=== Soviet Union and bland food ===
Claude Lewis wrote in ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' about the food is in the former [[Soviet Union]] which had militant [[state atheism]]: "Many people in the Soviet Union have grown tired of institutionalized food in state-run cafeterias found at state-run cafeterias such as Stolovaya No. 22 and Stolovaya No. 23 where the menus seldom change and often lack variety. Most food in the Soviet Union is unimaginative, tasteless and bland."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150917111509/http://articles.philly.com/1990-07-25/news/25898649_1_food-menus-cafeterias Making A Beef About Soviet Food]</ref>
=== Irreligious Nordic countries and bland food ===