75 times food didn’t look like food

Fruit and vegetables are boring, right? A carrot is a carrot and will look like a carrot, and a strawberry is a strawberry and will look like a strawberry.

Actually, that’s not true. While they may have an expected shape, many things, including the environment they grow in, can impact their shape.

Just as we humans come in all shapes and sizes, so can our food. And sometimes, our food can look like something else entirely.

We’ve put together a list of 75 foods that look like something else. And in doing so, realized that our food is often quite rude!

1. Dad! You’re home!

First thing that came to mind is kids hugging their dad. That kind of run and hurl themselves into a hug that kids do. What about you? What do you see?

2. Hi. I’m shy

This reminds me a shy, insecure person you meet for the first time. They just give you these scared little smiles as if they think you’re about to bite them.

3. Fruit or vegetable?

Does it matter? It’s all heart and full of love. It even has something like starburst happening there. Maybe representing how it pulses with life?

4. I’m sad and crying

That’s only fair right? After all, how many of use have been moved to tears because of an onion? They should be sad.

5. Love your body

This poor guava looks like a butt with some serious cellulite. Sometimes you just have at accept reality. But seriously, everyone doesn’t need to see it.

6. Hold me

This couple is tight. Because this looks like a full body snuggle, doesn’t it? What about you? Do you see something else?

7. Swim!

Shark! It’s looking at me! Yes, this totally makes me think of a shark’s mouth and eyes. Those dark, empty looking eyes of a shark that you won’t see before it comes from below and chomps you in half.

8. That’s gotta hurt

Hey, readers. Can any of you do the splits? Can you explain to me how that doesn’t hurt like hell? But this carrot makes it look so easy.

9. Identity crisis

This poor lemon. Does it even know it’s a lemon? Does it think it’s a banana? Perhaps a chili pepper? Can you think of what else it might be?

10. Smiley

Remember the days before emojis when we had to draw our happy faces? The curve for the mouth under to eyes. This tomato has it down pat.

11. Very dangerous

Did you know that the hippo is one of the most dangerous animals in the world? They are aggressive and unpredictable. But I think Mr. Potato Hippo-Head here might be slightly less dangerous.

12. Quite the pair

You have to wonder if these two came together by accident or by design. Did someone pick through the produce and find them or match them, or did they meet by mistake?

13. Don’t worry

I think this pepper is happy, don’t you? It’s smiling another old-school happy face at us. Maybe there’s a reason they call these sweet red peppers.

14. It’s a mutant

It’s The Claw! That is the weirdest shape papaya I have ever seen. And if you look in the background, there’s another deformed papaya on this tree. What’s going on?

15. Huddle

This reminds me of two football players. All padded up in their uniforms and in a huddle, discussing the next play. What do you think? Do you see something else?

16. Gene?

If anyone is old enough, or into classic rock, they may remember Gene Simmons. He would stick his tongue out and it would look much like this. But then again, it could be a ponytail.

17. Hot seat

It’s a big, fiery red bum! And it must be a lady bum, because it even has a tramp stamp above it.

18. Scary

So, apparently this is a tomato. Personally, I see little resemblance to a tomato. What I do see is some kind of evil masked outlaw.

19. Aww

I think baby elephants are so cute, don’t you? They are so enormous, but still manage to remind me of puppies. Who cares that it’s actually a pepper?

20. Are you blushing?

Check out this apple bum. Kind of cheeky, don’t you think? Showing all that bare butt to the world? I’d blush too!

21. Sit like a lady

Did you know that they used to say—and I bet some still do—that’s it’s unladylike to sit with your legs crossed? You should have both feet on the ground and your knees together, or something like that. Does this mean this carrot is a ho?

22. Help me

I’m so sad and worried and stressed. The organic tomatoes keep making fun of me. They say no one will love me if I’m not like them.

23. Hmm

Well, I could try to convince you that all I see is a nose. A Pinocchio like nose, sure, but a nose. But you would know I was lying right? You think I see something else, right? Because you see something else, don’t you?

