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37 Mouth-Watering Foods From Cartoons We Wish Existed IRL

They just look sooooo good!

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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!

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

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2. The legendary Krabby Patty

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3. Doraemon's fluffy-looking dorayakis

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4. EVERY SINGLE THING in Spirited Away

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

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

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

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

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12. Tiana's glorious beignets

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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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15. Jake's most delicious sandwich

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

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17. Shaggy's towering cold-cut sandwiches

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

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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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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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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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27. Every single thing that Other Mother makes for Coraline

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

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29. The majestic Grilled Cheese Deluxe from Regular Show

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30. Who can resist this iconic plate of spaghetti?

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31. Jughead's burgers!

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32. Snow White's perfect pie

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33. The biscuit that Meeko seems to enjoy so much

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34. The perfect-looking iced rolls in Brave

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35. The bean buns in Kung Fu Panda

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

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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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