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Buy a Burger King burger on eBay

technologyEdward Kiledjian

 

Buy what ? Where? hun?

You read right... Burger King is opening its first restaurant in India and is hoping eBay will help drive sales. You were able to pre-order a Mutton Whopper on eBay or 128 rupees ($US 2.08 - $CAD 2.38 - £ 1.31).

Pre-ordering one meant you got a voucher for a burger and a Whopper TShirt.

Link to auction page (link)

The World needs Gummy Bear Sausage

GeneralEdward Kiledjian

In the category of "are they out of their minds" comes Gummy Bear sausage. At first this looks like a misprint or a joke but it isn't. Oh no folks, this is the real thing. 

Grundhofer Old Fashioned Meats (link) in Minnesota is the creator of this meaty sugary monstrosity. The owner, Spencer GRundhofer, said this started as a joke when a friend suggested he make a gummy bear flavored sausage.  The joke turned into a permanent menu item when demand continued to grow. Because who doesn't want sugary Brat?

Source: neatorama

It's scorpion pizza time in Calgary

technologyEdward Kiledjian

The Calgary Stampede blog (link) lists scorpion pizza as one of the dishes that will be available for adventurous eaters. They say

This pizza is for the most daring of foodies. Add a little crunch to your pizza topping with a few seasoned scorpions – if you dare!

Are you adventurous enough to try this?

Eat your hashtags

technologyEdward Kiledjian
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Everyone is trying to capitalize on the success of Facebook and Twitter but this is the first time I see a food company trying to do it. BirdsEye is create a new product called Mashtags (Mas#tags). tIt is a potato based snack that will provide your government recommended daily intake of #, @, <3 and other familiar social media shortcuts.

UK residents will be able to chow down on these gr8t treats in March for £1.75 a bag.

Via : PocketLint