Iraqi Farmer Says He Is Addicted to Eating Scorpions Every Day
Ismail Jasim Mohammed, a farmer from Samara, Iraq, claims he consumes at least one live scorpion every day, and experiences symptoms of withdrawal if he goes three days without eating a nasty stinger. When people like David Gracer started preaching about the benefits of eating bugs, I don’t think they meant potentially deadly live scorpions. But […]
Food Artist Creates Edible Beyonce Portrait from 3780 Oreo Pops
To celebrate Beyonce’s recent return to a UK stage, after the Glastonbury festival in 2011, Oreo commissioned food artist Michelle Wibowo to create a tasty portrait of the popular singer from nearly 4,000 Oreo pops. For those of you who don’t yet know about Oreo pops, they’re are delicious treats made from crushed Oreo cookies mixed […]
Man Has Eaten Over 5,000 Bug Species in the Last 11 Years
David Gracer is an entomophagist, which means he consumes insects for sustenance and flavor. During the last 11 years, he claims he has munched on countless creepy crawlies from 5,000 different species. Eating bugs may seem disgusting to a lot of people, but mankind has been doing it for most of its existence. The Greeks and the […]
14-Year-Old McDonald’s Burger Looks Good Enough to Eat
In 1999 a man from Utah bought a McDonald’s hamburger and kept it around for a month just to show his friends how it would look exactly the same because it was full of preservatives. Fast forward 14 years, the burger is almost unchanged . David Whipple originally intended to hang on to his burger […]
Man Replaces Solid Food with Nutritious Drink Called Soylent
Rob Rhinehart, a 24-year-old software engineer from Atlanta, has been living on a liquid diet for the past three months and says he has never felt better. He has combined all the nutrients he needs in a shake-like drink named Soylent which allegedly contains just a third of the calories and no toxins or cancer-causing substances. You might […]
Teenage Girl Has Been on a Noodle-Only Diet for 11 Years
Georgi Readman, an 18-year-old teenager from the Island of Wight, England survives only on cheap instant noodles, because she is afraid to eat other foods. The young hairdressing student goes through about 30 miles of noodles every year. Georgi Readman got hooked on instant noodles when she was just five years old, after watching her older brother […]
Dead Delicacies: The Man Who Eats Roadkill
72-year-old Arthur Boyt from Bodmin Moor, England is an unusual man who eats unusual food. His preference in meat leans towards roadkill – the dead animals that lie on the side of highways after being hit by speeding vehicles. This has earned him a bad reputation, but he just considers it a waste to eat […]
The Stinking Rose – San Francisco’s Garlic-Centered Restaurant
If your idea of a perfect meal is garlic, garlic and more garlic, The Stinking Rose restaurant should definitely be on your itinerary the next time you’re in San Francisco. Their motto – “we season our garlic with food” – says about everything you need to know about this place. Located in the Italian North Beach […]
English Farmer Makes Vodka from Cow Milk
Jason Barber, a farmer from Dorset, England, has spent three years creating the world’s first milk vodka. Now, his Black Cow label is the poison of choice for celebrities like Elizabeth Hurley and James Bond star Daniel Craig. 47-year-old Jason Barber, a sixth generation farmer, got the idea for his pure cow milk vodka after […]
World’s Hottest Pizza Is Three Times Stronger than Police Pepper Spray
It’s called the Saltdean Sizzler, and according to recent tests performed by the Warwick University, it’s three times hotter than the world’s strongest chili and even police pepper spray. That makes it the spiciest pizza on Earth. The world’s hottest pizza was created by Paul Brayshaw, of Paul’s Pizza, in Saltdean, England, a self-confessed spicy food fanatic and fan of […]
Vegan Black Metal Chef Cooks Healthy Dishes with Hellfire and the Power of Rock
32-year-old Brian Manowitz, better known as the Vegan Black Metal Chef, has one of the most unusual cooking shows on the internet. Dressed in his vinyl Armor of Death and boasting a KISS-inspired face paint mask, he cooks all kinds of delicious vegan meals to the sound of black metal. Manowitz, a freelance sound engineer […]
World’s Strongest Coffee Has 200 Percent More Caffeine than Average Roasts
If you feel regular coffee isn’t strong enough to keep you awake and focused through the day, you might want to try a big cup of Death Wish. It’s advertised as the world’s strongest coffee and allegedly has 200% more caffeine that the average dark roast. The name isn’t too encouraging for the faint-of-heart, but if you’re […]
Bedazzle Your Food with the World’s First Edible Spray Paint
I never would have imagined humans would one day be eating spray paint, and yet here we are…Food Finish is the world’s first edible spray paint, and according to its German manufacturer, it’s a great way to add some strange color to your food. People have been eating strange things for a long time. There’s […]
Eat My Face – 3D Printed Face in Chocolate for Valentine’s Day
Nothing says “I love you” like your detailed mug rendered in delicious chocolate. At least that’s what the Japanese at 3D-printing firm KS Design Lab and FabCafe, in Tokyo, are hoping you’ll think, as they offer patrons the chance to “chocolatize” their faces as gifts for Valentine’s Day. Valenntine’s is big business in Japan. As we […]
Chocolate High-Heels – Probably the Best Valentine’s Day Gift for Women
Combining two of women’s favorite things in the world, chocolate and shoes, Texas chocolatier Andrea Pedrazza creates what can only be considered the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for the ladies – chocolate high-heels. The two weeks before Valentine’s Day is the busiest time of the year for Dallas-based chocolate shop CocoAndre. I’m sure there are other great […]