Food Themed Oddities

[liuzhou]

Astonishingly often, I come across strange food themed oddities, mostly on Taobao, China's largest online shopping portal (part of the Alibaba group).

 

I'd like to share some of the most amusing or bizarre.

 

Kicking off with a pistachio. Well, a pistachio pin / badge.

 

 

These come at a whopping ¥8.39 / $1.16 USD a nut. Real pistachios are around ¥20 / $2.76 for 100 grams. Made here in China.

 

Next, also Chinese, are salad (or whatever) bowls resembling pillows. I often rest meats; never salads. Maybe that's what I've been doing wrong.

 

 

 

Bedding down your salad will cost you ¥100.78 / $13.93 a bowl.

 

Finally for now, this time from Japan is the strangest (in my estimation). A half eaten hamburger.

 

When I first saw this image, I thought it was a giant burger cushion but no. It's hamburger sized.

 

 

Ths nonsense costs a whole ¥500.77 / $69.21. For that I could buy 15 real burgers from McD's.

 

More to come as I spot them.

 

 

Edited May 31 by liuzhou (log)

[ElsieD]

I like the mug.

[liuzhou]

8 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

I like the mug.

 

Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be for sale.

[Tropicalsenior]

20 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

Next, also Chinese, are salad (or whatever) bowls resembling pillows

I guess they would be handy if you like eating in bed.

[haresfur]

Do the pillows come with pillowcases for easier cleanup?

[liuzhou]

1 minute ago, haresfur said:

Do the pillows come with pillowcases for easier cleanup?

 

How would I know?

 

Oh! You don't thing I bought them, do you?

 

🤣🤣🤣

 

 

[denniskpang]

It amazes me what you can purchase on Taobao. I dig the pillow bowls though. It'd be really cute for a themed party.

[liuzhou]

For all the Apple freaks who must have the latest (for breakfast).

 

Image from Taobao.com