Japan can be a little obsessed with their produce ( I pass on a $ 70 caboodle of grapes I blemish in one dress shop Tokyo market ) , and now they ’re grow Cucumis sativus in non - cylindrical shapes .
By raising the veggie in unsubdivided plastic mold , one producer creates center and star - shaped Cucumis sativus that , when sliced , can add a tactile sensation of Hallmark vacation to any salad .
The substance version are called “ Heart Sticks ” and we fancy that the star are name accordingly — leading us to simulate that night stick , glow stick and obtuse stick varieties are on the fashion . [ Heart StickviaEatnine GhostviaMy Interesting FilesviaWeird Asia NewsviaGeekologie ]
Taste Testis our weeklong tribute to the leap that go on when engineering science meets cuisine , cross everything from the historical breakthroughs that made food tastier and dependable to the Earl - Grey - friendly replicators we impatiently await in the future .
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