Food dishes that gained popularity through movies (Compiled by Melisa K Jose)
When the Malayalam movie Premam, released in 2015, red velvet cake became famous, especially after Celine tries out the cake baked by George (Nivin Pauly) at his café.
The dish Ratatouille gained popularity from the movie, which is named after the dish. The movie Ratatouille is a 2007 animation film which focuses on a chef who taps into his talent with the help of a rat.
With the movie English Vinglish the Indian sweet Laddoo became popular. The protagonist, played by Sridevi, is an entrepreneur, who makes the sweetmeat and sells them.
If you are a K-drama or movie lover, the you must have come across the phrase “Do you want to eat Ramyon?” used by couples. The phrase was first used in the Korean movie ‘One Fine Spring Day’ The phrase made the dish Ramyon, which is instant noodles, popular as well as the phrase.
From the animation movie ‘Lady and the Tramp’ in the scene where Lady, a loving cocker spaniel, and Tramp, a freewheeling mutt, have a romantic dinner of spaghetti and meatballs. It gave birth to the epic spaghetti kiss making the dish loved romantically worldwide.