Guy Has Eaten Nothing but Raw Meat for the Last Five Years
Until five years ago Derek Nance couldn’t stomach any foods and was very sick. Doctors told Derek he must have an allergy of some sorts and advised him to try various diets in order to determine the cause of his illness. He tried every kind of diet out there and was even a vegan for […]
This Young Journalist Is Earning Her Engagement Ring by Making 300 Sandwiches for Her Boyfriend
New York Post journalist, Stephanie Smith, truly believes the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. After her boyfriend told her she is 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring, Stephanie got cooking and started a blog to document her progress. She is currently at sandwich #176. Stephanie says her relationship to her […]
Roast, Fish Sticks and Pizza for Dessert – Amateur Baker Creates Cakes That Look Like Savory Dishes
The bad news is the delicious-looking hunk of roast beef, burrito or fish fingers featured in the photos below are not what they seem. The good news is they are actually cakes designed by English amateur baker Louise Caola. Ever since she was a little girl helping her mother around the kitchen, Londoner Louise Caola […]
Adventurous Food Blogger Cooks with Cat Food, Toothpaste and Grass
Sick of pretentious food blogs, Collin McQuistan, a foodie from Glasgow, Scotland, set up an unconventional blog where he documents all kinds of gourmet dishes cooked with weird ingredients like cat food, grass and toothpaste. 41-year-old Collin McQuistan only started his offbeat food blog last month, but he is already making headlines in international media, […]
The Dark Side of Cooking – Naturally Black Chicken
Did you know there was such a thing as black chicken? And I don’t mean as in dark feathers, but black skin, bones and even internal organs. There are actually several black chicken breeds in the world, especially in Asia, but the most popular of all has to be the Chinese Silkie. Silkies are beautiful […]
Utah Man Has Eaten Over 12,000 Big Mac Burgers in the Last 30 Years
He doesn’t look like your average junk-food addict, but 64-year-old Dennis Rosinlof says that he’s been hooked on McDonald’s Big Macs for the last three decades. During that time, the Utah man estimates he has consumed at least 12,000 burgers. Dennis started eating Big Mac burgers when he started working as a salesman, 30 years […]
Croatian Confectioners Create White-and-Blue Ice Cream, Name It Facebook, Make a Killing
Facebook, the world’s most popular social network, has just passed the 100 billion valuation mark, but thanks to a couple of business-savvy ice-cream makers from Croatia, anyone can have a slice of it for as little as 1 euro. Brothers Admir and Ibi Adili run the Valentino ice cream shop in Tisnom, on Croatia’s Murter […]
Fruit Breeder Creates Cotton-Candy-Flavored Grapes
They look and smell just like common table grapes, but pop one into your mouth and the first impression you get is a rush of cotton candy flavor. At least that’s what Spencer Gray, a personal chef in Culver City and blogger at Omnivorous, who has sampled the grapes says. If you have sweet tooth but […]
Curious Eats – Tokyo’s Legendary Black Hot Dog
Japan is known for its selection of weird foods, and today we can add one more item to the ever-growing list. The Black Terra Hot-Dog is one of the most popular fast-food delicacies sold in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. It’s over 30 centimeters long and looks like it’s been cooked a few hours longer […]
Restaurant Photographs Its Burritos Next to Babies to Prove Their Size
Gorditos, a popular Mexican restaurant in Seattle, sells burritos the size of babies. No, it’s not an exaggeration, and to prove it, they’ve covered a whole wall with photos of their burritos next to some of their customers’ infants. At Gorditos, Mexican burritos can weigh up to four pounds, not as much as most newborns, […]
The World’s Largest Dish – Whole Camel Stuffed with Sheep Stuffed with Chicken Stuffed with Fish
Some people believe it to be just a myth, but the Guinness Book of Records has the stuffed whole camel listed as the largest single food item on any menu, and there are even a few photos of Bedouins feasting on it doing the rounds on the internet The official name of this traditional Bedouin […]
Japanese Shop Sells Perfect Fruits as Luxury Items
Tokyo’s Sembikiya Fruit Parlor looks like a luxurious jewelry store and the prices of the items on offer aren’t too far off either, only instead of diamonds and gold this place sells fruits. If you’re looking for perfectly shaped, delicious-tasting cantaloupes, apples, grapes or any other Japanese fruits, Sembikiya is where you’ll find them, but […]
Look But Don’t Bite – China’s Mouthwatering Stone Food Banquets
Petrified pasta, juicy braised pork, rocky dried fruits and many other delicious-looking dishes are all part of China’s rare stone food banquets. The spread is nice to look at, but trying to sneak a bite will cost you a few teeth. People in the mountainous regions of China know how to appreciate beautiful rocks, and […]
Anus-Shaped Chocolates – The World’s Most Outrageous Treats
From cooked insects to fermented bird meat, humans have been eating all kinds of outrageous foods for hundreds of years, but there are some things that I just wouldn’t dream of putting in my mouth. One of them is the anus-shaped Belgian chocolates sold by a cheeky British chocolaterie. If you think the chocolate “Edible […]
Japanese Cafeteria Offers Curious Eaters a Taste of Prison Food
In Japan, you don’t actually have to get thrown in jail to get a taste of prison food. The Prison cafeteria, in Abashiri, Hokkaido, specializes solely in food actually served inside Japanese prisons. I’ve often wondered what jail food tastes like, but I was never curious enough to commit a crime and find out. Luckily, for […]