In this article, we collected the best-of-all-time instances where diners were served some of the most bizarre-looking dishes. From magnetic pillows to tires, scroll down to find the weirdest vessels people had to eat food out of. While you’re at it, don’t forget to check out a conversation with professional chef and food blogger Alina Eisenhauer, who kindly agreed to give these cooks some pointers on how to achieve a balanced and appetizing food presentation. It has already been proven that people, in fact, do eat with their eyes. A team at Oxford University tested this by observing the reactions of diners to food presented in different ways. A chef and one of the authors of the study designed a salad resembling the abstract artwork “Painting Number 201” by Wassily Kandinsky to find out how plating dishes affects the dining experience. They were even ready to pay twice as much for the meal as for the other options. After finishing their portion, participants also rated the artwork salad higher for taste. Usually, these dishes are impractical to eat, and all of the extra components add nothing to the actual finesse of the dish. The crazy milkshakes and bloody marys are a good example of this…Who needs an entire meal piled on top of their bloody mary?” We should always be thinking about taste and flavor first, the functionality of being able to enjoy the dish with all components working together as we take a bite, not some big crazy art project that needs to be dismantled before we can enjoy it.” Small ethnic restaurants with grandma-style cooking shouldn’t serve plates with architectural compositions. In this type of institution, guests would expect a simple and welcoming presentation served with an unfussy and rustic edge. Meanwhile, in more expensive and hip restaurants, diners would already anticipate a higher degree of artistry. Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.