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Photograph from Travis Hornung on Flickr Our Snapshots from Asia correspondent Wan Yan Ling has already done a great job hipping us to odd produce, like red-fleshed dragon fruit, dried dragon eyes, pulasans, and rambutans. The Web Ecoist reminds us that some things look more science fiction than edible. For example, the Kiwano melon has monstrous green goo in its center, Romanescu broccoli looks like it hosts a tiny civilization on its bright green peaks, and the dragon fruit appears to have just come out of a video game. (In case you don't know how to eat these foods, check out Weird Food.) So what's the most exotic fruit or veggie you've eaten?...Strange Food-Related Buildings
From the Presurfer comes 50 Strange Buildings of the World. There are three food-themed buildings in the mix. Above, from left, the Kettle House in Texas; the Longaberger Basket home office in Newark, Ohio; the Pickle Barrel House in Grand Marais, Michigan. But my favorite food-themed building by far is The Donut Hole in La Puente, California: Photograph from GarySe7en on Flickr...Must Wash Hands, Restaurant Bathroom Signage Blog
Must Wash Hands, a photo blog documenting "employees must" signs in restaurant loos. I heard once that the proper amount of hand-washing time was however long it took you to sing "Happy Birthday." Let's all not sing that aloud in the can, though. [via Eat Me Daily]...Exploding Eggs Kill Hens
Photograph from Carol Mitchell on Flickr "The sky is falling!" That's what Chicken Little said and then panicked after an acorn dropped on his head. Even though he comes from a fable, it appears chickens might be terrified of things in the sky. In London, the Telegraph reported claims from a farmer that the presence of hot air balloons were causing her chickens to go into hysteria. But, in their attempt to hide, the birds bump into enough other frightened poultry, or walls, causing their unlaid eggs to explode inside their bodies, killing them. This bit of news is surprising and sad. But fortunately, the ballooning company has agreed to steer clear of the hen's fields now....Swiss Police Look For Blood Trail, Find Pork
Photograph from Rick on Flickr Answering an emergency call Monday night, Swiss police trekked out to a rural road where motorists reported "a long trail of blood." They followed the mysterious red strip for 12 miles before realizing it was cargo from a butcher's supply van. The barrel of pork blood had spilled accidentally en route to a sausage factory....A Lampshade Made Out of Bacon
I thought we'd seen everything bacon-related here at Serious Eats. But no. No. We had not seen the bacon lampshade. [via Donny] Related The Bacon Bra Bacon Mats...In Videos: Obama Bacon Man
Honestly, I don't know what's going on in this video. Fake Barack Obama makes bacon, some of the kids behind Sizzology rap about it, and then—how did we ever miss this tidbit of news?—they cut in a Michelle Obama breakdown in which she says, "I do my protein as bacon. We're bacon people." I'd imagine that was clipped from some appearance on a morning talk show where she either made a recipe or talked about breakfast. The video, after the jump....Giant Candy Corn Still for Sale
The gigantic candy corn decorations we reported on last week are still for sale, even if the Craigslist ad has been removed. If you're interested, call seller Steve D. at 612-805-4738. God knows what you'd do with them, but someone, please give these monstrously huge candy corns a good home! Related Gigantic Candy Corn For Sale on Craigslist, $3800 Crazy Craigslist Cookie Ad Candy Corn Knit Cap...Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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8 Delicious Chocolate Cakes and Pies for Valentine's Day
Some might say that chocolate on Valentine's Day is about as unoriginal as you can get. We all remember the first heart-shaped box of overly sweet chocolate bonbons from grade school Valentines. But chocolate gift-giving needn't be a cliché. This year, let's bake our sweethearts chocolate cakes and pies instead! Here are 8 delicious recipes perfect for celebrating your love (of chocolate.)
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