Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with that week’s theme. You can find everything you need to know about joining in here!
I’m taking part in Wyrd & Wonder throughout May, so all of my TTT posts this month will have a fantasy bent – which I guess isn’t all that different to how it usually is!
This week’s theme is ‘Things I’d Have at My Bookish Party’, so I’m going to talk about some of the food from various fantasy novels, films and shows I’d want on my buffet table. These are all sweet snacks, because I have an extreme sweet tooth!
Sansa’s lemon cakes from Game of Thrones
Lemon drizzle cake is one of my favourite, and the lemon cakes Sansa loves always looked delicious. Sorry Sansa, I’d eat all of them!
Vasya’s honeycakes from The Bear and the Nightingale
I saw Katherine Arden mention medovik as an inspiration for the honeycakes that Vasya is constantly stealing from the kitchen. I can’t blame her – I think I’d steal one or two, too…
Alexia’s treacle tart from the Parasol Protectorate series

I don’t think I’ve ever actually had treacle tart – I can’t say the name sounds particularly appetising to me – but Alexia loves it and, like me, she mainly goes to parties for the food.
The Three Broomsticks’ Butterbeer from the Harry Potter series
We need something to wash all that cake down with at this party, and butterbeer is something I’ve always wanted to try!
Edmund’s Turkish Delight from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Sadly, I don’t like Turkish Delight – it tastes like soap – and when I was little I expected it to be amazing considering Edmund sold out his family for it. I know plenty of people do like it, though, so I’d best include some on the table!
The Prancing Pony’s blackberry tart from The Lord of the Rings

Hobbits know how to have pub grub, and after a roast dinner or a stew there’s no better way to end a meal on a winter’s day than with a pudding like a blackberry tart. My mouth’s watering just thinking about it.
The Grey Stuff from Beauty and the Beast
Apparently you can ask to try ‘the grey stuff’ at the Be Our Guest restaurant in Disneyworld. I desperately want to go.
Nina’s waffles from Six of Crows
Considering Ketterdam is based on Amsterdam, I picture Nina’s waffles as something similar to Dutch stroopwafels. Sadly I didn’t try these when I was in Amsterdam, so that’s something I need to go back and do!
The peach from Labryinth
I don’t care if it’s drugged – that peach got Sarah a dance at a ball with the Goblin King, and I want in!
Uncle Iroh’s tea from Avatar: The Last Airbender
It’s time for me to admit my shameful secret: I’m a Brit who doesn’t like tea. That’s right, we do exist! I’m not a fan of hot drinks in general (although I do love mint hot chocolate in the winter) but I would definitely sit down and share a pot of tea with Uncle Iroh.
All of these sound delicious, except Turkish Delight. I agree that it’s disappointing that Edmund betrayed his family for such treats. Yuck! XD
I love the idea that Nina is eating Stroopwafels. I love those! 🙂
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Haha I’m discovering so many more people who also don’t like Turkish Delight via this post – it’s great to know I’m not the only one!
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I love lemon cakes and turkish delight (although I still question Sansa and Edmund’s priorities in sweets over family, tch) but stroopwafels are an absolute delight – especially if you balance them on your mug to let your hot drink steam through them to soften them up a bit. There’s a Welsh company that makes chocolate dipped stroopwafels (or toffee waffles as they call them) which are gorgeous although they might raise a few eyebrows back home in Holland 🙂
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Oh no, you need to go back to Amsterdam and eat some stroopwafels! When I was there I only ate stroopwafels, cheese and french fries lol. xD Also, maybe you haven’t tried the good Turkish delight? 🙂 It’s popular in my area, and I know I’ve tasted some amazing ones, and some which resembled soap yuck. xD Amazing choices, I’d love to try all of these as I’m a sugar addict, but especially lemon cakes! 🙂
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Oooh these all look delicious!!! And I want to try the Gray Stuff too!!! I’ve tried two different butterbeer recipes and one was delicious and the other was super gross haha
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Mmmm, this post makes me so hungry!
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Haha now I’m so curious to try the grey stuff too 😉 But Nina’s waffles or Sansa’s lemon cakes sound even more delicious!
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I would happily stuff my face with both of them!
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Nice post! It gets me all hungry 😋 I live in the Netherlands and stroopwafels are among my favourite cookies. They are definitively worth a try! I haven’t read Six of Crows, though.
I once found a receipe for butterbeer on the internet. It tasted pretty good, but I would love to try the real stuff.
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Thanks! I definitely need to go back to the Netherlands for stroopwafels. 😀
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Oh, but treacle tart is lovely! But very, very sweet. 😀
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I need to give it a try!
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I felt the same way about Wyrd & Wonder. xD I was like … all my stuff this month will be with a fantasy bent … like they normally are … oh. Heh, ah well. It’s still fun to participate in things!
I love the food theme, but ugh, it makes me so hungry. Those honeycakes sound absolutely DELICIOUS. Can I also put in an order for one of those peaches? I don’t even *like* peaches, but you know what? If it gets me a dance with the Goblin King, it’d be worth it. 😉
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Haha glad I’m not the only one!
