I’ve been gathering pics of rock and mineral specimens that look remarkably like edibles. Have fun with this parade of yummy-looking rocks that resemble meat, sweets, fruits and vegetables, and other fixings.
Rhodochrosite (magnesium carbonate) often looks like smoked meat as with this display that could pass for a butcher’s shop window. Source unknown.
A very tiny roast ham stone. Photo: “Forbidden ham”. Source unknown.
Egg rock. Appears to be porous limestone, perhaps a fossil sponge with a weathered outer crust. Source: Reddit user JB_v1
Crusty bread rock. Source unknown.
Pizza agate. Source unknown but appeared on Reddit several years ago.
Here’s a piece of “fried chicken” made famous on Instagram. Photo credit: Amelia Rude Instagram/@unbeadableenergies
Waxy luster is reminiscent of raw fish. From the display called “Rock Food Table” by Bill and Lois Pattillo.
Some rocks resemble meat so much that a reverse image search will identify the picture as food. Typically, the “beef” rocks are jasper stone or red marble. When wet, they resemble fresh meat.
Source unknown.
Wetting the rocks enhances the color and makes them look more like flesh. Source unknown.
“Forbidden steak”. Possibly jasper with weathered rind. Source unknown.
Check out that marbling! Source unknown.
Slab of “meat” that is actually petrified wood from Arizona. Sold in local shop.
This “steak” appears to be a slice of a sandstone cobble colored by iron. Source unknown.
A roast. Also from “Rock Food Table” by Bill and Lois Pattillo.
Table and benches made of raw meat. That is, rose quartz. Source unknown.
Huge steak! Outcrop at Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota.
Finally, a collection of watermelon tourmaline – a stunning stone with a pink center that shades to bright green. It resembles juicy candy, jellies, or slices of fruit.
