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Article created by: Eglė Bliabaitė

Food is an extremely important part of our lives. Not only is it necessary to our survival, but it can also be a source of great joy. There’s nothing like the warm and fuzzy feeling you get from sharing a delicious meal with loved ones. And there are few ways to better understand a culture than to embrace their culinary traditions and devour their cuisine.

But there are two sides to every coin. And while food can bring us plenty of happiness, it can also greatly disturb us. That’s where cursed food comes in. Bored Panda has scoured the internet and compiled photos of some of the most unsettling culinary disasters below. We’ll warn you right now, pandas, that you probably don’t want to look at this list while eating lunch. But if you're confident that you have a strong stomach, go right ahead. And bon appétit!

#1

My Husband Cooked A Giant Meatball Stuffed With Spaghetti

Cursed food image of a meatloaf stuffed with cooked spaghetti topped with tomato sauce on a wooden cutting board.

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    Tried Creating A New Pasta Shape And Ended Pasta Suitable For A Halloween Party

    Close-up of pasta dish with unusual worm-like shapes, looking unsettling and fitting cursed food pics theme.

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    #3

    A Friend Took This Picture Of Their Coworker's Breakfast

    Unsettling cursed food showing chopped banana mixed with hard-boiled egg in a white bowl with a fork on a wooden table.

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    #4

    This Is My Mom’s Overnight Egg Sugar Water Soup In A Frying Pan

    Unsettling cursed food pic of eggs boiled in an unusual milky white liquid in a black pan on a stovetop.

    In the night, she “poached” the egg in a frying pan; the eggs stay in the water, she adds sugar (sugar, less sugar, sweet white powder for diabetes) in the water. After we got out of bed, she fed those to my stepdad.

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    #5

    Sliced Homemade Sourdough Bread Topped With Creamy Light Brie Cheese. Preheat Oven To 350 And Bake For 11 Hours. Enjoy

    Burnt and charred food on a plate, showing unsettling cursed food that might make you lose your appetite.

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    #6

    Accidentally Made Alien Food

    Unsettling cursed food with strange blue-green noodles and oddly colored vegetables served in a white bowl.

    Rice noodle stir fry with shrimp and red cabbage. Couldn’t look at it, but everybody had seconds.

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    #7

    Peanut Butter And Onion Sandwich I Had For Breakfast

    Slices of toast with nut butter topped with raw onion chunks, an unsettling cursed food combination on a white plate.

    I've been calling it my Spongebob sandwich.

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    #8

    My Husband Insisted This Chicken Was Perceftly Cooked

    Undercooked seasoned chicken pieces in a bowl, an unsettling cursed food example that might make you lose your appetite.

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    #9

    My Jalapeño Poppers Look Disgusting

    Bacon-wrapped squash with burnt edges on a baking tray, showcasing unsettling cursed food with an unusual appearance.

    Didn't taste that good either.

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    #10

    Food Fail

    Hand picking up a cupcake liner with melted, unappetizing gelatinous food, showcasing unsettling cursed food pics.

    My attempt at a vegan cheesecake. Followed recipe… what clear gelatinous monster is this?

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    #11

    Caprese Salad I Purchased From A Pizza Place. I Should Have Checked The Review First

    Minimalist cursed food with tomato, mozzarella slices, and wilted basil leaves in a takeout container.

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    #12

    The Night My Husband Made Burgers For The First Time. He Set Off The Fire Alarm 4 Times

    Burnt and undercooked burger patties in a frying pan with raw patties on a plate nearby, unsettling cursed food pics.

    Y’all wanna come over for dinner?

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    #13

    A Handful Of Jam Served On A Plate At An Upscale Restaurant

    Plate featuring a dessert with a swirl topping and a sauce arranged like a handprint, unsettling cursed food presentation.

    I mean, I’m pretty sure they were using a glove to do that, but when it arrived, it looked so... unappealing.

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    #14

    Tacos In A Waffle Cone. My Husband Is Very Proud Of His Invention. His Taste Buds Are Wrong

    Unsettling cursed food on a blue plate featuring waffle cones filled with taco ingredients and scattered lettuce.

