Episode 51: The Delicious Significance of Food in Science Fiction

Commander Riker loads up on Klingon food in preparation for his posting on a Klingon battlecruiser, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, “A Matter of Honor”.

Commander Riker loads up on Klingon food in preparation for his posting on a Klingon battlecruiser, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, “A Matter of Honor”.

Science fiction and fantasy are full of feasts, from the banquets in Game of Thrones to all those Klingon delicacies. Why is food so important in SF? To find out, we talked to Mary Anne Mohanraj, author of The Stars Change and the cookbook A Feast of Serendib: A Sri Lankan-American Cookbook.

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Charlie Jane Anders