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Chocolate-Covered Corn Dogs and Other Delicacies

The San Diego County Fair is a delightfully disgusting romp through the bounds of gluttony. Food is one of the Fair's biggest draws, particularly when it comes to the newest in obscenely fatty treats. Though most people end up eating the standard pizzas, fried zucchinis, barbecued chicken and the like, adventurous eaters have an amazing selection in front of them that expands every year. This year's biggest hit seemed to be the deep-fried Kool Aid, but if you're looking for the most gut-busting, it... READ ON

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The Grossest Cocktails In The World

The basic concept of a cocktail is to improve the flavor of liquor and make it more drinkable, but some cocktails seem to do just the opposite. Over at Oddee, I recently took a look at the 10 ickiest cocktails on earth, including the macaroni and cheese Jell-O shot, the smokers cough (made with mayonnaise and Jägermeister), and a few with names too gross to even include here. Be warned that some of the language is not safe for work and all of the entries are not safe for lunchtime reading. If you do... READ ON

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Does Your Food Look Too Edible?

If you've ever thought "this tomato is delicious, but I wish I could make it tackier by painting it gold," then you're in luck. Esslack is an edible spray paint that comes in both silver and gold and can be applied to just about any food. If that's not enough for you, you can also enjoy said items with these chopsticks that flake edible gold onto whatever you're about to eat.... READ ON

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Crappy Art Hits New York

How do you bring attention to a disgusting city-wide problem while making art and keeping a sense of humor about the issue? Start by taking a page from the Sparkle Brigade's playbook on their war on poop. Disgusted by fellow citizens who refuse to clean up after their pooches, the Sparkle Brigade has taken it upon themselves to adorn the nasty piles with humorous decor, creating disgusting, but cool works of fecal art. Rudolph is only one great example of their work, but if you like it, be sure to... READ ON

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Food in Disguise

Nothing like a thick, flavorful steak, especially when it's a vegan-friendly dessert. Wondering how that happens? Simple—just a bit of pastillage and fondant can turn an ordinary cake into an extraordinary steak cake. The OC Weekly has a great photo set of 14 mouthwatering dishes, all of which are cakes in disguise as other types of food. The article features a buffalo wings platter, a sushi boat, a Big Mac and more. If you like them, be sure to check out the cake decoration Flickr stream by... READ ON

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Breast Milk Cheese, Anyone?

A chic restaurant in New York has taken an unforeseeable direction in upscale cuisine by serving breast milk cheese made with the help of his wife. This isn't the first time someone's taken to replacing cow's milk with that of a human. In 2008, a restaurant in Switzerland started replacing 75% of the cow's milk used in the restaurant with breast milk. That was the bold move that inspired PETA's letter to Ben & Jerry's, which urged the company to start making their sweet treats out of human milk.... READ ON

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Disgustingly Helpful Medical Advances

Did you know parasitic gut worms may help prevent you from developing allergies? Or that the fluid excreted from maggots might actually be helpful in keeping your wounds clean? Were you aware that an even healthier version of human breast milk can be produced by mice spliced with human genes? The real question, of course, isn't how helpful these discoveries may be, it's how willing will people be to apply these treatments to themselves and their loved ones? WebEcoist has a great collection of strange... READ ON