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    #15

    Breakfast Burrito But I Didn’t Have Bacon So I Used Pork Ramen

    Hand holding a tortilla wrap filled with scrambled eggs and ketchup-covered instant noodles, an unsettling cursed food combo.

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    #16

    Stargazy Pie

    Baked pie with four whole fish heads emerging from golden crust on a red tablecloth, an unsettling cursed food pic.

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    #17

    Pizza I Received Last Night

    Burnt and moldy pizza with melted cheese in a cardboard box, an unsettling cursed food pic that might make you lose appetite.

    It’s supposed to be truffle cream with mushrooms and straciatella. Almost puked when I received it, but it was delicious.

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    #18

    My Boyfriend Requested A Cursed Hedgehog Cake For His 30th Birthday

    Cake with glossy beige frosting decorated with red candy eyes, candy teeth, and chocolate stick spikes on a stovetop.

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    #19

    Mom Made Breakfast

    Plate with black cursed food resembling unusual shapes, steamed buns, and half a boiled egg on a white dish.

    Apparently made with leaves/veggies outside that are good for you. She doesn’t get why I found it odd.

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    #20

    My Boyfriend Was So Disgusted By This That He Refused To Kiss Me After I Ate It

    Hand holding a hot dog with two unusually long pickles inside, an unsettling cursed food pic on a dark surface.

    100% not pregnant, just hungry for pickles.

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    #21

    My Fiancées Idea Of A Tasty Lunch. Chicken Nuggets, Gravy, And Ketchup In A Giant Yorkshire Pudding

    Unsettling cursed food with fried chicken pieces soaked in dark gravy and drizzled with red sauce inside a thick crust.

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    #22

    Apparently My Lunch Is Gross

    Bowl of blackberries, brown beans, and slimy shelled oysters in an unsettling cursed food arrangement.

    Tinned mussels, blackberries and red kidney beans.

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    #23

    Cucumber Kimchi Hotdog, Anyone?

    Cucumber boat holding a sausage topped with spicy, cubed pickled vegetables in a disturbing cursed food presentation.

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    #24

    Friend Sent A Photo Of His Meal, What Is That?

    Two carrots, two pieces of toasted bread, packaged cookies, and slices of deli meat on a plate in unsettling cursed food pics.

    That dude eats the most horrifying-looking food in history.

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    #25

    Made German Chocolate Cake From Scratch. Tastes Better Than It Looks

    Unsettling cursed food with a gelatinous texture and unappetizing appearance on a colorful plate in a kitchen setting

    It is delicious! And yes, looks like horse vomit.

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    #26

    My Parents Want To Cut Down On Carbs So My Mum Made A Sponge Cake Using Spinach Instead Of Flour. My Dad Decided To Decorate It With Low Fat Mayo, Mustard, Ketchup And Salsa Golf

    Unsettling cursed food with strange toppings and sauces on layers of dark bread served on a floral plate with lettuce garnish.

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    #27

    Weird And Horrifying Kind Of Food, But I Guess It's The Restaurant's Best Seller

    Cursed food featuring a bizarre seafood dish combining crab and centipede legs served on a white plate.

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    #28

    My Dad Literally Eats This Every Morning

    Unappetizing cursed food with raw onion slices and banana pieces on a sandwich bun on a white plate.

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    #29

    The Food I Was Served At The Emergency Metabolic Unit For Being Severely Malnourished

    Plate of cooked rotini pasta in watery sauce with a partially bitten, uncooked rectangular food item, creating a cursed food scene.

    That block is tofu :(((...I'm not even vegan, I'm just lactose intolerant. I like tofu, but when it's prepared, not just...raw.

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    #30

    Oh, Are We Doing Cursed Birthday Cakes?

    Melting birthday cake with colorful candles, covered in a messy, unsettling berry sauce, a cursed food pic.

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    #31

    Hospital Food Never Fails

    Plate with slices of bread topped with butter and a translucent block of unsettling cursed food with vegetables inside.

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    #32

    Dairy Queen Poutine

    Hand holding a small serving of fries topped with melted cheese and dark gravy in an unsettling cursed food pic.

