Reuters: New Mickey Mouse cucumbers

[Michael]

Epcot Chef Allison Emery (L) and intern David Taylor from the Garden Grill Restaurant at Epcot's 'The Land' display the new 'Mickey Mouse cucumbers' grown at the pavilion, and the 'Mickey Cucumber Salad' that is being served to Walt Disney World Resort guests in the Garden Grill, in these images released January 2, 2004.

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[DisneyPrincess81]

That is so cool!!



Gawd I'm such a vegetarian sometimes.

[hippie1kenobi]

Gawd I'm such a vegetarian sometimes.

Like when you are eating bacon?! Please, these poor cukes are being raised no better than veal..locked up in tiny cages just so little jimmy can have mouse shaped cukes in his salad.



Kidding

[DisneyPrincess81]

I said "vegetarian SOMETIMES." Sheesh.


Think they'll do this for carrots? I'd like that. Little baby carrots shaped like Mickey heads. I wanna make a salad with those cucumbers now!!!!

[ZeekSlider]

Is this FDA approved? Manipulating vegatable shapes, that is.

[Greg]

oh this is so cool. it is just like the waffles at carnation acfe, excapt im pretty sure they don't grow those lol.

[Figment]

Reminds me of the square watermelons they grow in Japan, but more fun.

[ZeekSlider]

Reminds me of the square watermelons they grow in Japan, but more fun.

Maybe that's where the idea came from.

First stop, Japan... then Epcot... next stop, The Food Channel!

[DisneyPrincess81]

then, the supermarkets? please!

[ZeekSlider]

then, the supermarkets? please!

Nah, they'd never do that. Then there would be no reason to visit The Land at Epcot.