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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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Em
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2 years ago Created 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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    Miocha
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is the "safest" cursed food so far

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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. 

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    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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    Nathalie Coffee
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, the rat looks alive, so you can't say it's not fresh!

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    "It better f**king stay there"

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    Ellinor
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can what happen in Mississippi stay in Mississippi (Please) ?

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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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    Charlie the Cat
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    2 years ago Created 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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    Ellinor
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    2 years ago Created 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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    David Wambold
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't get me started on nipple butter (hint: it is not a condiment).

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    The Leaning Pasta of Pisa

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    The Original Bruno
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've never seen the trunk of the spaghetti tree without its bark on....

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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.

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    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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    Agfox
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Popular at Crocker Barrel, probably

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    Korean Boi
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    2 years ago Created 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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    Susan Robinson
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    2 years ago Created 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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    Em
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    2 years ago Created 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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    Chexmy Licks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    AHAJHAJHAJHAJHAJHAJHAJHAJAGHAAHGAHGAHGAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

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    Mayra
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This doesn’t belong here, it belongs with me

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    varwenea
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I know a lot of people who would eat that.

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    troufaki13
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pineapple on pizza sounds pretty good, now, eh?

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    Babsevs
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eeeuuuw....and as a side note, spaghetti AND fries???

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    David Wambold
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Foe discretely poisoning your loved one. Chill before serving.

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    LK
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah, pizza on a white chopping board.

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    Sad Quokka
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate to be the one, but that's not how you make banana cake

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    Mayra
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s like sending an email and forgetting the attachment

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    MonsterMum
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because no one get near enough to share germs

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    varwenea
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those dried shrimps are very expensive.

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    cats_from_the_void
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    2 years ago (edited) Created 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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    Babsevs
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    2 years ago Created 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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    Elita One
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your telling me a shrimp fried this rice?

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    varwenea
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Spidey, Keep holding the up wall. Save the rest of the cake!!

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    DustTea (she/her)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I lost my umbrella so i’m gonna use a potted plant 🤷‍♂️

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    cats_from_the_void
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    god. imagine if you're in a white shirt at a uber fancy restaurant and then-

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    SPARKIZE
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    $59 still in pocket.. check.. firing up my own grill.. priceless

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    Sergy Yeltsen
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that chopped herbs or mould floating around?

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    Kobe
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why waste both shoes and food ?

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    David Wambold
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good to see it has real tar. Wouldn't want to get that fake tar.

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    Agfox
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hot macaroni & custard with vanilla ice cream is delicious

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    Ellie Hope
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm from the UK and have never heard of this! Please don't believe these lies!!!

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    honey_milktea
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    u know what, at this point in the feed, you do you.

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    T5n
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a moment, I thought that someone made spaghetti fleshlights !

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    Lakota Wolf
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can’t even tell what I’m looking at. Plain pasta? Pinkie mice? The pieces of dumpling dough left over in the pot after you boil up a batch of em? Bits of that thick skin you peel off of your heel? Fetal hamsters?

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    Jo314129
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll take the pine please. The bigger the better!

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    Remi (He/Him)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's it. I'm out of can, engaging backspace

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    SCP 4666
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When you order fish and chips from Ikea

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    cats_from_the_void
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ~budget valentines gifts! Dirt cheap! Totally won't get you dumped!!! buy now!~

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    USMCFelicia
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is her stovetop purple? I've only seen red before

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    cats_from_the_void
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    wellll, it's better than dyeing a WHOLE F***ING WATERFALL isn't it?

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    Jo314129
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and they probably continued frying foods as soon as these shoes were out.

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    David Wambold
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dorm room delicacy? Mom can you please send money?

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    T5n
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think that they have the Wrong meaning of “coffee beans”

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    Jo314129
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Please tell me these are fake... or at least pet treats.

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    Jo314129
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks the same coming out as it does before eating.

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    T5n
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This depends, what type of jelly, and what type of seasonings were used? I’m going through the whole list as picturing what each one tastes like. This one could go either way depending on the ingredients

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