You Only Live Twice (1964) sees James Bond embedded in a Japanese fishing village. Bond's food here is simple home-cooked fare, with bean curd and rice being the staple diet.
Tag: James Bond
Fleming on smoked salmon
We know that James Bond loves smoked salmon, and it comes as little surprise that he shares his taste of smoked salmon with his creator, Ian Fleming.
Soft-shell crabs with tartare sauce
James Bond enjoys a plate of soft-shell crabs, served with tartare sauce, in Live and Let Die, not long after arriving in New York and checking into the St Regis Hotel.
What’s on the menu in the Fillet of Soul?
James Bond doesn't eat much during his film adventures, but food does appear in the films, albeit in the background. Take Live and Let Die (1973), for example.
Shirred eggs and cornflakes
In Live and Let Die, James Bond orders a breakfast of pineapple juice (double), cornflakes and cream, shirred eggs with bacon, a double espresso, and toast and marmalade.
Bond and Marlowe: ‘I’ll have what he’s having’
Which well-known fictional character goes into the kitchen and cooks himself Canadian bacon, scrambled eggs and toast, all to be washed down with coffee? If you thought James Bond, then you’d be wrong.
The cost of James Bond’s meals
Can the James Bond novels be used as historical documents, a reliable source of information on people, places, and events? Almost certainly, given Ian Fleming’s journalistic background and his determination to get factual details right.
Melon with prosciutto ham
While James Bond is eating tagliatelle verdi during the events of 'Risico', Kristatos is tucking into melon accompanied by prosciutto, an Italian dry-cured ham.
James Bond’s New York
A trip to New York last year gave me the chance to look up a few of the locations mentioned in Live and Let Die, Diamonds are Forever and ‘007 in New York’ and experience something of James Bond’s adventures – particularly gastronomic – in the city.
Tagliatelle verdi with Genoese sauce
Dining with Kristatos in the short story ‘Risico’, James Bond orders tagliatelle verdi with a Genoese sauce, which is described as improbably concocted from basil, garlic and fir cones.
James Bond Food 