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Compare [[Fan of the Past]], which can serve a similar narrative purpose. Can sometimes lead to [[Going Native]]. Compare [[Alien Catnip]] when the subject is actually addictive.

 

 

== Anime and Manga ==

== Comic Books ==

 

* Xavin from ''[[Runaways (Comic Book)|Runaways]]'' has said that Starbucks is Earth's greatest achievement.

** Not just earth, but the ''entire galaxy's''. and considering that it's marvel so each of those planets is somewhat inhabited, that's high praise.

* In David Brin's ''[[Uplift]]'' series, poetry composed by uplifted Dolphins is one of the most sought after artforms in the Milky Way.

* [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[Animorphs (Literature)|Animorphs]]''--Ax and other Andalites don't have a sense of taste when in their normal forms, but can become ''crazy'' trying to eat things when in human morph. In the final book it mentions that Andalites sometimes vacation on Earth just so that they can become humans for a while and try Cinnabuns. ([[Verbal Tic|Buns. Bunzzzz...]])

* In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series, Arthur Weasley's love for Muggle culture seems to be patterned after this trope. He is fascinated by [[Muggles]] and how they can survive without magic and desperately tries to understand how technology works by disassembling muggle devices and enchanting them.

* The satyrs Newel and Doren in ''[[Fablehaven (Literature)|Fablehaven]]'' love TV--they're technically not supposed to watch it, but they have a portable TV and Seth smuggles them batteries. They also later fall in love with human junk food, to the point of using "FRITO-LAAAAY!" as a battle cry.

* In ''[[Way Station]]'', Ulysses is a member of species that adapt to almost anything, can digest almost anything, but he considers well-prepared coffee to be the best food in the entire known universe.

* In [[Sergey Lukyanenko]]'s ''The Stars Are Cold Toys'', one insectoid alien race ''loves'' art. They especially love landscapes drawn by human artists. Any landscapes. There is a huge team of artists on Earth that essentially draws the same trees in the forest, over and over and over. They try to actually put some artistic inspiration into it, but it's actually not necessary, since the aliens in question appreciate more the paint's structure, the brush strokes and so on. Selling those landscapes is a large part of Earth's income (But then again, humanity is like Indians in this setting)

** One of the novels has two aliens enjoying a teen girl fashion magazine: the walking tree likes it because of the eye searing colors it contains, and the giant centipede enjoys the flavors of the inks and paper the magazine is made from.

* In [[The Dresden Files]], Harry is able to compel minor [[The Fair Folk|Faeries]], and eventually win over an entire cadre of the little folk to become his staunch allies, largely by trading upon their passionate love of pizza.

 

* A couple times in ''[[Mass Effect 2 (Video Game)|Mass Effect 2]]''.

** Asari love Egyptian artifacts.

** Inverted with Grunt, a [[Proud Warrior Race|krogan]] whose race is known to eat practically anything (something he himself admits to be willing to do) and be almost immune to food poisoning, is grossed out by the mere sight of ramen noodles and refuses to eat them.