In their day-to-day life, people tend to go with the flow and take things for granted. However, what your eyes see and what’s real doesn’t always match up. And just because your stomach starts a-rumbling when you see something delicious doesn’t mean that it’s actually edible. Welcome to the weird world of ‘forbidden food.’
Our team here at Bored Panda has cherry-picked some of the most impactful images from all over the internet where completely inedible things look like food. That sandwich over there? Look closer—that’s a rock. That slice of bacon? A mouth-watering crystal. And, no, those aren’t olives next to that pizza… Scroll down to see some impressive examples of forbidden food.
Warning: you might start getting strangely hungry all of a sudden! Just… don’t end up nibbling on any rocks! Promise?
Bored Panda reached out to Glenn Geher, Ph.D., who shed some light on the food human beings are naturally attracted to from an evolutionary history perspective. Dr. Geher is a professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz and a published author. You'll find our full interview with him as you read on.
#1 Today At The Beach I Found A Rock That Looked Like A Sandwich
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#2 Forbidden Mentos
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#3 House Cleaner… Whose Idea Was This?
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#4 My Used Soap Bar Looks Like Chicken Breast
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#5 Forbidden Steak (Tree Trunk)
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#6 Forbidden Vampire Dippin' Dots (Frozen Blood From A Patient With An Incredibly Rare Blood Attribute)
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#7 This Stacked Rock Formation
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#8 Forbidden Chocolate (I Believe They Go Under Table's Legs To Prevent Scuffs)
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#9 If This Wasn't A Bar Of Soap, It'd Make A Great Piece Of Steak
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#10 Forbidden Ice Cream Sandwich
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#11 Forbidden Peeled Oranges
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#12 Visiting China And Found These Stones That Look Like Pork Belly
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#13 Forbidden Ham Slices (It’s Soap)
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#14 Forbidden Froot Loops
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#15 Forbidden Honey (Untouched Violin Rosin)
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#16 I Made A Blanket That Rolls Up To Look Like Sushi
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#17 Forbidden Ice Cream Cone
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#18 This Shampoo In Italy Looks So Much Like Orange Juice They Tell You Not To Drink It
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#19 Nothing Like Practically Starting From Scratch With Forbidden Noodles
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#20 Forbidden Flying Dorito
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#21 Forbidden Bacon
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#22 If You Like Watermelon Jolly Rancher's, Then This Is The Soap For You
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#23 Forbidden Grapes
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#24 Someone Ate The Forbidden Cheese At My Gym
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#25 Forbidden Olives
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#26 Get The Strawberry Flavor
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#27 Pink Lake, Melbourne. Recently Saw This And Can Honestly Say The Water Really Looks Like Strawberry Milk
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#28 Forbidden Food. I Saw This At An Art Museum I Went To Today
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#29 These Were Cheaper Than Your Standard Plastic Trays, But Now My Seed Starters Just Kind Of Look Like Chocolate Cake
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#30 No-No Minties
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#31 Forbidden Olive
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#32 Forbidden Fruit Snacks (They Are Scent Chips - Scents Compacted Into A Small Wax Shape That Are Melted On Wax Melters To Release A Specific Scent)
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#33 I Guess I Don't Have To Mop The Floor With The Cursed Spaghetti Anymore
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#34 Mentos Shampoo And Conditioner, Brazil
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#35 Forbidden Honey
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#36 Forbidden Chia Seeds (Frog Eggs)
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#37 Saw These Non-Edible "Bath Dusts" At Walmart. Seems Like A Bad Idea
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#38 Forbidden Twizzlers
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#39 Forbidden Boba
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#40 Croissants Have Just Been Baked
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#41 Forbidden Toast (It's Insulation Foam I Think)
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#42 Forbidden Snack
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#43 Forbidden Juice Aisle (Fabuloso Multi-Purpose Cleaners)
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#44 Forbidden Milk
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#45 Spaghetti On A Conveyor Belt
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#46 Forbidden Hotdogs
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#47 Forbidden Candies From The Dispenser
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#48 This Plant Looks Like A Giant Asparagus
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#49 Forbidden Sushi
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