Food does not feature prominently in chapters 11 and 12 although there are mentions of it. In chapter 11, Leopold Bloom and other characters attend diner together and eat a variety of foods including liverslices, steak, kidney, and roe. Joyce repeats the phrase, “he ate with relish the inner organs,” eliciting memories of chapter 4. Pat, Leopold, Goulding, Collis, and Ward all eat together in silence, focusing on their consumption rather than camaraderie.

Chapter 12 includes a fantastical hyperbole of Dublin which includes a lengthy portion on the variety of fish available. The desirable nature of the fantasy seems to be, at least partially, a product of the food involved. The food is described in great variety which indicates fruitfulness. Joyce then lists various fruits and vegetables which are described as plentiful and ripe. The food is not only plentiful, but largely foreign to Ireland too, expressing a sense of luxury and delicacy. The fruits and vegetables act in progressing the Dublin fantasy, with the strawberries described as, “fit for princes,” (Joyce 242).