You can easily lose your way in the world of food if you don’t watch where you’re going. As you navigate the Isles of Gordon Ramsay and sail around the Jamie Oliver Peninsula, you’re eventually bound to come across the seemingly-endless Desert (not dessert) of Weird Food. And in the middle stands none other than the city of ‘Totally Gourmet’ (Population: 118,000), its streets filled with bizarre sights that show off the strange and sometimes unsettling side of cooking, cuisine, and nosh.
The ‘Totally Gourmet’ page is run by none other than Sébastien Mathys and Jonas Nyffenegger. If their names sound familiar, then it’s probably because you’ve read Bored Panda’s previous post about their other incredibly popular Instagram page, ‘Ugly Design.’ Now, Sébastien and Jonas are shocking the world once again—but with food! Check out some of the weirdest and most mesmerizing food-related pics from ‘Totally Gourmet’ below and upvote the ones that made your eyes pop and your jaws drop, dear Pandas. Planning to skip lunch after this post (we just might)? Let us know in the comment section below.
Sébastien and Jonas told Bored Panda that 'Totally Gourmet' started as a spin-off of 'Ugly Design. They explained that they're both passionate about cooking and thought that the amazing food pictures that they found online deserved a dedicated page. "We like to experiment in the kitchen and try new flavors whenever given the opportunity. If you are a food artist please share your work with us, we would love to see (taste) what you do!" Read on for the full interview.
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Bird House
At first I thought it was an actual house and then I saw the bird and I was like ohhhh 🤦🏼♀️lol it's a good design tho I love it
Noodeldo
Say It With Flowers
When Bored Panda asked Sébastien and Jonas what could be done if readers suddenly lose their appetites when looking at photos from the 'Totally Gourmet' page, the pair weren't surprised at all. "We know what you mean. This occurs to us as well... DM us when this happens. We have tips to help, depending on the picture," they said. So, dear Pandas, if you find yourself put off from eating after this list, send a direct message to the curators of the page and they might just have a solution for you.
Sébastien and Jonas also revealed that they have quite a few food and cooking disaster stories between them in their lives. And they shared the worst one of them.
"Younger Jonas organized a Surströmming party in a public park in Geneva with a few friends and me," Sébastien said. "Surströmming is a Swedish delicacy made of fermented fish. Most of our friends refused to even try and backed away from the smell. Actually, the scent was so strong that everybody in a radius of 50m decided to leave. Even a group of punks. Our tasting was too trash for them." Got any similar stories to share, dear Pandas? Let us know in the comment section!
Kiwifruit
Pug
Orange At Work
We’re drawn to weirdness and ugliness. It’s a very human experience to be captivated by something that’s far from aesthetically pleasing. And that’s exactly the primal human fascination with ugliness that the ‘Totally Gourmet’ team manage to capture in the pics that they post.
There’s a lot of similarity between ‘Totally Gourmet’ and ‘Ugly Design,’ namely, the ugliness and the shock value. Sébastien and Jonas earlier spoke to Bored Panda about their other project, ‘Ugly Design,’ and attributed its success to the fact that their content creates a huge contrast to the “norm-perfect” pictures that can usually be found in people’s Instagram feeds.
Cheetos Superstructure
Lunch
“When seeing an ugly design rather than perfect aesthetics (as defined in the 21st century)—scrollers takes notice,” Sébastien and Jonas told Bored Panda that the key is to avoid predictability and embracing what’s unexpected.
The curators of ‘Ugly Design’ and ‘Totally Gourmet’ explained that they believe ugliness is a topic that’s bottomless and will always have something to offer in terms of content. So you can expect a lot more extraordinary and strange content from Sébastien and Jonas in the near future, that’s for sure!
Cereal
Veggitect
Happy Birthday
Lost In The Sauce
Those Sausages Be Flacid
Happy Hours
Total Fail
Christmas Tree Salad
Beetle Bread
Avocado
Do Something With Eggplant
Crayfish Procession
Carving The Turkey
Tomato
Flower Bouquet
Monday’s Pie
Self Isolated Lime
Trapple
Chubbytella
Lost And Found
Oh no this cake has been abused! (the airport spoon tip on another BP post)
Spaghetti, Ocd Version
Please change the title of this. This is not what OCD is. At all. OCD is constant intrusive thoughts and compulsions all day long that you can’t control. OCD is not about being neat, or organized, or a perfectionist. It is constant torture all day. I understand that you did not mean to be offensive but please change the title.
the compulsion can very well be food related, e.g. one type of food is not allowed to touch any other on the plate, so perhaps OP has a compulsion with making "food art" before consuming
Load More Replies...As someone with OCD, please please for the love of all that is holy, CHANGE THE TITLE. This is not OCD. OCD is constant, random,. and not the whole "organize" thing the media portrays it as.
This might be an obsession but it’s not an accurate depiction of OCD. This looks more like an artistic talent, and people already have the wrong idea about OCD. I don’t think it’s fair to keep misusing the word. Not for those who are suffering for real with the disorder. It’s hell.
OCD is a very Real and Unmanageable Disease!Shamw on You making fun of It!! Wish You would be affected with it!!
Makes me think: cold, overly handled, what the f**k are those frozen peas. I wouldn't stick this in my mouth let alone on Instagram.
Load More Replies...Ugh. Title totally ruins the photo - and you - for me, forever. You’re so unoriginal with words you have to abuse real sufferers of a bonafide disease like OCD.
