What's That On My Plate? Faces, Places, and Objects In Food

Food: Pizza
Looks Like: Jesus

Australia's Posh Pizza received considerably more than their typical asking price for a pizza after this pie came out of the oven. The "Cheesus Pizza" was sold for $153 (Australian; roughly $160 US), which the shop intended to donate to charity.

Learn how to make pizza at home.

Food: Ginger
Looks Like: Reindeer

Is it a reindeer? Or is it a dog masquerading as a reindeer (i.e. the dog in How the Grinch Stole Christmas), as the photographer postulates?

Food: Grilled Cheese
Looks Like: Virgin Mary

In 2004, an internet casino purchased a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich that purportedly bore an image of the Virgin Mary's face through an eBay auction. The price they paid? $28,000. The sandwich's original owner, Diane Duyser, claimed the sandwich never went moldy after she made it in 1994. She told reporters in 2004 that she kept the sandwich in a plastic box.

Try these 10 swoon-worthy grilled cheese sandwiches.

Food: Eggplant
Looks Like: Richard Nixon

The eggplant's owner swears it bears a striking resemblance to the United States' 37th President. The owner submitted a shot of the botanical fruit to totallylookslike.com.

Recipes for eggplants that are simply eggplants.

Food: Naan
Looks Like: Jesus

In 2010, a man in Surrey, British Columbia, discovered some interesting features on a piece of naan at an Indian restaurant — facial features, in fact. David Howlett says he saw the face of Jesus staring at him from the bread. He decided not to eat it.

Food: Bread
Looks Like: Bunny

Do bread bunnies prefer butter over carrots?

Make fantastic bread at home.

Food: Jelly bean
Looks Like: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

As royal watchers around the globe anxiously awaited the nuptials of the future Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (then just Prince William and Kate Middleton), a 25-year-old British man and his girlfriend found a striking image of the bride...on a jelly bean. The pair intended to sell the candy at an auction with an opening bid of £500 (roughly $807).

Sweet tooth? Make these candies for grown-ups.

Food: Potato Chip
Looks Like: Heart

Sweet chocolates may be the gift of choice on Valentine's Day, but this salty snack with a heart may be more appropriate.

Find out which chips are America's best.

Food: Grilled Cheese
Looks Like: Jesus

Fans of the hit Fox show Glee will recognize this special grilled cheese. The character Finn sees an impression of Jesus in his sandwich and seeks spiritual help from his "Grilled Cheesus" throughout the episode.

Check out these 22 recipes using cheese.

Food: Potato
Looks Like: Old man

That's the face of a man who has weathered a few storms.

Serve these healthy potato side dishes.

Food: Pierogi
Looks Like: Jesus

While making a batch of pierogis on Easter Sunday, Donna Lee was shocked to find an image of Jesus staring back at her. In August 2005, the Point Place, OH, resident sold the pierogi for $1,775 on eBay. The winning bidder: Golden Palace Casino — the same place that purchased the Virgin Mary grilled cheese in 2004.

Find recipes for homemade pierogis.

Food: Fried Fish
Looks Like: Nevada

Forty-nine more states to go to complete the United States map! Better start frying some fish…

Try these 10 fabulous fried foods.

Food: Ice Cream
Looks Like: Cat's face

It's no secret that felines are fans of dairy.

Make ice cream at home with these easy recipes.

Food: Muffin
Looks Like: Face

Do you ever feel like your breakfast is staring at you?

Start the morning with a filling homemade muffin.