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Yamanekotei, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
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Yamanekotei: dungeness crab and steamed fish
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14,404 members
176 reviews
3.9
3 Members
aulsmith, Yamanekotei, ahef1963
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aulsmith: Muenster cheese
Yamanekotei: goat milk/cheese
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4,300 members
132 reviews
½ 3.3
3 Members
thorold, Yamanekotei, ahef1963
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Yamanekotei: Series - Olives and Cheese
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29,454 members
615 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Yamanekotei, ahef1963
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28,748 members
539 reviews
4.2
2 Members
Yamanekotei, ManWithAnAgenda
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Yamanekotei: Blood orange
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23,176 members
796 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
Yamanekotei, ahef1963
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Yamanekotei: Cucumber Salad
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15,307 members
427 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
Yamanekotei, ahef1963
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Yamanekotei: Series - Pumpkin and Bush tea
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13,292 members
271 reviews
3.8
2 Members
thorold, cej1027
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12,760 members
125 reviews
4
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10,047 members
214 reviews
4.1
2 Members
cej1027, ahef1963
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6,125 members
73 reviews
3.8
2 Members
Yamanekotei, ahef1963
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Yamanekotei: Preserved duck egg
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3,700 members
47 reviews
4.2
2 Members
bluepiano, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
bluepiano: Makes me want to be living in 50's and having drinks on an August Sunday evening in a suburban neighbour's back yard. Despite knowing that Cheever was a raging alcoholic.
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728 members
8 reviews
3.9
2 Members
kerrygiven, ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
kerrygiven: any of the Redwall books, really - great food descriptions in all of them!
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Member
Yamanekotei
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Yamanekotei: Gerato
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13,471 members
343 reviews
3.9
Member
Yamanekotei
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Yamanekotei: Croquette
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10,214 members
197 reviews
3.8
Member
cej1027
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6,047 members
119 reviews
3.9
Member
ahef1963
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5,999 members
252 reviews
4
Member
kerrygiven
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kerrygiven: cinnamon rolls
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5,598 members
33 reviews
3.8
Member
Yamanekotei
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5,030 members
52 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
Explanations
ManWithAnAgenda: Original edition. When they took out racist elements and dated lingo/automobiles in the 1950s they also took out the descriptions of the food!
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2,674 members
52 reviews
4.1
Member
bluepiano
Explanations
bluepiano: The wedding breakfast and especially the name-day feast. I wouldn't even like the smell of the latter being cooked, not being much of a meat-eater, but the description somehow makes me want to gorge.
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2,621 members
78 reviews
3.8
Member
cej1027
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2,336 members
49 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
Moomin_Mama
Explanations
Moomin_Mama: Lovely descriptions of the home-made wine left to the protagonist by his gardener mentor - but I don't drink!
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1,712 members
32 reviews
3.9
Member
Yamanekotei
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Yamanekotei: Yam Gruel
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1,649 members
46 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
Yamanekotei
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Yamanekotei: Whiskey and pumpernickel bread
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1,558 members
15 reviews
4.2
Member
Yamanekotei
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Yamanekotei: bologna ham
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392 members
13 reviews
3.9
Member
bluepiano
Explanations
bluepiano: Makes me want to be living in the 50's and striding across Central Park in a camel-hair overcoat on my way to a bar one autumn afternoon. Despite knowing that Yates was a raging alcoholic.
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342 members
7 reviews
4
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Moomin_Mama
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Moomin_Mama: Manna - thought it looked and sounded like the most delicious food ever, imagined it was bread-like and sweet. I was VERY young...
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78 members
2 reviews
4.1
Member
Yamanekotei
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Yamanekotei: series - pancake, omelette, green salad, Christmans cake with chocolate cream, and Castella!
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9 members
4
Member
Yamanekotei
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Yamanekotei: tochi-mochi
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Member
Yamanekotei
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Yamanekotei: strawberry
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3 members
Member
Moomin_Mama
Explanations
Moomin_Mama: What child wouldn't want it to rain chocolate?