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Ask any Studio Ghibli fan what stays with them longest after watching one of these films, and there is a good chance the answer has nothing to do with the plot. It is the food. Somehow a bowl of instant ramen or a slice of buttered toast, drawn by hand, ends up looking more appetising than anything a real kitchen could produce. Every meal on screen carries the same care as the characters themselves, whether it is breakfast cooked over a talking fire demon or rice balls shared quietly between two people who barely know what to say to each other. That is the trick Ghibli has always pulled off so well, turning ordinary food into something worth remembering. Here are ten dishes fans still cannot stop thinking about, let alone trying to cook themselves.