24. Ahem. Wow

Who would have guessed that persimmons were so risqué? So… raunchy. And that first one! That’s more than most of us want to see! And can I suggest a little grooming down there?

25. Gherkin or dill?

Either way, someone seems to have found themselves in a bit of a pickle. And I mean that quite literally. Someone is in that pickle.

26. Here, birdie.

This really looks like some kind of exotic bird to me. The beak. The plumage. What about you? What do you think this tomato looks like?

27. Space man

I don’t know about anyone else, but this carrot is defiantly an astronaut. Did it arrive here from a galaxy far, far away? Or is it heading to a galaxy far, far away?

28. My eyes!

Fortunately, I don’t eat butternut squash. And if I did, I would probably never eat it again. Remember, I said some veggies are rude?

29. Shake your booty

Poor dancer is missing an arm but look at this carrot shake it’s thang. It definitely has the moves!

30. Fish outta water

This potato looks like a fish that’s starting to dry out and get flakey. Like my skin does in the winter. An excellent moisturizer helps!

31. Hoo, hoo

Look at this baby owl. I mean lemon. Seriously, how does a lemon end up looking like that? What about you guys? Do you see something other than an owl?

32. Quack, quack

“Rubber duckie, you’re the one. You make bath time lots of fun!” Who’s with me on this one? This tomato looks like a duck, doesn’t it?

33. Morning run

Okay, this carrot could be a few things. It could be running and be a creature with a tail. Or it could someone out running with their dog, and they’ve dropped the leash and the dog is taking off? What do you see?

34. Hmm

I’m torn on this one. Frankly, the first thing I see is a devil. But I also see rabbit ears. Maybe even the round face of a cat with it’s ears up. Help me decide.

35. Young love

Assuming this green tomato is an unripe red tomato, would you say this represents unripe love? Infatuation even? Or just young love. Assuming you understand the nuances, of course.

36. Monster madness

Honestly, I didn’t even know this was a tomato. Was someone trying to come up with a hybrid and came up with the FrankenTomato instead?

37. Duckman?

Actually, no. This tomato looks far too sweet to be the Duckman. If you’re old enough to remember him, he was sarcastic, rude, and likely deranged.

38. Extinction

I’m not a big fan of horseradish. So while this also looks like a giraffe, I’m going with brontosaurus. Because they no longer exist.

39. Duckmato

Did you know there is a hashtag for #duckmato? That’s right. This is so common there is a hashtag. Who knew? And this one is so perfect, isn’t it?

40. The better to smell you with

I have a new respect for tomatoes. Who knew this simple fruit—yes, it’s a fruit—could be so many things? So versatile, right?

41. I think I saw this movie

Doesn’t this remind you of some kind of sea monster? Some creature from the deep that is going to give you nightmares?

42. Kiss me!

You know, in all these carrot pics you usually see them wound around each other like full body hugs. This kiss is a nice change.

43. This makes me sad

I see a koala, and that makes me think of all the koala that have been lost in the Australian fires. Maybe you see something different?

44. Don’t get to close!

This potato looks like a goose. Did you know geese are super mean? They say Canadians are such nice people because the geese got all the meanness.

45. Classy!

I think this is a daikon radish. It looks like a woman slipping off their heels and stretching out their legs. Time to relax!

46. Springtime

Is it just me or does this lemon look like one of the first flowers of spring? I think it looks like an upside-down tulip.

47. Something went horribly wrong

This pomegranate seriously looks like a creature from a horror movie. One that is grinning at you before it bites your throat out.

48. Hmmm

I would love to think that this recreation of The Scream by Edvard Munch. In a red cabbage. But I can’t help with think there’s a little Photoshop behind this.

49. Potato Man

He’s gained a lot of weight and is starting to feel sensitive about it. Even thought his insie belly button hasn’t got lost in folds of fat. He’s thinking of doing Keto.

