Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 takes the original movie’s food-filled world one wonderfully weird step further: Flint Lockwood’s invention begins creating living food-and-animal combinations called Foodimals.
If you’re trying to remember the taco crocodiles, the meatball walrus, Barry the Strawberry, those toothy cantaloupes, or the other food animals from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, you’re in the right place. Below you’ll find a quick guide to some of the movie’s most memorable Foodimals, followed by three fun Foodimal-inspired food ideas preserved from this post: SuSheep Sushi Rolls, Tacodiles, and Meatbalrus-inspired meatballs.
They’re wonderfully silly for a family movie night, a themed party, or an afternoon when making your food look like a creature sounds much more exciting than simply putting lunch on a plate.
What Are the Foodimals in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2?
Foodimals are living food creatures created by Flint Lockwood’s food-making invention in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Some combine a particular food with an animal, while others are living foods with personalities of their own.
Some of the memorable Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Foodimals and food creatures include:
- Tacodiles — taco-and-crocodile creatures.
- Shrimpanzees — shrimp-and-chimpanzee Foodimals.
- Hippotatomuses — potato-and-hippopotamus creatures.
- Cheespiders or Cheesepiders — giant spider-like food creatures.
- SuSheep — a sushi-and-sheep creation.
- Meatbalrus — the unforgettable meatball-and-walrus Foodimal.
- Fruit Cockatiel — a fruit-cocktail-inspired bird.
- Cantaloupes — cantaloupe creatures with some surprisingly impressive teeth.
- Barry — the adorable living strawberry who becomes one of the movie’s most recognizable food characters.
The names are half the fun. Once you start spotting the food puns, movie night turns into a game of trying to figure out exactly what each new creature is made from.
Meet the Foodimals from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
From taco crocodiles to a meatball walrus and one very lovable strawberry, the Foodimals are easily some of the funniest parts of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Watch this quick guide to Barry, Tacodiles, SuSheep, Meatbalrus, and more—then scroll down to make three Foodimal-inspired foods of your own.
Who Is Barry in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2?
Barry is the little living strawberry Sam befriends in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Unlike combinations such as the Tacodile or Meatbalrus, Barry is essentially a very expressive strawberry brought to life.
I mean seriously, how adorable is Barry?
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Food Ideas
When Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 was released, a Partnership for a Healthier America promotion featured four easy Foodimal food ideas families could make together: SuSheep, Tacodiles, Fruit Cockatiel, and Meatbalrus.
This older Mommy’s Memorandum post preserved three of those character-inspired food ideas. They’re a fun way to add fruits, vegetables, and a little imagination to a family movie night.
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3 Foodimal-Inspired Recipes to Make at Home
SuSheep Sushi Rolls
SuSheep turns a simple veggie-filled sandwich roll into a playful sushi-and-sheep-inspired snack. Despite the name, there’s no raw fish involved here: whole-wheat bread, hummus, carrots, celery, and cucumber do the work.
Cooking with kids? Younger helpers can arrange the vegetables and decorate their SuSheep. A kid-friendly kitchen knife set can also let them help prepare softer fruits and vegetables with adult supervision, while an adult handles any sharper cutting.
Yield: 2 rolls, cut into 8 pieces
SuSheep Ingredients
- 2 slices 100% whole-wheat bread, crusts removed
- 1/4 cup hummus
- 1 medium carrot, cut into 2-inch matchsticks
- 1 stalk celery, cut into 2-inch matchsticks
- 1/4 cucumber, cut into 2-inch matchsticks
- Nori sheets for decorating, optional
- Soy sauce, for serving
- Pickled ginger and wasabi, for serving, optional
How to Make SuSheep Sushi Rolls
- Use a rolling pin to gently flatten each crustless slice of bread. This makes the bread easier to roll without cracking. SuSheep tip: A small rolling pin makes it easy to flatten the bread thinly enough to roll without tearing.
- Spread about 2 tablespoons of hummus evenly over each slice.
- Arrange carrot, celery, and cucumber matchsticks in a row across the bread.
- Roll each piece of bread tightly around the vegetables. The hummus helps hold the roll together.
- Place the roll seam-side down and gently press it closed.
- Using a sharp knife, cut each roll into four pieces.
- If you’d like to make the SuSheep faces more noticeable, cut tiny pieces of nori for eyes and facial details.
- Arrange on a plate and serve with soy sauce. Pickled ginger and wasabi can be offered on the side for anyone who wants them.
Kid kitchen tip: Little helpers can spread hummus, arrange vegetables, and decorate the SuSheep. An adult should handle the sharp knife.
Tacodiles: The Taco Crocodiles
If you’ve ever searched for the taco dinosaur, taco crocodile, or taco monster from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, you’re probably thinking of the Tacodile.
A Tacodile combines a taco with a crocodile, which makes taco night practically beg for a Foodimal makeover. Use your family’s favorite taco filling and toppings, then add eyes and teeth to turn dinner into something straight out of Swallow Falls.
Tacodile Ingredients
For the shells:
- Large tortillas or taco shells
For the filling:
- Cooked ground beef or shredded chicken
- Taco seasoning
- Chopped onions and bell peppers, optional
- Shredded lettuce
- Diced tomatoes
- Shredded cheddar cheese or your favorite taco cheese
- Sour cream
- Guacamole or diced avocado
For the Tacodile face:
- Sliced black olives for the eyes
- Small triangles of white cheese or dots of sour cream for the teeth
How to Make Tacodiles
- Prepare your taco filling. If using ground beef or chicken, cook it completely and season with taco seasoning.
