Food is necessary for life, but for many of us, it is also how we celebrate (just see the food quotes section about cake). Family dinners, going out with friends, and celebrating our achievements, are a part of our food culture. If you express love through food, you might be Italian, Greek, or from the south! Then again, there are plenty of food quotes about love, so maybe you’re just human!

What is the ‘food of love’? Well, that line actually refers to a Shakespeare reference to music because music was thought to be food for the soul.

Of course, Southerners might tell you there is only one kind of soul food! As someone who grew up in the south, I can assure you, they are not lying!

There are also some food quotes that will have doing some deep belly laughing, so keep reading.

Don’t forget to also check out these cooking quotes that will entice your inner chef.

Inspirational food quotes about pizza

1. “You can’t make everyone happy. You’re not pizza.” ― Unknown

2. “Unless you are a pizza, the answer is yes, I can live without you.” ― Bill Murray

3. “Pizza is like the entire food pyramid!” ― Madeline Oles

4. “Every pizza is a personal pizza if you try hard and believe in yourself.” ― Bill Murray

5. “There’s no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box in your lap.” ― Kevin James

6. “Anyone who says that money cannot buy happiness has clearly never spent their money on pizza.” ― Andrew W.K.

7. “Those pizzas I ate were for medicinal purposes.” ― Amy Neftzger

8. “A pizza slice a day keeps sadness away.” ― Jet Paacal

9. “I’d rather have leftover pizza than leftover feelings.” ―Sarah Burgess

10. “Time is money, money is power, power is pizza, and pizza is knowledge, let’s go!” ― Aubrey Plaza

Funny food quotes we can all relate to

11. “Carbs are the answer. No matter the question.” ― Unknown

12. “There’s no “we” in ice cream.” ― Unknown

13. “Abs are temporary. Chocolate is forever.” ― Unknown

14. “The only clubs I’m interested in are sandwiches.” ―Unknown

15. “Every day is National Donut Day if you put your mind to it.” ― Unknown

16. “My mind says ‘abs’ but my heart says ‘cheese fries’.” ― Unknown

17. “If we’re not meant to have midnight snacks, why is there a light in the fridge?” ― Unknown

18. “You only live once… Lick the bowl!” ― Unknown

19. “If we shake out all of the crumbs from all of the keyboards in the world, we can end world hunger.”― Matthew Dolkart

20. “The only thing I like better than talking about food is eating.”― John Walters

21. “I just don’t want to look back and think I could’ve eaten that.” ― Unknown

22. “I won’t be impressed with technology until I can download food.” ― Unknown

Food quotes about love

23. “In Italy, food is an expression of love. It is how you show those around you that you care for them. Having a love for food means you also have a love for those you are preparing it for and for yourself.” ― Joe Bastianich

24. “Love means never having to say “Should we get dessert?” ― Unknown

25. “The key to my heart looks a whole lot like a plate of pasta.” ― Unknown

26. “Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate.” ― Aland D. Wolfelt

27. “The people who give you their food give you their heart.” ― Caesar Chavez

28. “My weaknesses have always been food & men- in that order.” ― Dolly Parton

29. “Cooking is like love: it should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” ― Harriet Van Horne

30. “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.” ― Virginia Woolf

31. “Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.” ― M.F.K. Fisher

32. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” ― Charles M. Schulz

33. “There is no sight on earth more appealing than the sight of a woman making dinner for someone she loves.” — Thomas Wolfe

Cooking and food quotes from famous chefs, cookbook authors, and restaurateurs

34. “Always serve too much hot fudge sauce on hot fudge sundaes. It makes people overjoyed and puts them in your debt.” ― Judith Olney

35. “You don’t need a silver fork to eat good food.” ― Paul Prudhomme

36. “Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people eat together.” ― Guy Fieri

37. “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.” ― Julia Child

38. “It’s okay to play with your food.” ― Emeril Lagasse

39. “Initially let your food do the talking. You’ll be surprised how far you go in a short period of time.” ― Gordon Ramsay

40. “I believe it’s a cook’s moral obligation to add more butter given the chance.” ― Michael Ruhlman

41. “What you feel like eating at any given moment is what you should have.”― Ferran Adria

Famous food quotes about cakes

42. “Cakes are special. Every birthday, every celebration ends with something sweet, a cake, and people remember. It’s all about the memories.” ― Buddy Valastro

43. “A party without a cake is really just a meeting.” ― Julia Child

44. “Where there is cake, there is hope. And there is always cake.” ― Dean Koontz

45. “There’s nothing better than cake but more cake.” ― Harry S. Truman

46. “Let’s face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people: it does for me.” ― Audrey Hepburn

47. “Romance is the icing, but love is the cake.” ― Julia Child

48. “Love, love, and cherish life. Also, just eat the cake.” ― Aaron Paul

49. “Let them eat cake.” ― Marie Antionette

50. “For me, almost always, the answer was cake.” ― Diana Abu-Jaber

What did you learn from these food quotes?

Over 25 years ago, Dr. Gary Chapman introduced the world to five love languages: words of affirmation, receiving gifts, acts of service, quality time, and physical touch. Experts, along with Patrick Wanis, Ph.D., think there might be a sixth love language.

You guessed it; food! Dr. Wanis says that “Food incorporates all the other five languages and all five senses. It’s a very powerful way of creating a connection and expressing love.”

In what ways do you express love with food? Maybe you post all your delicious food on Instagram? You can probably caption some of your photos with some of these food quotes! If you are a “foodie” then you will love these quotes. Maybe they will even inspire you to host a dinner party, complete with a dessert of course!

If you are trying to lose weight, a hard task for us foodies, don’t fret! There are many great recipes out there that are low carb and healthy, while also tasting quite yummy!

Who says you have to choose between “eating to live” or “living to eat”? You can have the right balance and do both! Share your favorite food quotes and sayings in the comment section below.

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