Hasta La Gadget!

The sky’s the limit when it comes to food lately. People are coming up with all sorts of weird concoctions and food creations all the time, but none as decidedly strange as the Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, which is actually stout that’s made with bull testicles.

Unsurprisingly, this unusual brew got its start as an April Fools prank. This brew is apparently made with “Colorado-grown base malts, roasted barley, seven specialty malts, sea salt, Styrian Goldings Hops and three BPBs.” And by BPBs, they mean ‘Balls-Per-Barrel.’ As for the taste, it’s got hints of “chocolate syrup, Kahlua and espresso, along with a palpable level of alcohol and a savory umami-like note.” 

Doesn’t sound very appealing to me, especially the part about what goes into each barrel. However, if you’re up for drinking some bull balls, then you’ll be pleased to know that you can pick up a pack for about $7 a pack on Beerjobber.com.

[via Geekologie via FoodBeast]

I don’t have many spices in my kitchen cupboards, but I might start carrying more if I had these quirky plastic spice containers by Qualy that double as snow (or rather, spice) globes.

It’s a fun idea and I wonder why somebody didn’t come up with it sooner. Of course, they’re not very good for organization since there’s no space to label your spices. If you’re the forgetful type, then you’ll probably have to taste the spices in each jar every once in a while to figure out which is which. Designer Teerachai Suppametheekulwat’s concept itself is adorkably cute, and gives you free rein to have a little fun with your spices.

Fill the Christmas tree and polar bear jars with sugar and salt, while some granulated garlic might look good with the cactus since it could pass of as (extremely pungent) sand. I’m not sure what would go well with the bunny, camel, and dormant tree, but I’m sure you’ll find a relevant spice to add to each if you’ve got a lot of them in your inventory.

Qualy is based in Thailand, but you can get the shakers with the trees over at the MoMA Store for $39 (USD) – or $35.10 if you’re a member. I’m not sure where you can get the animal series though.

[via Core77]

Scotty. One to beam up. And hurry up, I’m hungry. I don’t want to eat my communicator and end up stranded on this alien planet. Yep, this is a gingerbread version of a standard-issue Starfleet communicator from Star Trek.

It comes from the author of Trek food blog Food Replicator. Indeed, there is a whole blog devoted to Star Trek food. Big surprise, nerds like nerd food. The gingerbread communicator actually sounds pretty easy to make if you want one for yourself. To make it, he cut out the pattern pieces on thick card paper and used them to cut out the cookie pieces. He then used royal icing for all the decorations and to glue the pieces together.

I especially like the detail on the speaker grill. It’s obviously delicious. Judging by William Shatner’s girth these days, I’m betting he ate a few of these in between takes.

[via Geekdad]

I have fond memories of the original Atari 2600. It was my first gaming platform. Not sure how many hours I sat playing games with it, but it led to a lifelong love of video games. If I had the talent, I would make a cake in honor of this console. But I don’t have to, because The Pink Cake Box already made an Atari 2600 cake for one man’s 40th birthday party.


Rafael’s wife had this cake made for him and that makes her one super awesome wife. What we have here is an edible console, joysticks and two cartridges. The cartridges are Pacman and Vanguard, which I must imagine taste much better than E.T. or Pepsi Invaders.

Check out the video of the cake above. It makes me want to play this old console again. Also makes me hungry.

Sure, this isn’t the only Atari 2600 cake ever made, but it could be the best one yet.

[via Between the Pages via Neatorama]

If it wasn’t obvious enough already, we’re pretty big fans of Doctor Who around here. I also like to eat – especially sweets. So when I saw these delicious looking Dalek cupcakes, I started drooling as much as my dog does when I’m eating steak.

They were made by DeviantARTist Nomokis, and they sure look tasty. She made them using cake mix, donut holes, cake rolls, mini marshmallows, candy sticks, and some unnatural looking food coloring. She had me at “donut holes.”

Want to make some Dalek cupcakes for yourself? Check out Nomokis’ recipe over on her Tumblr. However, you do need to be careful when you try and eat them. You never know when they’ll start to cry out for your extermination.