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Simply 17 strangely tempting inedible objects that are a feast for the eyes

The r/ForbiddenSnacks forum on Reddit is jam-packed with pictures of things that look not just edible, but downright tasty, yet are absolutely not either of those things.

We took a deep dive and have laid out a banquet of favourites.

1. Calcite that looks like fried chicken

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2. It’s not caramel – it’s melted shoe

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3. Somebody’s been poking the chocolate cake that’s really a WWII bunker

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4. Macaroni cheese? Corn niblets? No – Lego hands

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5. The forbidden salami is actually pure elemental sodium

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6. Don’t eat these sprinkles, because they’re the chopped off ends of coloured springs

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7. Chalcedony spherulites or grapes? Let your teeth decide

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8. That fancy ravioli is a starfish

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9. These tasty looking strawberries would ruin your smoothie because they’re sea snails

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