Are any foods mentioned in Edgar Allan Poe's works?

Answer 1

There are several such mentions, but this answer will deal only with three , the third being the most interesting since it comes from one of Poe's humorous tales.

The first is "A Cask of Amontillado," which obviously mentions wine in two instances. The Amontillado itself and a Medoc, which Montressor gives Fortunato to dull his senses before making him a fixture on a basement wall.

The second is "The Pit and the Pendulum," in which the narrator is given a plate of ". . . meat pungently spiced . . . "

The third is from "The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether," in which the lunatics literally run the asylum. The narrator is treated to a banquet at which the following mentions are made:

1. "There were meats enough to have feasted the Anakim."
2. ". . . allow me to send you a morsel of this veal à la St. Menehoult - you will find it particularly fine."
3. "A closer scrutiny assured me, however, that it was only a small calf roasted whole, and set upon its knees, with an apple in its mouth, as is the English fashion of dressing a hare.
4. ". . . change this gentleman's plate, and give him a side[[-]]piece of this rabbit au-chât."
5. ". . . no; I will just help myself to some of the ham." (Turning down the rabbit au chat was clearly a wise move.)
6. "'And then, among other oddities, we had a patient, once upon a time, who very pertinaciously maintained himself to be a Cordova cheese.'"
7. "'I mean the man who took himself for a bottle of champagne, and always went off with a pop and a fizz, in this fashion . . . '"
8. "'And then there was Jules Desoulières, who was a very singular genius, indeed, and went mad with the idea that he was a pumpkin. He persecuted the cook to make him up into pies - a thing which the cook indignantly refused to do. For my part, I am by no means sure that a pumpkin pie, à la Desoulières, would not have been very capital eating indeed.'"
9. "'And then, perhaps, this Clos de Vougeôt is a little heady, you know.'"
10. "' In the meantime Monsieur Maillard and myself, with some bottles of Sauterne and Vougeôt between us. . . '"

As things turned out, all of the people being discussed as imitating foods were sitting there right at the table with the narrator.
There are several such mentions, but this answer will deal only with three , the third being the most interesting since it comes from one of Poe's humorous tales.

The first is "A Cask of Amontillado," which obviously mentions wine in two instances. The Amontillado itself and a Medoc, which Montressor gives Fortunato to dull his senses before making him a fixture on a basement wall.

The second is "The Pit and the Pendulum," in which the narrator is given a plate of ". . . meat pungently spiced . . . "

The third is from "The System of Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether," in which the lunatics literally run the asylum. The narrator is treated to a banquet at which the following mentions are made:

1. "There were meats enough to have feasted the Anakim."
2. ". . . allow me to send you a morsel of this veal à la St. Menehoult - you will find it particularly fine."
3. "A closer scrutiny assured me, however, that it was only a small calf roasted whole, and set upon its knees, with an apple in its mouth, as is the English fashion of dressing a hare.
4. ". . . change this gentleman's plate, and give him a side[[-]]piece of this rabbit au-chât."
5. ". . . no; I will just help myself to some of the ham." (Turning down the rabbit au chat was clearly a wise move.)
6. "'And then, among other oddities, we had a patient, once upon a time, who very pertinaciously maintained himself to be a Cordova cheese.'"
7. "'I mean the man who took himself for a bottle of champagne, and always went off with a pop and a fizz, in this fashion . . . '"
8. "'And then there was Jules Desoulières, who was a very singular genius, indeed, and went mad with the idea that he was a pumpkin. He persecuted the cook to make him up into pies - a thing which the cook indignantly refused to do. For my part, I am by no means sure that a pumpkin pie, à la Desoulières, would not have been very capital eating indeed.'"
9. "'And then, perhaps, this Clos de Vougeôt is a little heady, you know.'"
10. "' In the meantime Monsieur Maillard and myself, with some bottles of Sauterne and Vougeôt between us. . . '"

As things turned out, all of the people being discussed as imitating foods were sitting there right at the table with the narrator.

Answer 2

Yes, Edgar Allan Poe mentions foods like wine, bread, cheese, and Hot Chocolate in some of his works. For example, in "The Cask of Amontillado," wine plays a significant role in the story's plot. In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator hears the ticking of a watch and the beating of the old man's heart while eating cheese.