That is a gorgeous presentation, but I suspect those noodles were handled more than they should have been.
How disgusting of You to make Fun of a Horrible Disease!! Shame on You!!
This is beautiful, hope it's just a starter though, not enough spaghetti.
expensive restaurants be like waiter: here is your food sir *twirls mustache* me: but this is like one noodle waiter: this will be $50.99 me: no way dude waiter: and tips me: ok by cya
Has anyone else noticed that the 'That's not funny' crowd always have names like Hermione Granger and Katniss Everdeen (see the one above)?
Totally Curvy
Bastard
That's The Destruction We All Need In Our Communities!
Paw
New Apple AirPods
Dessert
How To Defend Yourself Against Alien Abduction?
Munchies
Spirit Animal
Would be funny if his head was actually covered in the snakes but people kept taking and eating them.
Puppy
Very Cute
A Date
Pretzels Dipped In White & Red Chocolate Melts, Then Dipped In Black & White Sugar Cigarettes
Dog Hot?
Focused On My Goals
Comfort Food
You’ll Be Next
Pain
They Won’t Catch Me Slippin’
Hello?
Pro Tips Photography
Ever Wonder Why Ice Cubes Taste So Boring? It's Cuz You Make 'Em Outta Stupid Water!
Aww
Bring Me Solo And The Wookie
“Don’t Forget To Salt”
Sunday‘S
Xxl Onigiri
It Can Be Done
Tomato Freak
Sunday Threat
No More Stock? make Your Own!!!
Germ Alert
Happy Monday
AHEM! VOLDEMORT! WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT POSSESSING FOOD!
Coronameatball Going Viral
Tea X Pepper
Holy Soup
Internet Flavour
Mamma Mia 😩
When Is The Party?
Designers Humor
The terms RGB and CMYK refer to the color palette per se. RGB is red, green, blue and CMYK is cyan, magenta, yellow and black. In general, RGB is used for monitors and digital graphics while CMYK is used for printing. So technically you're looking at virtual prosciutto compared to real prosciutto.
18+ Fruits
Why Does This Look Like A Mouth
Hydration Is Key
French Perv
YES PLEASE! GIVE ME ALL OF YOUR BREAD FRENCH BREAD TASTE SO GOOOOOOOOD
Selfisolating
Gourmet Bacon
Sunday Treat
Mood
Happy Birthday
Cake
There’s Holes In My Cheese
I wonder how that came to pass? The wine-glass, the keys, the slightly crumply table-cloth makes it look like someone had a grate idea after a party and stayed way late to carve the left-over cheese-wheel into a shoe. Must have been a cool party.
Coronapaprika
A Home Without A Dog Is Just A House
My Life
Cheeto Wreath
Happy Birthday
“Fruit’s A Gamble.”
Olala!
German Sushi
Not fully German. You'd need to have a side serving of meat with it.
Hot Mermaid
Anyone see the top of Pocahontas's face peeking out at the bottom?
Mamma Mia
Fish Face
Cork
Atleast You Know When You Run Out Of Toilet Paper
Multitasking
21st Birthday Celebration
Gastromelon
Cheese Tower
Moodymorning
You vs. The Guy She Tell You Not To Worry About
I remember seeing this somewhere and someone said that they were in legitimate shock as to how someone managed to melt a tomato, before they realized lmfao
360/11= 32,72727272727273
Champion’s Dinner
Happy Valentin’s Day
Totally Classy
Noodly Bday Cake
The Grinch?
Borded Thursday‘S
Fresh
Breakfast
Worth Trying
Playdonald
Order Food By Your Local Restaurant
Grape
Totallycumber
Can My Employer Stop Me Eating At My Desk?
Diavola 1/3
Saturn Devouring His Son
Italian Munchies
this reminds me of the "burrito pocket" I used to have in my backpack. A pocket reserved only for the burritos that I would buy from the school store and then share with my friends. They'd sit in there after I bought them until lunchtime.
Too Much Mayo Anyway
Monday’s Delivery
When The Food Is The Ground
Neo Capitalisme
Never Enough Butter
AirPods
Italian Pigeons Are The Best
Why ??
Cake Face
Po-Tidders
Dinner In The Uglyverse
Dry Friday
Totally Minestron
Intense Flavours
Hardcore Tea Lover
Thirsty?
Panface
Wave
Missing Maple Syrup
Croissants?
True Love
Street Food
His Palms Are Sweaty Knees Weak Arms Are Heavy There’s Vomit On His Sweater Already Covered In His Moms Spaghetti
Some are funny but a lot of these are just a senseless waste of food.
What on earth makes you assume the food is getting wasted? Other than the few that are clearly accidents, most of these appear to be in a perfectly edible state...and we're probably eaten right after the photo was taken. You can't possibly believe that the kiwi monsters aren't about to be eaten?
Load More Replies...Personally I think they are either hilarious or a beautiful piece of art
I swear to god the pics that are like the leftover part of the BP post are on crack or some s**t, they're so f*****g funny LMAO
Some are funny but a lot of these are just a senseless waste of food.
What on earth makes you assume the food is getting wasted? Other than the few that are clearly accidents, most of these appear to be in a perfectly edible state...and we're probably eaten right after the photo was taken. You can't possibly believe that the kiwi monsters aren't about to be eaten?
Load More Replies...Personally I think they are either hilarious or a beautiful piece of art
I swear to god the pics that are like the leftover part of the BP post are on crack or some s**t, they're so f*****g funny LMAO