James Bond diet doesn't consist entirely of gourmet dishes, rich sauces and Champagne. In 'For Your Eyes Only', Bond's on survival rations.
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Elvas plums
In the novel of The Spy Who Loved Me, Elvas plums are among the items that Vivienne Michel and her flatmate Susan Duff gather for the party they host at their tiny pad just off the King's Road.
Porotos
In Quantum of Solace, a list of three items is painted on the wall outside a Bolivian bar: arbejas (peas), porotos (cranberry or borlotti beans) and lentejas (lentils).
Crème Vichyssoise
What does the detective Achille Aubergene eat in the Eiffel Tower's famous Jules Verne restaurant in A View To A Kill?
Christmas with James Bond
How does James Bond celebrate Christmas? Ian Fleming’s novels contain few clues. Just one adventure – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – has events coinciding with the festive period.
Escalope Holstein
The restaurant's closed when James Bond and Ebbie Heritage arrive at the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny in John Gardner's No Deals, Mr Bond, but luckily the chef's still around and is able to knock up escalope Holstein, french fries, a green salad and a fruit salad for the hungry couple.
James Bond’s salad dressing
James Bond is very particular about his salad dressings. In Moonraker, he pops down to the officers' canteen and mixes a dressing of his own concoction to go with the salad he's ordered.
Happy Halloween!
I'm not usually one for Halloween, but this year I decided to join in the spooky celebrations - albeit with a Bondian twist.
Mutton ragout
The ragout that James Bond finds so delicious in From Russia, With Love is a simple rustic dish served in a gypsy camp on the outskirts of Istanbul.
Blofeld’s Angels of Death – what do they eat?
In the film of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, James Bond sits down to dinner with twelve 'gorgeous girls', unwitting agents of Blofeld's scheme to infect the world's crops and livestock with a deadly virus. What do Blofeld's 'angels of death' eat?
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