We’re tracking down the most bizarre food things we find in the deep, dark corners and bright shiny headlights of the internet. This week, writer Eboni Harris finds the ultimate edible revenge (or gift, we guess.)
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Haven’t you ever just wanted to eat another human being? Zombie apocalypse notwithstanding, the desire to baste and cook our fellow man seems ingrained within us, showing up everywhere from your aunts pinching your cheeks while threatening to “Eat you alive,” to the child-eating witch of Hansel and Gretel.
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to bite into someone’s face without having to, you know, actually bite into someone’s face, don’t worry; Brooklyn-based pastry sculptor Ayako Kurokawa has the key to your demented fantasies. The food stylist and patisserie utilizes Japanese, French, and American influences at her bakery Burrow Patisserie , where—in addition to the standard baked goods like lemon tarts and chocolate cakes —she also creates one of a kind portrait cakes and cookies .
Know someone two-faced? Maybe you should eat their face. Photo via the Burrow Patisserie website
Initially inspired by stone carvings and clay sculptures, and described on her website as “butter biscuits in a shape of [a] face with detailed drawing, icing decoration and a bit of sense of humor,” the cookies come in three sizes and can be decorated with any features that you want. The cakes are done in a pop art style , with the portrait drawn by chocolate and butter cream dots directly on top of the cake.
Kurokawa’s celebrity renditions, like Michael Jackson , are sure to please your hankering for food with a face on it. But can you think of a sweeter way to tell your ex, “Bite me,” than by devouring an entire jumbo cookie made in his image?