    Yeah, I knew what I was getting myself into, but by god they topped themselves with this one. It’s all congealed together yet it’s still hot.

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    #33

    The Quotes Around "Corn Dog" Are Doing A Lot Of Heavy Lifting. Candy Corn Melted Around A Chicken Dog (Since I Don't Eat Pork)

    Melting candy corn with a cooked sausage on parchment paper in a black pan, creating a cursed food pic.

    I know this isn't a new idea but I had to do my own independent research. Conclusion? Weird and too crunchy.

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    #34

    I Fail At Spelling Missouri, But They Fail At Mexican Food. Las Cazuelas, MO

    Burrito topped with melted cheese and two grilled pineapple rings on a green plate in cursed food pics.

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    #35

    I Was Making Thai Basil Chicken, Then I Turned Around For A Minute, And My Brother Put Blue Food Dye In It. He’s 19

    Blue scrambled eggs with onions cooking in a pan, a disturbing cursed food pic that might make you lose your appetite.

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    #36

    This Is How My Dad Eats His Salad

    Plate of pasta covered in an excessive amount of white sauce and croutons, an unsettling cursed food pic that might lose appetite.

    Mmm ranch on ranch on ranch on ranch on ranch. “You have to let me mix it up first!”

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    #37

    Went To My In-Laws For Dinner And This Is The Chicken They Served

    Raw chicken pieces on a baking tray showing unsettling cursed food pics that might make you lose your appetite

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    #38

    Girlfriend Is Sick, So I Made "Peter Pan Food"

    Two plates of greenish-blue mashed potatoes topped with cooked greens representing unsettling cursed food pics.

    Mashed potatoes with blue food colouring added in, with some cooked spinach on top (to make it more cursed). Surprisingly? Delicious.

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    #39

    This May Be The Worst Looking Dish I've Ever Made. Tastes Amazing

    Container of moldy food with a decorative spoon inside, showcasing an unsettling cursed food pic that might lose your appetite.

    I tried to make soup but the seaweed completely fell apart and turned into this algae like sediment that turns green when stirred and looks inedible when settled. Salmon chunks. Genuinely it tastes good but i really am in awe of how bad it looks. This is a new low even for me.

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    #40

    My Partner Sent Me This Photo Of Their Dinner. Is This A Red Flag? Yes, That’s Caramel Corn

    Plate of fried chicken, macaroni with ketchup, and popcorn, illustrating unsettling cursed food combinations.

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    #41

    Chocodilla Kit Kat. Taco Bell, Lisbon, Portugal

    Chocolate bars melting on a tortilla wrap on brown paper, an unsettling cursed food pic that might lose your appetite

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    #42

    Girl Dinner. 10:30 At Night

    Boiled eggs and sardines covered in an unappetizing sauce in a white bowl, showing unsettling cursed food.

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    #43

    My Wife Asked For Bacon, What Is This?

    Unsettling cursed food close-up showing odd-looking sliced meat and cheese on toasted bread in a messy wrap.

    From Dunkin' Donuts.

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    #44

    Father Made What He Called “Onion Soup”

    Unsettling cursed food in a bowl with strange gelatinous pieces and noodle-like elements in a murky liquid.

    He put cinnamon in stew once.

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    #45

    Bruschetta In Bed From My Boyfriend

    A hand holding a plate with a piece of flatbread topped with melted cheese and unappetizing food, cursed food pic.

    Chunks of turkey meat in cream with yellow tomatoes and celery. This was a dish with rice yesterday, but the rice ran out. So today this is... This.

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    #46

    Old Guy I Worked With Mixes Peanuts With His Coca-Cola Apparently This Is An Old Country Thing

    Open soda bottle filled with peanuts inside a car cup holder, an unsettling cursed food pic that might lose your appetite.

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    #47

    Ran Out Of Shot Glasses For My Jello Shots

    Unsettling cursed food showing gelatin-filled eggs on a black plate inside a refrigerator shelf.

    It was really bland, a bit of lime and vodka flavour from the jello, but that's it.


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