Man Ate Expired Food for a Whole Year to Prove Expiration Dates Have Little to Do with Safety
A Maryland man trying to raise awareness about the confusing nature of expiration dates on consumer products ate expired food for a whole year and lived to tell the tale. Scott Nash got the idea for his unusual experiment began three years ago, when he did something most of us wouldn’t even consider – he […]
Restaurant Offers Free Pizza to Customers Who Lock Away Their Smartphones
Smartphone addiction is getting so bad that restaurants are offering customers free food if they agree to part with their handhelds for the duration of their meal. Curry Pizza Company, a pizza place in Fresno, California, is offering customers a “Talk to Each Other Discount”, which requires customers to agree to have their smartphones locked […]
Taiwanese Food Stall Sells Pancakes Shaped Like Whole Roasted Chicken
A small food stall chain in Taiwan has been raising eyebrows due to the shape of its pancake pops. Instead of the usual round design their delicious creations are shaped like whole roasted chickens. Walking past a YesMade food stall, you’d think it was selling miniature rotisserie chickens, but the Taiwanese fast food chain actually […]
Mom Styles Son’s Meals as Edible Works of Art to Make Them More Appealing
Laleh Mohmedi is an acclaimed food artist with hundreds of thousands of fans on social media, but few people know her career began as a way to make food more appealing for her son. While most parents discourage their children from playing with their food, Australian blogger and food artist Laleh Mohmedi has literally made […]
Ohio Man Gives Up Solid Food, Lives on Beer Alone for Lent
Inspired by 17th century German monks who allegedly survived on a rich beer called doppelbock during Lent, an Ohio man has embarked on a 46-day beer diet, dropping all solid food until Easter Sunday. Many Christians choose not to consume beer during Lent, as a way of abstaining for something they find pleasurable, but Dell Hall, the […]
Ethiopia’s Bizarre Love Affair with Raw Meat
In most places around the world, people are taught that eating raw meat is bad for them due to the high risk of contacting parasites and harmful bacteria, but in Ethiopia raw meat is a popular delicacy. Walking through the streets of Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, it’s not uncommon to see groups […]
Japanese Company Sells Jars of Honey Complete with Dead Giant Hornets
A small batch honey producer in Oita Prefecture, Japan, recently sparked controversy online after it was reported that it sells a product aptly called Honey with Hornets, which actually contain a giant dead hornet suspended in the sweet liquid. While the decision to put a dead hornet inside a jar of honey can definitely be […]
Fast Food Restaurant Sparks Controversy for Serving Burgers with Fake Line of Cocaine on Them
Pablo’s Escoburgers, a Melbourne fast-food restaurant named after infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, has been slammed for its controversial name and the fact that it serves one of its burgers with a line of white powder on top and a rolled fake dollar bill. The backlash against Pablo’s Escoburgers started on Wednesday, when the pop-up eatery uploaded […]
Italian Restaurant Serves “Fried Air”
A restaurant in the Italian town of Castelfranco Veneto has come up with an ingenious way to get a leg up on the competition – treating guests to a unique dish called “fried air”. Nicola Dinato, the head chef at Feva Restaurant wanted to capture the essence of being outdoors and breathing fresh air in an […]
Black Diamond Apples – The Rare, Dark Fruits You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Apples are generally red, green, yellow or a combination of the three, but if the right geographical conditions are met, they can apparently grow dark purple, almost black, as well. These rare apples are called Black Diamond and they are currently only grown in the mountains of Tibet. Black Diamond apples are a breed of […]
This Tiny Sticker Can Allegedly Keep Fruits Fresh for Up to 14 Days
Food waste is one the greatest challenges of our time, and fruits and vegetables are particularly problematic, as an estimated 52% of harvests go bad before reaching consumers. But one Malaysian company claims to have come up with a simple and effective solution to this problem – a tiny sticker that keeps fruits from spoiling […]
Breatharian Claims to Survive Solely on Air, Sunlight and a Few Mint Leaves
Khai Ho, 38-year-old self-described breatharian from Birkenhead, in the UK, claims he can last up to three months at a time on only 100 calories per week, surviving only on air, sunlight and the occasional mint leaves. Ho, who works as a pizza deliveryman, claims that he has never taken much interest in food, constantly refusing […]
Delicious Art – Talented Artist Paints with Melted Chocolate
A talented food artist from Japan has getting a lot of attention on Instagram for her ability to turn plates into delicious works of art by painting them with melted chocolate. Most parents often tell their children not to play with their food, but if the melted chocolate of Japanese artist Norico are any indication, […]
Swiss Cheese Maker Plays Music to His Cheese to Make It Taste Better
A cheese maker from the Emmental region of Switzerland has been experimenting with various musical genres to see if they can make his cheese taste better. Since September, cheese maker Beat Wampfler has been blasting musical masterpieces by legends such as Led Zeppelin and A Tribe Called Quest to his wheels of Emmental cheese, hoping to […]
Pizza Place Will Pay You $560 If You Can Finish Their Biggest Pie in One Sitting
Pinhead’s Pizza, a popular pizza place in Dublin, Ireland, is offering fans of the Italian delicacy the chance to fill their bellies and their pockets at the same time. Anyone who can finish their 32-inch pizza and down two milkshakes in under 32 minutes is guaranteed a prize of 500 euros. When Anthony Kelly, the […]