Truly Curious Eats – The Annual Gala of the Explorers Club
Members of New York’s exclusive Explorers Club get together once a year at the Waldorf Astoria hotel to enjoy some of the most unusual dishes ever conceived. From live tarantulas to juicy cow eyeballs, the menu of the Annual Gala of the Explorers Club features everything you’ve never wanted to put in your mouth. A fair warning – […]
Japanese Restaurant Uses Dirt as the Main Ingredient for Its Expensive Dishes
While most chefs work hard to make sure no dirt winds up in their food, at French restaurant Ne Quittez Pas, in Tokyo, Japan, dirt is actually used as a key ingredient. Mind you, this isn’t just any kind of dirt. It’s a special black soil from Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, that’s actually been tested for safety, but […]
Woman Plans To Eat and Drink Only Starbucks for a Year
A Seattle-based woman by the name of Beautiful Existence (her legal name) has set a very strange challenge for herself this year – she plans to eat food and drink beverages only from Starbucks for all of 2013. No, she’s not addicted to Starbucks products. Beautiful Existence just likes to set year-long challenges for herself. For example, […]
Creepy White Chocolate Baby Heads Are Surprisingly Popular
I’m a big fan of white chocolate, but not even the strongest sweets craving couldn’t make me take a bite out of Annabel de Vetten’s creepy baby heads. They’re way too scary for me, but according to the English food artist they’re quite a hit at parties and baby showers. The disturbing white chocolate artworks were originally designed […]
Finally! Brazilian Burger Chain Introduces Edible Paper Wrappers
Have you ever been so hungry that you actually munched on your burger’s paper wrapper without even noticing? It happens to me all the time, and while I don’t think it’s a big deal, some people are actually disgusted when that happens. But thanks to Brazilian fast-food chain Bob’s, they don’t have to worry about […]
Russian Journalist Holds Promise to Literally Eat His Words after Prediction Proves Wrong
Vyacheslav Ledovsky, a journalist from the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk, surprised a lot of people when he decided to hold true to the promise he made two years ago, to eat his own article should his prediction about work on local infrastructure prove wrong. Ledovsky, a writer for The Builder newspaper, wrote an article in 2010 entitled “Promises […]
Pepsi-Chicken Flavor Potato Chips Hit China
Every year, potato chip maker Lay’s launches a new flavor in China, and this time it seems like they have a real winner on their hands – pepsi-chicken, a very popular dish in the world’s most populated country. Who new Pepsi and chicken go so well, together, right? Well, the Chinese, apparently. Chicken wings tossed […]
Atomic Fallout Burger Is So Hot You Need Gloves to Eat It
Living up to its name, the Atomic Fallout burger is so hot that owners of the Atomic Burger restaurant, in Bristol, England, require daredevils to sign a waiver and wear protective gloves so not to burn their hands. Eating a burger is usually a pleasurable experience, but chowing down on the Atomic Fallout burger is a […]
Can You Handle the Red Dog Saloon’s Ultimate Hot Chicken Wing Challenge?
If you’re a fan of spicy food, you may want to try the Red Dog Saloon’s Viper Challenge – eat six chicken wings smothered in sauce made from Naga Viper chillies, known as the world’s hottest chili peppers, in ten minutes. Sounds easy enough, doesn’t it? I mean how hard can it be to munch on […]
Edible Deodorant Tastes Sweet, Makes You Smell Like Roses
Did you ever think there would come a day when the sweets you eat actually make you smell sweet as well? Well, my friends, that day is today! Introducing Deo Perfume Candy, the edible deodorant that makes you smell like fresh roses from a stunningly beautiful valley in Bulgaria. Actually, the concept has been around […]
Woman Who Only Eats Junk Food and Milk Says She Has Never Eaten Fruits or Vegetables
54-year-old Marla Lopez, from New York City, says the supermarket snack aisle has become her dinner aisle, as she will only consume three types of foods (potato chips, white breads and milk), and has never even tried fruits or vegetables. Recently featured on Good Morning America, Lopez said her picky eating started as a baby, […]
World’s Most Expensive Coffee Is Made from Elephant Dung
You probably didn’t know this, but the world’s most expensive coffee is pretty crappy, literally. Black Ivory coffee is made from beans eaten and digested by Thai elephants, and is priced at $1,100 per kilogram. Enjoy! I knew elephants in Thailand were good at painting, but I didn’t know they also make great coffee. The rare Black […]
Anatomically-Correct Cake Shop Will Kill Your Appetite
You hungry but there’s nothing in the fridge to munch on? Don’t freak out, just take a look at the “treats” offered by this anatomically-correct cake shop and you’ll probably lose your appetite for a while. Miss Cakehead, the creative director who previously brought us the decadent Bloody Human Heart cupcakes and the Human Meat […]
Indian Food Lover Feeds Family Curry Every Day for a Whole Year
During the last year, 47-year-old Dan Toombs, better known by his online alias, The Curry Guy, has cooked 365 different kinds of Indian curry dishes for him and his family. After spending a fortune on takeaway Indian food, North-Yorkshire-based businessman Dan Toombs decided it would be cheaper and healthier if he did the cooking himself. So […]
A Feast for Zombies: Gory Gourmet Food Truck Serves Fresh Brain Burgers
London Chef Mark Jankel shocked everyone when he launched the Gory Gourmet, a special food truck that serves very literal brain food, including calf brain burgers, brain salad wrap or crispy chunks of brain. Animal brain is a pretty common ingredient in the cuisine of many Asian countries, but in the Western world it has […]