After the king has sent Shrek and Donkey to the woods where they are to be killed, he is helping the queen with the wedding ball. He goes to one of his servants named Cedric (to avoid Fiona), and puts his finger in the dog's food and eats it. He puts his finger in again, but doesn't eat it, and instead, makes his hand into a half-fist. All of a sudden the food disappeared, and there are no brown marks on his hand or his clothes.