50. Ouch

This poor daikon radish. I’m having flashbacks of being a little girl and having my dad very firmly tell me that I wasn’t allowed to kid my brother “there” when we were play fighting.

51. Spread ‘em

Okay, it could be a chicken foot, but that’s not what I see. I see someone leaning against a car after a cop tells them to “spread ‘em.”

52. Creepy or not?

This is actually kind of nightmarish to me. Sure it’s just a smiling apple, but I see something chilling in that smile. What about you?

53. Are we being “spied” on?

I wonder if that’s an Northern Spy apple? Because, you know, it has the equivalent of eyes. And is honestly a little freaky. Is this what they mean when the say “the apple of my eye?”

54. Did they eat it after?

I really want to know the answer to that. Because if I cut a tomato in half and saw that, it would get diced and thrown in the green bin in a second. And put outside. On second thought, I would dice it then burn it.

55. Gangsta’

You know those gangster rappers who lean back and cross their arms over their chests in that move they do? That’s what this radish reminds me of.

56. Hmm

I see the Loch Ness Monster here. But you know, this could be a dragon as well. What about you? What do you see? Other than a crazy carrot?

57. Just hanging out

That carrot is either sitting, legs crossed or it’s dancing. What do you think? Is it stationary? Or shaking its booty?

58. Oh, granny

Did you hear that Granny Smith started smoking cigars? They say smoking makes you age quicker. Does it make you nose grow too?

59. So graceful

Swans are one of the most beautiful birds in the world. At least in my opinion. What do you think of this green, cucumber swan?

60. A work in progress

Personally, I think this tomato needs a better plastic surgeon. When you get a face lift you shouldn’t be able to see the proof.

61. Sanctuary!

Okay, if you’re not familiar with Victor Hugo’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame—or the Disney version—you might not get the Sanctuary reference. Either way, this mushroom reminds me of the original hunchback.

62. Cock-a-doodle-doo

This lemon bears a strong resemblance to a chicken or rooster. Bet you can’t say it tastes like chicken, though. What about you? Think it looks like something else?

63. Time to beet feet?

This may be a radish, but I’m going with beet. A beet with feet and legs that’s going to dance until it drops.

64. Retro

Have you ever looked at pics of 70’s fashion? Or maybe you lived it yourself? Was there a lot of orange, or is it just my imagination? I think these orange “pants” would have fit right in.

65. Sign language?

That carrot is either a foot—with a very big big toe—or it’s a hand. If it’s a hand, I guess we should be happy that that’s the finger it’s giving us.

66. This…

Frankly, this potato could be a whole lot of things. I see a mouse, a pig, and even a cow. What about you? What do you see?

67. Gotta go!

This carrot is standing exactly how I stand when I really need to pee and I’ve got to hold it for a bit. I bet I’m not the only one.

68. Positive or negative?

I look at these and see screams of terror. Some others see cries of joy—which I think is crazy. Those are not happy looking red peppers.

69. Garden pests

This could be a mouse or even a rat, but that’s not what I see. I see a chipmunk that is hopping through the garden. As long as it doesn’t destroy anything, it’s welcome.

70. Transformer

For some reason that I really can’t explain, this carrot reminds me of Optimus Prime. Big, bad, and in control.

71. Meow

A cute little furry kitten with a bow around its neck. At least that’s what I see. Maybe you see a little dog, or something else.

72. TGIF

Finally. I’m going to take my weird carrot self and just curl up in a corner and sit. It’s been a killer week, and I deserve to sit for a while.

73. Don’t look

A guy has got to do what a guy has got to do. At least that’s what they would like to convince you of. Hopefully Mr. Carrot is just taking a piss and not something else.

74. Haha. This lemon

“I’m a little teapot, short and stout, here is my handle, here is my spout.” I have no idea where that song comes from. It’s one of the useless bits of data floating around in my brain.

75. Aliens are among us

This parsnip reminds me of the huge tripod ships in War of The Worlds. The things that walked around shooting everything. Terrifying!

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