“The world’s largest naan bread has been created in China by a local guru after officials had to build a giant chopping board and 19ft wide oven to make it possible. In a time of economic hardship some people may not be too keen on their government spending money on creating a huge naan bread. However, that didn’t concern civil servants in Qiemo County, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China, who decided to use taxpayer’s money to build a huge chopping board that was used to create the bread. The naan, which was baked in a specially built oven, was 9ft in diameter and contained meat dumplings. The super naan was made with 30kg mutton, 275lbs. flour, 35lbs. onion and 198lbs. water. Naan guru Memeti was aided by his four apprentices and 12 local workers and it took ten hours to finish.” w/ photo

“Proceeds from the sale of the brat at the German restaurant’s 26th annual Octoberfest celebration were donated to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls. Father Scott Donahue was on hand to measure the brat, which came in at 47 feet and three inches. The brat weighed in at 40 pounds and was made from a pork and beef mix seasoned with salt, black pepper, whole marjoram, sugar and paprika. The pig that provided the casing was named Chic. The 50-foot long bun required 35 pounds of dough and was transported in a trailer from Highland Bakery. A backup bun was also provided. The record must still be certified by Guinness officials.” w/ photos

“Okay so it’s not technically foreign, but the Lobster Ice Cream at Las Vegas’ new Lobster ME food kiosk in the Miracle Mile mall is totally worth a feature on its own. For one, it’s totally Vegas in that it’s something so weird, so novelty, so foreign to Vegas that’s cool by default. In fact, perhaps the only people in the country who wouldn’t turn their nose up at the stuff would be visitors to Vegas, open to wild and crazy new experiences and with coin to drop on expensive ice cream.” w/ photos

“What is a lonely girl geek to do on the 45th anniversary of one of her all time favorite shows? Make cute cookies that everyone else will love, so that they’ll tolerate the Star Trek marathon that’s ’bout to play on Netflix Watch Instantly all day long. That’s what… Seriously, I’m so thrilled with these little boogers. I don’t want to eat them. I want to make a movie with them. A super cute, awesomely geeky, and totally campy cookie version of Star Trek. I even made some extra redshirts that can die by violent devouring.” w/ photos

“Why eat steak when you can eat worms? That’s the theory behind this Costa Rican worm diet.” — D.UK

“Fried cereal is a toasted sweet crunchy buttery snack treat — the latest original taste treat sensation from the Charles Phoenix Test Kitchen.”

“My friend Marissa and I dreamt these up as a fun snack/drink to serve at her New Year’s Eve party. They’re as simple as they look — hulled out strawberries dipped in melted chocolate and filled with whatever you’d like. We combined vanilla vodka, Godiva liquor, and some chocolate syrup for a delicious shot in an edible glass. Take your shot and eat it too!” w/ photos

“I started my grilled cheese off the same way you’d begin with any grilled cheese, by buttering two pieces of bread. Instead of just putting one or two pieces of cheese in between the two slices of bread though I added a layer of orange sharp Cheddar deli cheese and topped that with a layer of white Cheddar cheese curds before adding even more sharp Cheddar cheese to the top of the sandwich. As the cheese started to melt, the orange Cheddar cheese started filling in all the gaps between the cheese curds creating the perfect blend of cheese.” w/ photos

“Now don’t get me wrong, I love Lean Pockets, but it seems like even if I eat the two of them that come together in a box I still end up hungry afterwards. This time I decided to try something a little different than just tossing them in the microwave for two minutes though; I decided to deep fry them! I started off by mixing up some of the same beer batter that I used with the deep fried fruits and vegetables. After that I plugged in my deep fryer, waited until the oil was boiling, coated the Lean Pockets in beer batter and tossed them in! After cooking for about seven or eight minutes my Lean Pockets were a delicious looking golden brown so I took them out of the deep fryer, let them cool for a couple minutes and then started eating… As I finished eating them a strange feeling came over me that I almost never feel while eating Lean Pockets… a feeling of fullness. That’s right, I was actually full!” w/ photos

“We amass a collection of burgers and the starting line-up of fast food chicken burgers to create an enormous combo. Gravy and Jack Daniels shots as well!” — EMT