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Food is a pretty subjective notion, we all have cultural biases, different eating habits, dietary restrictions, and just plain old personal taste. But there are some culinary concoctions that manage to really unite us all in bone-chilling horror. 

These dishes could even be considered “cursed” in the parlance of our time, and the “Cursed Food” Facebook gathers the best (or worst) examples out there. So get comfortable, make sure your stomach is at ease, and scroll through. Be sure to upvote the best submissions and comment if you see some you disagree with or just add your own cooking horror stories.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd feel bad for the lizards, but not particularly bothered about the lizardrice. I've probably eaten worse.

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There is a school of thought that we eat with our eyes, which I believe is just a way to say you are a visually picky eater. What exactly is visually appealing is also deeply subjective, but here are a few examples from history of people who may have taken it so far that it entered “cursed” territory. For example, the Romans, reportedly, at feasts pickled mackerels live, so they could watch the silvery fish thrash about in the vessel. 

Medieval feasts would often involve live animals, primarily birds, inside of dishes, which would fly out when, for example, a pie was cut. While this was perhaps an interesting spectacle, one has to imagine the mess of feathers and other droppings inside the dish. One presumes the panicked animals then would simply fly around the hall for the rest of the feast, probably adding some unsanitary aspects to the proceedings.

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"It better f**king stay there"

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Our medieval ancestors had other strange predilections when it comes to food. Obviously, they did not have the benefit of abundant produce like we have today, so they would find protein wherever was convenient. As a result, hedgehogs and porcupines can be found in a number of recipes, as well as the entirety of a pig. This would include ears, snout, tail, tongue, and womb, some of which you can still find on the menu in certain countries today.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I call BS. I have never seen a Full English look like that. No eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomato or black pudding. It would never have a baguette, would be toast or fried bread.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Similarly, almost any bird you can think of was also eaten. Exactly how much meat one can get from a sparrow is questionable, particularly since it seems like they would be pretty annoying to catch, but hunger makes people do unusual things. Modern humans would probably balk at the idea of eating a pigeon, for good reason, it’s hard to imagine that meat looking, smelling, or tasting enjoyable in almost any scenario. 

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Ultimately, we have always let hunger dictate what we do. Food poisoning has been recognized since the times of ancient Greece, but this has not stopped us from consuming everything that moves, dairy in a time where preservation was not fully understood and any digestible root and berry from the forest. But it’s easy to be judgmental, they didn’t really know any better and had to eat one way or another.

But, we shouldn’t disregard our senses, they exist primarily to protect us from, as mentioned above, foodborne illnesses and poisoning ourselves. Hence our inherent distrust of mold which has evolved to the point of feeling repulsed by situations that might lead to mold. Images of cheese left out in the sun make us uncomfortable, even if the cheese seems perfectly fine because we know, internally, that some items need to be stored properly. 

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

cooking on prnhub? i don't think so. ugh reminds of that one post where that guy said that he wanted to take the eggs out of a women and then cook them in a omelette. *pukes*

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here we go again with big brands trying to make more money than they already have 🙄 I only paid $1.99 for my Kroger Microplastic and it tasted just the same as the $5.99 McCormick Microplastic!

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha, reminds me of the time I made someone a red velvet cheesecake. It came out awesome, except it was multiple layers annnd I left the parchment paper in between two of 'em. (It was fairly easy to pull out, and this was a reasonably close friend, so it wasn't a big deal, mostly just hilarious.)

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"My lungs feel funny"

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Foe discretely poisoning your loved one. Chill before serving.

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David Wambold
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A small amount of sugar actrually reduces the acidity. A large amount makes it taste like something only a 7 year old could like. Same reason you don't put sweet relish with ketchup. Too much sweet.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed, I like a bit of sugar or honey in my tomato based sauces, but this looks absolutely awful to me.

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Shaun Coleman
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do you say you're American without saying you're American! You guys eat like you have public healthcare!

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only way they can ever retire is by going on disability from the amounts of sugar in everything

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

eh, a lot of premade pasta sauces are packed full of sugar so he's not entirely wrong. But.. not like this.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Time to add this Shanice Richardson to my dumb people online list

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Janet L
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2 weeks ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A teaspoon of sugar in spaghetti sauce enhances the flavour…a pound of sugar dumped on the finished dish, less so.

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9 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just a little in the sauce BEFORE the noodles! Cuts the acidity.

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Mya Lugar
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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sugar is the main ingredient in diabetes, and will make sweet love to that hamburger grease and pasta to make you look like a whole lotta woman. Have a good day, you will probably have less of them.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Meant to pour in just a few teaspoons of sugar, bag opened wide and ruined dinner.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A PINCH, yes. (If the tomatoes are very sharp/acidic) This much? Nope.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Depends on the tomatoes, but a PINCH of sugar to offset the sharpness sometimes is a good thing. That much tho.... nope.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

a *spoonful* of sugar in the *sauce*, bambi, a *spoonful*, not a CUP.

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom puts some sugar in our spaghetti so our acid reflux doesn’t act up, but never THAT much

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you've ever had spaghetti in the Philippines or at a Jolibee you would know it definitely has sugar in it

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually, when using lower quality tomatoes, they do put a bit of sugar in them. For the good stuff ($6+ per can) of peeled San Marzano, there is no need. They are naturally sweet and delicious.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OMG!!! My ex-SIL put sugar in his sauce!!! I've heard you can do it to cut the acidity of the tomatoes but he and that person go waaaaay overboard!!!

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My step dad puts sugar in his spaghetti sauce, but nowhere near that much. (I don't like sugar in mine. I don't want it to be sweet.)

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Years ago my ex spilled the paper on her roast dinner. Because I loved her I swapped dinner. It was too much pepper but I had to eat it.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe a tablespoon to ease the acid of the tomatoes. This is gonna taste more like spaghetti-O's.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there is plenty sugar in boxed pasta and jarred sauce

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

perhaps spotted on the post about p**n hub? Edit: I wrote P**N not THAT... why censor

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So this is just a butterfly cut steak.... probably a Valentine's Day special in the supermarket

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