The Silence of the Lambs Recipes (2024)

Movie-themed Food

October 10, 2021 | Updated: August 23, 2022 | Laura

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Have the best The Silence of the Lambs movie night with these movie inspired recipes! Everybody remembers the scene where Hannibal mentions eating liver with a nice chianti and fava beans. So for this spooky movie night, have a big glass of chianti with some creamy, delicious, and garlicky fava bean dip.

Silence of the Lambs Inspired Movie Night

I Ate His Liver With Some Fava Beans And A Nice Chianti.

The Silence of the Lambs is one of my favorite movies. It really does creep me out, and, while it may not be tagged as a classic horror movie, it's one of the most frightening movies, in my opinion.

The quote above is the most rememberable line from the movie so that's what I had to go with when creating this recipe.

In this blog post, I'll go over all the food that is shown in the movie, list some fun facts about the film, and, of course, talk about my recipe! What better way to enjoy a Hannibal Lecter movie than with some fava beans and a nice chianti. Let's get into it!

31 Days of Halloween

These Silence of the Lambs recipes were created for my 31 Days of Halloween where every day in October I come up with Halloween snacks and drink recipe to pair with horror films, Halloween movies, or a Halloween activity. It's so much fun and a great way to celebrate the spooky holiday.

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The Silence of the Lambs: Movie Fun Facts

Find these facts plus more over on Wikipedia's The Silence of the Lambs Page and on Mental Floss!

✽ The Silence of the Lambs was adapted from Thomas Harris' 1988 book.

✽ It grossed $272.7 million worldwide on a $19 million budget.

✽ Release Date: February 14, 1991

✽ This movie was ranked 48th on Empire's 500 greatest movies of all time in 2018. It was also selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2011.

✽ The Silence of the Lambs is the only movie in Oscars history to have won Best Picture. It was also the 3rd film to have ever one the Big Five- Best Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, adn Screenplay.

✽ It has an 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

✽ Despite what some may say, Hannibal Lecter was not based on any single person. He was completely made up by Thomas Harris after researching an abundance of evil.

✽ Buffalo Bill was based on three different serial killers- Ted Bundy, Gary M. Heidnik, and Ed Gein.

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Let's talk about my The Silence of the Lambs menu for the perfect Silence of the Lambs movie night!

A Nice Chianti

Silence of the Lambs Drink

For the beverage- a nice chianti. The idea for having chianti comes from one of the most famous lines in the movie when Hannibal is talking about the census worker that tried to test him- "I Ate His Liver With Some Fava Beans And A Nice Chianti."

A chianti wine is one that's produced in the Chianti region of Tuscany. It's a very dry, medium-body red wine. I definitely can see Hannibal Lecter enjoying this glass of red wine with some liver and fava beans.

Fava Bean Dip

Silence of the Lambs Inspired Food

Of course, we had to have some fava beans with our glass of chianti!

When thinking of a fava bean recipe, there were two things I had in mind- a good soup or some kind of bean dip. I actually made both, but I could NOT stop eating the dip. When eaten with a piece of crusty bread or some pita chips, it is so addicting.

If you like hummus, you'll like this fava bean dip. It's a bowl of flavor and made with dried fava beans, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, and garlic. It's topped with a bit more olive oil and a sprinkling of sumac to make it extra delicious.

As mentioned, this dip is great with pita chips, tortilla chips, and crusty bread. It is also wonderful when spread on a sandwich or wrap.

Oh! I'll add that Hannibal knew what he was doing when he paired his fava beans with Chianti. The pairing is *chef's kiss*.

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Do you hear that? I think that's the screaming of the lambs. Screaming that they want you to make this fava bean dip, pour a glass of chianti, and watch The Silence of the Lambs. Enjoy!

Category: Movie-themed Recipes, Appetizers
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More Halloween Movie Inspired Recipes:

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✽The Shining (Danny's favorite, french fries & ketchup, and a red rum co*cktail)
✽Ghostbusters (green apple Jello shots inspired by Slimer and Smores Trifle Cups inspired by Stay Puft Man)
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Bon appétit!

October 10, 2021 by Laura Ehlers

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