- Warm the tortillas or taco shells according to the package directions.
- Add your cooked filling, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers, cheese, sour cream, and avocado or guacamole.
- Add two black olive slices near the top for eyes.
- Cut white cheese into tiny triangles for crocodile teeth, or use small dots of sour cream along the edge.
- Fold or position the tortilla so the taco resembles a hungry crocodile mouth.
- Serve immediately and let everyone build a Tacodile of their own.
There really isn’t a wrong way to decorate a Tacodile. In fact, slightly wonky eyes and crooked cheese teeth may make it even better.
Perfect With
Turn the recipes into a full family movie night with Pecan Almond Popcorn Crunch or a Toasted Marshmallow Milkshake.
Meatbalrus-Inspired Meatballs
The Meatbalrus answers another surprisingly common Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 question: What is the meatball walrus called? It’s the Meatbalrus, and it’s exactly the kind of ridiculous food pun that makes the movie’s Foodimals so memorable.
These baked meatballs use Parmesan, garlic, oregano, and basil, then get transformed into little walrus faces before serving.
Meatbalrus Ingredients
For the meatballs:
- 1 pound ground beef, pork, chicken, or turkey
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 large egg
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
For decorating:
- Sliced black olives for the eyes
- Thin pieces of red bell pepper or cherry tomato for the nose
- White cheese cut into small pieces for the tusks
For serving:
- Your favorite tomato-based pasta sauce
How to Make Meatbalrus Meatballs
Helpful tool: A medium cookie or meatball scoop makes it much easier to portion the Meatbalrus mixture into evenly sized meatballs before shaping their little walrus faces.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- Combine the ground meat, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, egg, garlic, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix just until combined. Avoid overworking the meat mixture so the meatballs stay tender.
- Shape the mixture into oval meatballs, forming one end slightly narrower to create a walrus-like face.
- Arrange the meatballs on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for approximately 20 to 25 minutes, or until completely cooked through. Ground beef and pork should reach 160°F; ground chicken or turkey should reach 165°F.
- Meanwhile, warm the pasta sauce over medium-low heat.
- Allow the cooked meatballs to cool just enough to handle.
- Add sliced black olives for eyes, a small piece of bell pepper or tomato for the nose, and little pieces of white cheese for the tusks.
- Serve your Meatbalrus meatballs with warm tomato sauce.
You can also surround the Meatbalrus with celery, leafy greens, vegetables, or other edible scenery and create your own little Foodimal habitat.
What About the Fruit Cockatiel?
The original Foodimal recipe promotion also included a Fruit Cockatiel, inspired by the movie’s fruit-and-bird creature. The surviving version of this Mommy’s Memorandum post doesn’t include that complete recipe, so rather than inventing the missing original instructions, I’m preserving the three Foodimal recipes that remain here.
That doesn’t mean you can’t borrow the idea for movie night: a colorful fruit-and-yogurt snack fits perfectly alongside the other Foodimal dishes.
Make It a Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Movie Night
Make it a real Foodimal movie night: If you don’t already have the movie, you can pick up Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 on Blu-ray or DVD on Amazon, then let everyone build their Foodimal dinner before the movie starts.
You don’t need an elaborate themed party to have fun with these. Pick one or two Foodimals, let everyone decorate their own food creature, make popcorn, and put on the movie.
It’s also a great excuse to set out bowls of vegetables, fruit, cheese, olives, and other toppings and let kids decide what ridiculous food-animal combination they can invent themselves.
And that’s really the fun of the Foodimals: once a taco can become a crocodile and a meatball can become a walrus, suddenly nobody is required to take dinner too seriously.
Foodimal Movie Night Kitchen Favorites
You don’t need special equipment to make these Foodimals, but a few simple kitchen tools can make family movie night easier. A small rolling pin helps flatten the bread for SuSheep, while a meatball scoop makes portioning the Meatbalrus mixture quick and consistent. If the kids want to help with the fruit and vegetables, a kid-friendly kitchen knife set is another useful family-cooking tool.
Then all that’s left is the entertainment: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 on Blu-ray or DVD, a bowl of popcorn, and a table full of wonderfully weird Foodimals.
Frequently Asked Questions About Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Foodimals
What are the animals in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 called?
The food-and-animal creatures are called Foodimals. Flint Lockwood’s invention begins creating these living food creatures after the events of the first movie.
What is the taco animal in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2?
It’s a Tacodile, a Foodimal that combines a taco with a crocodile.
What is the meatball walrus called?
The meatball-and-walrus Foodimal is called the Meatbalrus.
Who is Barry in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2?
Barry is the small living strawberry that Sam befriends and names during the movie.
What are the cantaloupes in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2?
The cantaloupes are another type of living food creature seen among the Foodimals. They’re particularly memorable because these aren’t exactly harmless-looking pieces of melon—they have teeth.
What is a SuSheep?
SuSheep is a sushi-and-sheep-inspired Foodimal. The food idea above recreates the character using rolled whole-wheat bread, hummus, and vegetables.
Are the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 Foodimals real animals?
No. Foodimals are fictional food-and-animal creations from the animated movie. That’s also what makes them such fun inspiration for creative snacks and family movie-night food.
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