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The Legend of the Condor Heroes
“Twenty-four Bridges in a Bright Moon Night” is an imaginary dish from the Legend of the Condor Heroes by wuxia novelist Jin Yong. It is about how the Chinese patriotic protagonist, Guo Jing, turned against the Mongolian invasion.

The dish is actually “steamed whole leg of Jinhua ham with tofu”, created by character Huang Rong by using kungfu. Yung Kee Restaurant, a famous Hong Kong restaurant, revived the fantastical classic for the author’s banquet. To make the dish, scoop twenty-four holes out from the cured pork, place in tofu balls and steam.

The Dream of the Red Chamber
Red Mansion Feast is a banquet with Chinese culinary culture-reflected imaginary dishes in the Dream of Red Chamber which depicted the Chinese aristocratic life. Redologists studied over decades to bring the literary tastes to life, such as “pearl-in-the-bosom-of-an-aged-clam” and “fragrant eggplant with assorted nuts”. The latter, commented as flavoursome but not quite like eggplants in the 18-century novel, is often remade, such as in China’s first international food conference in July 1991. To recreate, fry eggplant mince in chicken fat, mix with chicken, vegetables and dried fruits and bake in chicken broth.

Harry Potter
Bertie Bott is a kind of fantasy sweet with special flavours include earwax, rotten egg, earthworm, dirt, vomit, soap, black pepper and booger from the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. It appeared in the scene of Professor Albus Dumbledore visiting Harry Potter in the hospital and trying the earwax one. Warner Bros introduced the treat with packages similar to the film while Jelly Belly sold it in newly designed boxes. The weirdly flavoured beans stirred the trend of “Bertie Bott Challenge” – uploading videos of tasting the candy on YouTube.

The Hunger Games
Basil-wrapped Goat Cheese is the food that had been the very first mentioned in the Hunger Games, representing a gift from Prim for Katniss Everdeen on reaping day. Katniss voluntarily requested to replace her youngest sister, Prim for the participants in the hunger game. Goat refers to the sacrifice and giving of Katniss. After publishing the movie of the Hunger Games, different gourmets tried to make this fictional food becomes the dish in reality. The time needed for making this dish is approximately 30 minutes.