Ice cream makes people smile. And, says Vondrous: If it makes you smile it’s health food.
But now German researches have developed a creamy frozen treat that really is healthy. Or, at least healthier: ice cream made from flowers. see more
What wine would you pair with a meal of Giant Toasted Leafcutter Ants? A sommelier might know—if that sommelier also happened to be aboriginal from South or Central America That’s where giant ants are a delicacy. Fortunately (or unfortunately), you needn’t trek through the jungles of Colombia to treat your taste buds. Simply head to the vondrous ThinkGeek store. They describe the toasted ants as having a nutty-bacon taste. But we think they taste like chicken. $20
A drawing of Sir Francis Drake wearing a pig snout mask? There’s only one product for which that can be the logo: Sir Francis Bacon Chocolate Peanut Brittle. The peanut brittle has all the sophistication of the famed English vice admiral. The bacon adds all the absurdity of putting a pig snout on said vice admiral. Yet, for a surprisingly large number of people, that unusual combination is tasty. $20.50 for three 3-ounce boxes
Amazingly, this is not the only bacon-chocolate combo available on the market. VOSGES makes a Dark Chocolate Bacon Bar. The Chocomize, the cool design-your-own-chocolate website, allows customers to add either real or vegitarian bacon bits to white, dark or milk chocolate bar creations.
Back in college we used to do shots of wasabi as a sort of dare. These days we don’t need a lubricated party to blow our sinuses with an overdose of Japanese horseradish. All we need is some wasabi gum—it offers that spicy kick to the nose in chewable form. Sadly, we don’t know of any sushi flavored gum but hold out hope of finding some.
Who says that a pre-packaged single-serving meal bought in a grocery can’t taste good? And look good? And be good for you? Meals From Scratch aims for that trifecta with its line of meal packages.
Each meal contains perfectly measured prepped ingredients. The sauces have already been concocted. The vegetables have already been washed and chopped. The grains have already been pre-cooked. All you have to do is spend 15 minutes mixing and heating it all up.
It’s like eating tasty air! That’s not your typical marketing slogan. But then Slim Chips, from the vondrous Icelandic designer Hafsteinn Juliusson, is not your typical food. There’s no pretense that these no-cal concept chips are the equivalent of the more fattening variety. Instead this “edible paper” is more a social statement on those who love to stuff their faces. Mint, blueberry, cheddar and wasabi flavors are envisioned.
