Blonde Chocolate, a Delicious Treat Created by Mistake
Blonde chocolate has yet to reach the popularity of milk, dark, and white chocolate, but it is already recognized as one of the most ingenious variations of white chocolate ever created. The history of blonde chocolate can be traced back to the year 2004 when French pastry chef Frederic Bau was busy showing off his […]
Japanese Gummy Candy Tastes Like a Fruit That Doesn’t Exist
A Japanese candy company has been making national news headlines for its idea to produce gummy candy that tastes like an ‘imaginary fruit’ called Kiraspika (キラスピカ). Last year was a great one for gummy candy producers, and the market continued to expand throughout 2023, with fruit-flavored gummies being the most popular. While there are plenty […]
Taiwanese Cafe Goes Viral for Its Horrifyingly Realistic Puppy-Shaped Ice-Cream
A cafe in Taiwan has been getting a lot of attention online for serving puppy-shaped ice-cream that most people describe as adorable and terrifying at the same time. When you think about food, the first thing that probably comes to mind is taste, but the fact is that eating is a visual experience as well, […]
Swiss Cocoa Company Creates Naturally Pink Chocolate
Ever since Nestlé introduced white chocolate, 80 years ago, chocolate has been available in only three main varieties – dark, milk and white. Well, it’s apparently time to add a fourth type to the list – Ruby pink chocolate. Zurich-based Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest based cocoa processor, has apparently spent the last 13 years […]
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 […]
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 […]
This Japanese Water Cake Looks and Tastes Unlike Any Sweet You’ve Tried Before
It looks like a large drop of water, but it’s actually a cake. This Japanese invention is as delicate as it looks and sounds, but it needs to be consumed in only 30 minutes, after which it will simply turn into a sweet puddle of water. The water cake looks like a large bowl of […]
No Grownups Allowed at Japan’s Children-Only Magical Sweets Shop
Most teenagers can’t wait until they’re 21 so they can have a legal ID, but here’s one shop in Japan that will make them want to stay young forever – an ID proving that they’re a sixth grader or younger. Because that’s how young you’ve got to be to enter Japan’s Future Sweets Factory – […]
Food Artist Creates Edible Replica of Michelangelo’s “The Creation of Adam” Using 10,000 Marshmallows
Sweets are not just meant for eating, they can be used for art too! Artist Michelle Wibowo recently used tasty treats to create a life-size replica of Michelangelo’s famous Sistine Chapel painting – The Creation of Adam. Measuring 18’9’’ by 9’2’’, it features 10,000 marshmallows and half a billion cake sprinkles. It’s been rightly dubbed, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Beer Makes Its Way onto the Candy Market for the Holidays
Chocolate has traditionally been seen as a gift appropriate for women. But here’s something that gives it a manly twist – beer flavored candy. Beer has been used as a candy flavoring for quite some time now and is something that many chocolatiers are experimenting with. The earliest known beer candy was introduced around three […]