The Silence of the Lambs (1991) features one of cinema's most chilling introductions to a villain. In this specific scene, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, played by Anthony Hopkins, is conversing with FBI trainee Clarice Starling, played by Jodie Foster, through the glass of his high-security cell. Lecter recounts a story about a census taker who tried to test him, famously stating, 'I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti,' followed by an iconic, unsettling slurping sound. This moment solidified Hopkins' portrayal as a master of psychological horror. In the meme world, this clip is the gold standard for representing dark satisfaction, sophisticated menace, or high-brow reactions to mundane situations. It is often used to jokingly describe 'consuming' something or to react to a situation with a level of creepy intensity that is disproportionate to the event. Users frequently pair the clip with captions about food, finishing difficult tasks, or dealing with annoying people in a 'refined' manner. Example captions include: 'When the waiter asks how I'm enjoying my $40 steak' and 'Me after finally finishing a project I've been procrastinating on for months.'