Ninja Pajamas, and other good things.

The things that people consider edible really fascinate me. The first three things that come to mind, of course, are pork, milk, and bell peppers.

I've long said that a lot of things that we eat are aquired tastes that we wouldn't have had we not grown up eating them. Being Asian and enjoying things like fermented cabbage and radish, seaweed, raw fish, candied anchovies, etc. I think I'm quite qualified to make the assertion that things like box macaroni and cheese, etc, are really quite gross.

Possibly the grossest culture in terms of consumables would be the British. I only need to name one single food grouping to prove my point. The gag-inducing trio of Vegimite, Marmite, and Bovril. These are spreads consist largely of fermented yeast, with Bovril having the added delight of being beef flavored.

So, just for you, here is a web tour to fascinate, intrigue, and disgust, as well as make you grateful the next time you are facing a dinner of cold cereal.

Brunching.com offered up ratings and enlightening details about snack foods from Canada, Czechloslovakia/Romania, Korea, more Korea, Japan, and Israel

If, after you read these, you find yourself unable to live without being able to sample Tomato Pretzels washed down with Pocari Sweat, have no fear because JBox comes to the rescue. (Sister site JList offers the Hello Kitty Vibrator and other naughtiness)

For your sophmoric delight, Rob Cockerham has compiled a lovely list, along with informative diagram, of Naughty Foods like Tangy Tit Bits. For even more, visit this huge list of rude foods where you will find much more anal references.

However, the real reason for this post is a chance to offer you the following three sites from our own recent American history.

First, you must visit the Gallery of Regrettable Foods from the Institute of Official Cheer, where you can find all kinds of vintage weirdness.

Then, Cate's Garage offers up vintage resources along with pithy modern commentary (with liberal use of the accurate word "skeevy"), the best being:

Diet Foods
Scandalous Foods
"Nutritious" Foods
and a triptych of "Man Eats"

Truth be told, however, this was all a gigantic setup for this site, one that will make you laugh until you cry, or gag, or both. Without further ado, brace yourself, and explore these lovely receipes from '70's era Weight Watchers Cards at Candy Boots. (Actual directions have been omitted, Thank God.)

Whatever you take from this, remember, someone out there craves, someone out there sells, and someone out there makes quite a bit of money manufacturing Musk flavored Life Savers.