The sandwich, that humble lunchtime stable, appears with surprising frequency in the James Bond adventures.
Author: Edward Biddulph - licensed to cook
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Bond 25 launch: a Jamaican breakfast
The official launch of filming of the next James Bond film returned Ian Fleming's master spy to his birthplace at Goldeneye, formerly Ian Fleming's Jamaican retreat where the Bond novels were written.
Doner kebab
While Kerim Bey tucks into steak tartare in Istanbul's Spice Bazaar, James Bond enjoys a doner kebab
Steak tartare
How does one maintain one's stamina for making love? The answer, Kerim Bey reveals to James Bond over lunch in Istanbul's Spice Bazaar in From Russia, with Love, is steak tartare, which Kerim apparently eats every day.
What’s cooking in The Living Daylights?
James Bond may not eat remotely as much in the films as he does in the books, but food nevertheless plays a role in the films, typically as set dressing, and, in the case of The Living Daylights, appears in relative abundance.
Filet mignon
To earn his double-O status, James Bond must make two kills in the line of duty. The second takes place in Stockholm. What does Bond eat ahead of the deadly encounter? Filet mignon.
Crabmeat ravigotte
Tiffany Case gives James Bond's suggestion of shellfish and Hock short shrift at the '21' Club in Diamonds are Forever. She tells him that it would take more than crabmeat ravigotte to get her into bed with him.
Poularde à la crème
James Bond is disappointed with his evening meal at an auberge on the south bank of the Loire. Noticing that the establishment is decorated with faux antiques, he decides that his poularde à la crème is the only genuine antique in the place.
Vegetable soup
James Bond's diet at Shrublands health farm, as described in Thunderball, includes a mug of vegetable soup. The soup may be something like the potassium broth that Bond learns about while reading Nature Cure Explained by Alan Moyle.
Bouillabaisse chez Guido
In On Her Majesty's Secret Service, James Bond asks his taxi driver in Marseille whether the bouillabaisse chez Guido is always as good.
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