15 Fancy and Funny Food Illustrations From the British Library

Never in my life have I seen a cherry sliced like that.

This man is getting revenge on a ham that wronged him.

Wow, nutmeg trees are way more beautiful than those little brown nuggets.

All-you-can-eat racks of lamb are a bad business model.

Coffee has never looked so beautiful (except on Monday morning).

The name "peanut" is starting to look so much better by comparison.

This same scene was re-created 100 years later on a Carnival Cruise.

Somehow this one feels like it's getting too intimate with a fig.

There's a farmers' market in Brooklyn that would kill for this kind of signage.

Every restaurant should have a ghost telling you when to steer clear of the fish.

Okay, on second thought, let's just keep spooky things out of the dining room.

The Danish word for "breadfruit" more accurately describes the way it looks.

I don't know what "brutes would do," but I would keep the good fish for myself.

She has the right idea: You shouldn't have to wear a shirt to a picnic.

Frankly, if I were mad, I'd be looting the bakery too.