Funny Food

Every now and then, when I am in the kitchen or at the market with my mom, or just moving through life, I come across some funny food. There are no rules. It could be a coincidence that the food item looks the way it does. Or it could be that an opportunity for a comic edible arrangement has presented itself, and I am not to be denied in this situation.

I know there are a few famous carrot pictures floating around out there. I may not have anything quite that groundbreaking (hahaha groundbreaking...carrots are roots...get it?), but I humbly submit my own findings for your viewing pleasure.

Sometimes when my mom makes hard-boiled eggs, she drops just one of them into the pot a little less delicately than the others...hence Spermy Egg.

No caption necessary.

This is just an arrangement I did at a dining hall in Binghamton one day. Dr. Pepper's weird older brother--Green Pepper. (With a 'stache.)

This is from when I worked at Thanks a Latte (RIP). I came out into the parking lot one day (clearly in the middle of winter) and this cupless frozen soda was too perfectly soda-shaped to pass.

Okay, like the green pepper face, Hummus Yoda is man-made. Note the chip mouth.

This zucchini looks like a bird who's embarrassed about something...I'm naming him Bashful Bill.

Duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh Butt-shroom! Yeah, I just pulled out the Batman theme for this.

Eggbert.

These are from this Thanksgiving. My mom made Soup in a Pumpkin--an amazing, delicious recipe--and it turned out that the squash was the same size as the turkey. Awesome. And delicious.

 

And, last but not least, introducing the food item that started me off on funky food photography....


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This is my good old friend, The Happy Tomato. This picture is from 2008? 2009? Either way, this is the veggie that got me going, and to it (him), I will always be grateful.