The Ewoks in The Return of the Jedi Will Eat You

Han Solo moments from potentially being
cooked over an open flame.

Have you ever wondered about the Ewoks in Return of the Jedi? 

When we first meet the tribe, their plan is to serve Han, Chewie, Luke up as the main course in a banquet in C3-PO's honor. That's pretty bad ass right?

That suggests they've eaten human meat before. It's not like they're going to experiment on a new cuisine for such an important occasion. They think human meat is pretty tasty, especially roasted over an open flame, and they want to serve it for a special event - it's that good!

Which gets me wondering, does that mean, prior to the Rebels arrival on Endor, Ewoks were capturing the occasional Empire employee that wanders a bit too far from the shield generator?

There are a couple of movies and animated shows featuring Ewoks that were released after Return of the Jedi, in which the Ewoks do assist humans however there's this except from Wikipedia:

The Ewoks capture Han Solo, Chewbacca, Luke and the droids in a trap, and take them back to the village. As Ewoks are a carnivorous race that considers humanoid flesh a delicacy, they prepare fires in anticipation of eating Han, Luke and Chewbacca to absorb their power.

I can only imagine quite a few Ewoks were disappointed about befriending the evening meal.

So, you know, if you run into an Ewok, it could go either way. Try not to look too tasty! 

You may also like to read the Survival Guide: Star Wars How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills by Christian Blauvelt (Amazon Affiliate Link).