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37 Mouth-Watering Foods From Cartoons We Wish Existed IRL

They just look sooooo good!

By Julie Mokhtar

Cover image via Studio Ghibli

Ever wondered why cartoon foods always make you instantly hungry?

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As it turns out, there's a simple reason why! Based on a study by Oxford gastrophysicist Charles Spence, we generally find that our food tastes better when it looks good.

McD's foods have never looked so good!

McD's foods have never looked so good!

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As animated foods are designed to be the most perfect version of themselves, their flawless appearance is what makes us automatically assume they would taste great!

Here are just some of the most amazing-looking foods we wish were actually real:

1. That iconic pink doughnut from The Simpsons

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Image via Fox

And also the never-ending doughnuts from that Treehouse Of Horror episode where he sold his soul to the Devil.

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Image via Fox

2. The legendary Krabby Patty

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Image via Nickelodeon

3. Doraemon's fluffy-looking dorayakis

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Image via Shogakukan

4. EVERY SINGLE THING in Spirited Away

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Image via Studio Ghibli
Image from Studio Ghibli
Image via Studio Ghibli

5. Sleeping Beauty's sad sagging cake that somehow still looks so delicious

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Image via Disney

6. Alice in Wonderland's cookies that are just begging to be eaten

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Image via Disney

7. Every time a whole roasted chicken appears on a Tom & Jerry episode

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Image via betazeta.com

8. Even the milk looks yummy!

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9. Mulan's breakfast porridge, but why Mushu used chopsticks to feed her we'll never know

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10. The comforting bowl of ramen in Ponyo

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Image via Studio Ghibli

11. Can't say no to that steaming hot bowl of ramen in Naruto either!

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Image via Pierrot

12. Tiana's glorious beignets

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Image via Disney

13. Winnie the Pooh's glorious, golden hunny

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14. All that pizza in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Image via giphy.com

15. Jake's most delicious sandwich

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Image via Cartoon Network

16. The Grey Stuff, which we just know is delicious because Lumiere said so

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Image via Disney

17. Shaggy's towering cold-cut sandwiches

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Image via Cartoon Network

18. And (please don't judge us but) Scooby Snax

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Image via Cartoon Network

19. Kronk's steaming hot spinach puffs

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20. These things (we're guessing corn?) that Cinderella tosses to Gus Gus

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Image via Disney

21. This perfectly-round scoop of ice cream in Lilo & Stitch

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22. Garfield's lasagna

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23. That time Minnie baked a cake

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24. Bugs Bunny's ever-fresh and crunchy carrot

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Image via Warner Bros

25. While Remy's ratatouille is beyond words, we also can't help but salivate over his perfect golden omelette

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26. The bread that Aladdin so baik hati and gave to the hungry kids

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Image via Disney

27. Every single thing that Other Mother makes for Coraline

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Image via LAIKA

28. The most mouthwatering eggs and bacon in Howl's Moving Castle

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Image via Studio Ghibli

29. The majestic Grilled Cheese Deluxe from Regular Show

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Image via Cartoon Network

30. Who can resist this iconic plate of spaghetti?

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Image via Disney

31. Jughead's burgers!

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32. Snow White's perfect pie

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Image via Disney

33. The biscuit that Meeko seems to enjoy so much

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Image via Disney

34. The perfect-looking iced rolls in Brave

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Image via Pixar

35. The bean buns in Kung Fu Panda

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Image via DreamWorks

36. Sally's Soup, despite its questionable list of ingredients

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Image via Disney

37. All the bugs in Lion King. We're not the only ones right?

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What are some of your favourite cartoon dishes? Share them with us in the comments below!

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