Asking for food in a dream occurs when the mind begins to process a perceived deficiency in the dreamer’s current state of being. The brain uses this image to map where the internal resources or the emotional provisions of a life are falling short.
The act of seeking such sustenance is an admission of a void that requires filling. This process of recognition allows for the identification of what is missing so that the mind can move toward a state of replenishment. This recognition carries the weight of a persistent scarcity if the need remains unmet. The dream leaves room for the possibility of finding what is lacking.
Begging for food in a dream intensifies the sense of the underlying lack by adding a layer of desperation to the process. This shift in the manner of the request suggests that the perceived deficiency is felt with a particular urgency or a loss of dignity.
A dead person asking for food in a dream changes the nature of the deficiency by pointing it toward something that has already passed. This detail suggests that the lack being processed is tied to a previous chapter of life or a connection to what has been lost that remains unfulfilled.
For its more general meaning: Dream about food
I had a dream about my dead grandmother asking for food (rice) specifically) from me.
Dear Reader,
Your dream is a metaphor for overcoming, new things and positiveness. This dream states you will hold your own ground and overcome minor difficulties and problems. You are incorporating your new realizations with your spiritual feelings and knowledge. You will experience a positive turn in events.