The 20 Worst Christmas Food Trends Ever Conceived

Cooked shrimp spiral upward beside a goblet of thick pink sauce.

Blue and cheddar blends rise into a dip mountain surrounded by chips.

Dried caterpillars rest under glass like a museum specimen.

Cornmeal walls trap eggs, shrimp, peas, and tomatoes in full display.

Suspended pork chunks float inside yellow aspic capped with dill.

Pink blubber blocks stay neatly scored into a rigid grid.

Frozen sour cream and fruit form a bundt filled with leafy greens.

Marshmallow-glued Cheerios glow green under gumdrop ornaments and name tags.

Coconut-coated cookies let shredded edges stand in for facial hair.

Pale gelatinized tuna spreads into a fish shape with pepper fins attached.

Hundreds of cocktail sausages climb a cone like a meat skyscraper.

Meat paste rises into a cone trimmed with parsley garlands and red pepper dots.

Molded cranberry-mayo cylinder burns an actual flame at the top.

Pineapple and lettuce support a vertical banana dripping mayonnaise wax.

Parsley-covered foam cone holds dangling meats beneath a single red candle.

Coleslaw and cottage cheese shape a snowman with olives, peppers, and carrot pipe.

Sliced white bread stacked with mayo frosting reveals egg salad, ham, and tuna layers.

Dense boozy dome of dried fruit and fat sits glossy under real holly.

Cream cheese and chives form a snowman lounging on salami slices with vegetable accessories.

Stitched seal skin bulges as fermented seabirds poke out through greasy seams.