Of course, come along to this party and I’ll make sure I save you a peach. The honeycakes really do look good, don’t they?
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I don’t care for Turkish Delight but stroopwafels… they ARE good. Mind you, they’re really sweet, so you’d want to get the butter ones and not the honey ones which will put you into a diabetic coma if you have more than one! Even so, one is enough, even for someone with a sweet tooth like me. Great post.
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I have a major sweet tooth so I imagine they’re right up my street – I really want to try them!
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All this food sounds delicious! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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It does sound pretty good, doesn’t it? 😀
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This post made me SO hungry!!! The butterbeer they have in the wizarding world at universal studios hollywood is AMAZING 110% exceeded my expectations and I kinda need some right now haha
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Ahh I really need to go there and try it myself, I’ve always wanted to try butterbeer!
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Turkish Delight is definitely not worth selling out your whole family. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
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Haha definitely not!
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Mmmmmmm. Great post & topic! I want some grey stuff! LOL. Actually, everything here looks amazing, so I’d be happy to have them all.
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Thanks Lisa! Yeah, I really want to know what the grey stuff tastes like…
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Loved this! And now I want waffles. Thanks! 😅
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Always happy to share the waffle love!
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Now I’m starving! Everything sounds SO good!
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Haha it does all sound very tasty, doesn’t it?
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It’s lunch time for me, so this post is making me extra hungry.
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I would say I’m sorry, but I don’t think I really am? I’ll make sure you’re invited to this party. 😉
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And now I’m hungry! All of these look and sound delightful.
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Haha I got very hungry putting this post together too!
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I’ve never had Turkish Delight, and every time I read Narnia, I wonder what it tastes like!
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I know quite a lot of people who love it, so you might too, but it always tastes like soap to me!
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Just wait a minute while I wipe the drool off of my keyboard would you?
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Hahaha happy to – I’ll make sure you get an invite to this party!
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Ooh butterbeer!
I love that you put Stroopwafels on here! (I’m Dutch, so they don’t sound too special to me haha, but they are good!)
My post!
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I really want to try Stroopwafels soon – I’m sad I didn’t know about them until after I came back from Amsterdam!
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Good reason to go back 🙂
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YUM! Now I just want to eat and drink all the things! Great post!
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Thank you! 😀
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I love stroopwafels so would definitely be down for those! The lemon cakes sound delicious as well, as do the honeycakes!
My TTT: https://jjbookblog.wordpress.com/2020/05/05/top-ten-tuesday-262/
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I really need to go back to Holland and try them!
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One day!
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Omg… It was a bad idea to read this as I’m sat in bed getting ready to sleep! My mouth is watering thinking about all these foods 🤤 Can I be invited to this party with these amazing foods please?! Haha great post!
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Hahaha of course! I’ll send an invitation over pronto and then we can just sit in cosy clothes and eat a bit of everything. Thanks, Dini! 😀
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What a feast. So memorable. Love those lemon cakes. https://pmprescott.blogspot.com/2020/05/ttt-050520.html
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You just can’t go wrong with lemon cakes!
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That blackberry tart is making my mouth water, it looks SO good😁
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I know, right? I’d definitely have some of that with some vanilla ice cream!
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Omg JARETH 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 I love Bowie so much. ….Emer be less distracted by your hormones…. TURKISH DELIGHT! YES. IT IS DISGUSTING!! AND EDMUND JUST SOLD HIS SOUL FOR IT BASICALLY! I could never understand it as a child. Probably one of the reasons I wasn’t a fan of the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe. Was like well this is clearly TOO fantastical. I’ll believe in the wardrobe but not the Turkish delight 😂😂😂😂😂
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Hahaha “I’ll believe in the wardrobe but not the Turkish delight” basically sums up my relationship with The Chronicles of Narnia, too. I know he’s a child, but surely even a child would ask for something more than Turkish Delight and a hot chocolate when he’s sat there with a witch who can give him pretty much anything? Oh Edmund, you fool. He was always one of my favourite Pevensie kids, though, simply because he’s not perfect!
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Heck yeah! I’d gobble down all of this food.
My TTT .
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I think you might have to fight me for it. 😉
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I loved Narnia as a kid and I always wanted to try Turkish delight because Edmond eats it, but when I finally did I really didn’t like it. It was disgusting.
I would however love to try Sansa’s lemon cake/tart.
Here’s my list http://bookwormsanonymous.blog/2020/05/05/top-ten-tuesday-things-people-id-have-at-a-bookish-party/
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Turkish Delight was definitely a huge let-down – I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels that way!
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Aaaah excellent post!
And omg THE PEACH!!! IF IT MEANS I GET TO DANCE WITH JARETH THEN I EAT IT TOO!
Honestly, that dancing scene with ‘as the world falls down’ playing is one of my all-time favorite scenes!!
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Thank you! 😀 Yes – I LOVE that scene!
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OMG stroopwafels are delicious! I love dunking them in my tea to soften up the caramel. All of these sound lovely (except the Turkish delight, I’m with you there).
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Ooh that sounds delicious!
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Oh yes I really want those honey cakes!
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They sound so good, don’t they?
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