The element of food is used in in theatre plays to show the social relations and hierarchy between characters. The seating arrangement at the table, the way of sharing meals, and communication styles reflect the relationships, balance of power, or conflicts between the characters. In dinner scenes, a character's attempt to control the banquet organization reflects this character's ambition for power. The food choices of the characters in theatre plays give clues about their attitude during meals, their weaknesses or class status. The dinner table also reflect the emotional or psychological changes of the characters. Theater is a powerful tool for in-depth exploration of the psychology of characters and human emotions. Food and feasts are used to further reveal the worlds of the characters and provide the audience with an opportunity to establish an emotional connection. The dinner table in theater plays show wealth and luxury to the audience by offering ostentatious environments, expensive foods and drinks, elegant presentations and magnificent events. Food elements depicted in theater plays carry symbolic and metaphorical meanings. The meaning of these food symbols varies depending on the theme of the play, the relationships of the characters and the message of the story. While the dinner table represents abundance, going hungry represents weakness or exclusion. Food items used in theater plays help to deepen the characters, relationships and the story, and help the atmosphere to be experienced emotionally. In this study, the food element, the association of characters with food, and the psychological symbols of the dinner table in the plays of Spanish playwright Juan del Encina and Argentinian playwright Roberto Cossa were examined.