30 Days of Bugs – Student Goes on Insect Diet for a Whole Month
We’ve heard people going on all sorts of crazy diets, but this one is a first – an American student recently went a 30-day bug fest! Throughout the month of February, Alabama student Camren Brantley-Rios ate insect-laced meals three times a day. The 21-year-old, who documented his bug-eating experience on a blog called ‘30 Days of […]
World’s Most Expensive Chocolate Costs a Whopping $260 per 42-Gram Bar
If you’re looking for the finest dark chocolate money can buy, you might want to try , a delicate, handmade chocolate, made from the finest cacao beans Ecuador has to offer. At a hefty $260 per 1.5 ounce-bar, it is the most expensive chocolate in the world. According to the makers of To’ak, 95 percent […]
World’s First “Beauty Chocolate” Keeps Your Skin Looking Young
Developed by a Cambridge University affiliated laboratory, Esthechoc is being touted as the world’s first ‘beauty chocolate’. It’s a dark chocolate with 70 percent cocoa containing high levels of two powerful anti-oxidants which help reverse the skin’s natural ageing process. A 7.5g piece of Esthechoc has as many cocoa flavanols as a 100g piece of regular […]
Japanese Farmers Somehow Create Eggs That Smell Like Citrus Fruit
Only in Japan can you find strange foods like garlic flavored cola, deep-fried maple leaves, and delicious water cake, but citrus-scented eggs are pretty strange, even by its standards. And yet these fruit-smelling eggs do exist thanks to a producer in Kochi Prefecture, in the southwest corner of Shikoku island. The special eggs, called ‘yuzu tama’, supposedly […]
At $40,000 per Teaspoon, Albino Caviar Named “White Gold” Is the World’s Most Expensive Food
A special type of caviar, made from rare albino fish eggs and laced with 22-carat gold, is thought to be the most expensive food on the planet. Priced at a staggering $300,000 per kilo (that’s about $40,000 per teaspoon), ‘White Gold’ caviar will be served to the super rich at some of the best restaurants […]
World’s Oldest Burger Still Looks Edible after 20 Years
A couple of Australian men claim to possess the world’s oldest burger – a 20-year-old quarter pounder with cheese that still looks remarkably edible! Eduard Neetz and Casey Dean purchased the burger from a McDonald’s outlet in Adelaide when they were 13 and 14 years old respectively. They were out buying food for a party, […]
Prison Restaurant Staffed by Inmates Voted the Best in Cardiff, Wales
The Clink has recently been named the number one restaurant in Cardiff, Wales, by TripAdvisor, after getting more votes than all the other 945 restaurants in the Welsh capital. I know that doesn’t seem like the kind of news you normally read on OC, but The Clink isn’t your average restaurant – it’s staffed by inmates […]
Professional Dog Food Taster Is Actually a Real Job
Pet owners sneaking a nibble or two out of their pets’ bowls, out of curiosity, is completely understandable. But eating dog food for a living? Now that’s pretty hard to digest! But ‘professional dog food taster’ is a real job, and it apparently pays quite well. An entry level position in the quality department would […]
Spanish Bakery Makes $150 Glittering Bread Using Gold Dust
Whole wheat flour, spelt and water are the usual ingredients used to make bread, but add a touch of edible gold and you’ve got wealthy clients from all around the world stepping on each others’ toes trying to secure a loaf of the world’s most expensive bread. Made by Pan Piña bakery in the small Spanish […]
America’s First Vegan Butcher Shop Is No Joke
A vegan butcher shop sounds like an oxymoron, but believe it or not, such a venue is soon going to be operating in the US. Having surpassed their Kickstarter goal of $60,000, ‘The Herbivorous Butcher’ will be setting up shop in Minneapolis – bringing meat-free meat to vegans and vegetarians in the area. They’re going […]
Meet the Incredible Eggman – The World’s Fastest Omelette Maker
72-year-old Howard Helmer can produce a delicious gourmet omelette faster than anyone else in the world. Over the years, he’s managed to hang on to two Guinness World Records – one for the fastest omelette (in 39 seconds) and the other for turning out a whopping 427 omelettes in 30 minutes. In every demonstrative video […]
Artist Creates Amazingly Realistic Food Hats
Israeli artist Maor Zabar’s creations look deceptively delicious, but they are meant to be worn not devoured. He uses felt, plastic and wire to create incredibly realistic models of delicious dishes and incorporates them into fashionable headgear. Some of his clever designs include a berry pie beret, an outdoor picnic fascinator, and even a salad […]
Forget about Dirty Dishes – Belgian Designers Create Edible Tableware
A couple of Belgian designers have come up with a new range of edible food containers that are eco-friendly, taste good, and most importantly, save people from the misery of doing dishes. The young entrepreneurs – Helene Hoyois and Thibaut Gilquin – got the idea after hosting a party one night, after which they found themselves […]
The TomTato – A Plant That Grows Tomatoes above Ground and Potatoes Below
An extraordinary plant that produces both tomatoes and potatoes has been developed in the UK. Just one of these bad boys can grow more than 500 sweet cherry tomatoes above the ground, and a decent crop of white potatoes below. Aptly named ‘TomTato’, the plant is actually 100 percent natural, and not genetically modified as one would expect. TomTato, a.k.a ‘veg […]
Swiss Scientists Create ‘Sparkling Apple’ That Feels Like a Fizzy Drink in Your Mouth
If you’re a soda addict trying to switch to healthy food, then the new ‘Paradis Sparkling’ apple is just the thing for you. With a single bite, your mouth will be filled with sweet effervescent juice that replicates the sensation of sipping on a fizzy drink. The new Paradis Sparkling apple is the product of […]