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It is often seen in Death Note that Ryuk loves apple. Why is that? Do all
Shinigami _(Death Gods)_ love apples, is it the only food for Death Gods or
does _he_ just love apples?

Also.. Is it to signify the apple as the forbidden fruit?

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Why does Ryuk love apples?


If I remember correctly, Ryuuk said that apples in his world were dry and
awful, but in human world they were "Juicy."

This is most likely the reason why he enjoys apples. There's also probably
some hidden meaning to it.


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From the [wiki](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Apples)

> Apples are Ryuk's favorite food and probably the only thing he eats. _He
> likes apples from the human world because they are "so juicy"_. Ryuk stated
> that apples are an addiction for him, like alcohol or cigarettes for humans.
> Ryuk exhibits symptoms of withdrawal if he goes without eating apples for a
> while. These symptoms include contorting his body into uncomfortable
> positions and desperation to the point that he will take orders for one
> (i.e. looking for hidden cameras in Light's room).


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As [Kai already mentioned](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3199/51): Ryuuk
said that apples are dry and awful in his Shinigami Realm, and that the ones
in the human world are juicy.

If I also remembered correctly, he let Misa have a bite of one of these apples
from the Shinigami Realm and she mentioned that it tasted like sand.

To answer the second part of your question: It is Ryuuk who loves apples.
Another Shinigami, called Sidoh, does love chocolate instead of apples.


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I think the writer chose apples because they have both mythical and religious
values , like in Adam and Eve's story or Newton and gravity. Apples are native
to the Mediterranean where civilization began, they have been cultivated for
thousands of years and that's why they have such big attention.


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