Have you ever seen a face in a vegetable? What about the Virgin Mary on a piece of toast? Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon that causes people to see faces or objects in random patterns.
Here are 50 examples of pareidolia in vegetables, courtesy of some very creative moms. Scroll down and enjoy!
1. Just a little make-out session
2. Kawaii Gourd
3. This Banana Looks Exactly Like My Mom’s Dog
4. The Goddess Lives
5. That’s A Sweet Beartato
6. An Angry Bird Onion
7. F**k You Too, Broccoli
8. A Butterfly Tomato
9. This Yam Looks Like A Human Hand
10. A Pumpkin Having Teeth
11. An Exceptionally Suave And Sophisticated Daikon Radish
12. This Potato Looks Like A Seal
13. This Strawberry Looks Like A Butterfly
14. Let Us Out
15. Hmmm
16. Best Eggplant Ever
17. The Skin On My Apple Kinda Looks Like The Silhouette Of A Camel
18. I Thought This Gourd Looked Like A Snail
19. This Purple Carrot Looks Like A Bartender Ready To Take Your Drink Order And Listen To Your Troubles
20. I Thought There Was A Severed Finger In My Fruit Bowl. It Was Just Some Ginger
21. My Carrot Looks Like A Person
22. This Eggplant Has A Face
23. So Aparrotly This Is Milkweed
24. This Small Red Potato Looks Like An Anatomical Heart
25. I Don’t Think I Can Eat This Potato
26. My Friend Found A Lemon Shaped Like An Elephant
27. Pear That Looks Like A Kiwi (Bird)
28. A Rather Sinister Onion
29. This Bell Pepper Looks Like A Big-Nosed Grumpy Old Man Smoking A cigarette
30. We Grew An Eggplant That Looks Like The Poop Emoji
31. My Potato Looks Like It’s Trying To Escape Itself
32. This Jalapeño Looks Like A T-Rex
33. The Happiest Potato I’ve Ever Seen
34. This Carrot That Looks Like Arnold
35. It Looks Exactly Like Larry Bird
36. Booberries
37. This Carrot Wants To Be An Astronaut
38. This Cucumber Looks Like A Swan
39. My Friend’s Smoked Cauliflower Looks Like An Explosion
40. This Pepper Is About To Sneeze
41. Tomato My Wife Grew vs. One Our Friends Bought
42. After Stewing In His Emotions, Emo Veg Comes To The Conclusion That The Root Of The World’s Problems Is That People Don’t Seem To Carrot All
43. This Tomato Looks Like A Duck
44. Alien Pickle
45. The Evolved Radish
46. Going To Have To Eat This Chicken As It Hasn’t Laid A Single Bloody Egg Yet
47. This Incredible Carrot Hand Was Found While Digging Juice Carrots At Our Farm Today
48. Baked Potato
49. She Thought He Did Not Carrot All, But He Bought Her a 21-Carrot Ring
50. Foot-Shaped Radish Goes On Display
So, could you spot all of the faces in these vegetables? Some are easier to find than others, but they’re all there. Pareidolia is a fascinating phenomenon that causes us to see faces and other patterns in everyday objects. It’s amazing how our brains can take something as simple as a vegetable and turn it into an image we recognize and appreciate.
Out of all of the photos in this post, which one did you like the most? Leave us a comment below and let us know. We would love to hear your thoughts on this interesting topic!