Warning: sensory overload. If great taste tops your list of food demands, you may not often sample cuisine that plays upon all of your senses. These trendy items take everyday eats and turn them into experiences that will change your perception of what food can or should be. Click through for some of the most innovative creations on the market today.
Raindrop Cake
If you're looking to quench your thirst, this cake looks like a realistic raindrop and its ingredients include agar (a vegan form of gelatin) and mineral water. Toppings range from molasses and peanut powder to honey and jellies. Smorgasburg (Brooklyn)
Billionaire Hot Dog
If you have a more refined palate (and maybe a private yacht), you’ll want to opt for this Foie Gras-covered Kobe beef frank with port onion marmalade and truffle mayo. You fancy, huh? Hautedoggery (Las Vegas)
Pizza Box Made of Pizza
New from the pizzeria that brought you the pizza slice topped with mini pizza slices comes the Pizza Box Pizza, a pizza box made entirely out of pizza, which the restaurant touts as waste-free. How do you actually eat it? Not in public, that’s for sure. Vinnie's Pizzeria (Brooklyn)
Gold Leaf-Wrapped Soft Serve
When it comes to this shiny soft serve, all that glitters IS gold. Though the combination might seem a bit odd, its city of birth, Kanazawa, is considered the gold leaf capital of Japan. Hakuichi (Japan)
Red Velvet Croissants
A magnificently decadent pastry that combines all the buttery goodness of a croissant with the cocoa-y richness of red velvet. Thank you, bakery gods. Union Fare (New York)
Mirror Glazed Cakes
These baked goods with an eye-popping, extremely reflective icing make them almost too pretty to eat. Almost. Chef Olga Noskova (Russia)
Rainbow Burgers
A burger can already be something of a rainbow if you choose the right array of condiments, but this imaginative Willy Wonka-themed creation brings the concept to a new level with a technicolor rainbow bun. Joe's Bar (New York)
Beef Popsicles
Step aside, cherry and orange. The dog days of summer have taken on a whole new meaning with these beef bone broth, coconut milk, raspberry puree, pomegranate juice and maple sugar popsicles. Springbone Kitchen (New York)
