Entrepreneur Runs Out of Fruit, Creates World’s First Beer Jelly
Archaeologist-turned-entrepreneur Nancy Warner is making headlines for creating the world’s first jam made purely from beer. But before you get too excited, let me tell you it’s non-alcoholic, so there’s no real chance of getting tipsy at breakfast! Nancy had already quit her job as an archaeologist to start a preserves company called ‘Potlicker’, when […]
Couple Married for 60 Years Celebrate Every Anniversary by Eating a Piece of Their Original Wedding Cake
For the past 60 years, this Florida couple have been celebrating their anniversary by eating a piece out of their wedding cake – not a replica, the original one! Ann and Ken Fredericks were married on 19 August, 1955 and Ann’s grandmother had baked a three-layer fruitcake for the occasion. The top layer of that […]
Japanese Restaurant Serves Food That Literally Tastes Like Crap
We’ve featured our fair share of bizarre foods on Oddity Central, right from jam-filled sausages to charcoal cheddar cheese, but this latest dish in Japan definitely takes the cake as the weirdest ever. A new eatery owned by Japanese adult movie star Ken Shimizu has actually chosen to serve poo-flavored curry! The dish is meant to […]
This Ghost Pepper Ice-Cream Is So Hot You Need a Waiver to Eat It
Savory ice creams have been around for some time now, but none quite as hot as the Ghost Pepper Ice Cream. This bad boy is so spicy that you actually have to sign a legal waiver before attempting to eat it. The frozen treat is available at The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It’s […]
Donutopia – A $100 Donut That Takes 5 Hours to Make
Paying $100 for a donut seems crazy, but Donutopia is no ordinary confectionery, it’s a culinary masterpiece covered in 24-karat gold flakes and edible sugar diamonds. These treats are made with the finest ingredients, including $39 Bling H2O water. “Each one takes three to five hours to make,” says Jeanne Kaminski, co-owner of Dolicious Donuts in […]
Introducing the Dausage, a Sausage Filled with Fruit Jam
If you love odd culinary combinations, then the ‘dausage’ is just the thing for you. The half-donut, half-sausage is a savory-sweet mash-up of pork or beef and jam or custard, invented by web developer and food lover Liam Bennett. “I was inspired to invent the dausage by the success of the cronut and the duffin,” the […]
These Burgers Are Made of Flies and They Are Amazingly Nutritious
Every year, during the rainy season, trillions of midges – small flies – rise from the water of Lake Victoria, in Africa, and fly in giant swarms that are said to be so dense they can suffocate a person. However, for the people living on the shores of the great lake, they are just a welcome source […]
Researchers Discover Super Healthy Seaweed That Taste Like Bacon
Researchers at Oregon State University have made the mother of all discoveries – they’ve recently patented a strain of seaweed that’s not only rich in protein, but tastes remarkably like delicious bacon when cooked. Dulse (Palmaria sp.) is a red marine algae that grows along the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines and is sold for up to […]
World’s Most Expensive Cheese Costs $1,000 a Pound, Is Made from Donkey Milk
Believe it or not, the world’s most expensive cheese doesn’t come from cows or goats, but from donkeys. Made on a farm in Serbia, ‘Pule Cheese’ is made from Balkan donkey milk and costs a hefty $1,000 per pound! It is a crumbly white cheese, apparently popular for its intense flavor and natural saltiness. The world’s supply […]
True Carnivores – This Family Has Eaten Nothing but Meat for the Last 17 Years
Due to inconveniences caused to the Andersen family, we have decided to remove this article, but you can still read their story on Zero Carb Zen.
Israeli Restaurant Uses Special Plates Optimized to Look Great on Instagram
Inspired by the growing trend of photographing your food and sharing the photos online before tucking in, a Tel Aviv restaurant has launched a special program that allows patrons to take the best food photos possible. Called “Foodography”, the unique concept relies on color-coordinated dishes, perfect lighting and custom-designed plates that either spin around to offer different photo angles, […]
Woman Survives on Corn Crisps Alone for Over a Decade
35-year-old Debbie Taylor loves cooking big meals for her boyfriend and teenage son. But when the time comes to sit down at the table and dig in, she just pulls out a packet of Beef-flavored Monster Munch crisps instead. In fact, that’s about all she’s been eating for the past decade! Debbie, a hotel chambermaid […]
Finally! Japanese Company Creates Onion That Doesn’t Make You Cry
Thanks to Japanese company House Foods Group, tear-inducing onions could be a thing of the past! The company claims to have produced the world’s first ‘tear-free’ onion, by disabling the compounds that the popular vegetable releases when chopped. According to a House Foods Group press release, their researchers have spent over a decade studying the chemistry […]
Woman Sells $40 Birth Placenta Smoothies
If you found our post about bodybuilders consuming breast milk hard to stomach, wait till you hear what this woman in England puts in her smoothies. Kathryn Beale makes controversial birth placenta smoothies in her own kitchen and sells them to new mothers for £25 ($38) each. The 41-year-old from Wiltshire county, in South West England, got involved […]
Japan’s 60-Minute-Candy – A Real-Life Version of Willy Wonka’s Everlasting Gobstopper
There’s a wacky new diet product sweeping Japan, and it’s modeled after Willy Wonka’s famous Everlasting Gobstopper. Aptly named the ‘60-Minute Candy’, it’s a lollipop with a three-centimeter ball of sugar that lasts for an entire hour! The 60-minute-candy has gone viral in the Japanese Twitterverse, with hundreds of women passing it on as a great way […]