Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Edible Gold Anyone?

Apparently gold isn't just for jewelery nowadays. If you could eat it, why not? Well, a company in Japan (Japan seems to come up with weird things!) called Tsukioka Co. Ltd. sells edible gold flakes, which comes in many shapes and sizes. The company claims that by ingesting the edible pure gold, it helps to refresh the human body. I don't know about that claim but I don't think our digestive system absorbs gold. It's metal so wouldn't it just pass through the body?? Apparently this is not a new thing because the ancient Egyptians also believed that eating powdered gold could immortalize oneself! This is probably just a fad, you know... if you want to impress someone, why not show off your wealth by eating the golden stuff! I don't know about you but I prefer to just wear my gold (not that I have many anyway).
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousWednesday, June 27, 2007 at 2:00:00 AM GMT+8

    Interesting! Wonder how much it would cost for just a thin slice? LOL

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, June 27, 2007 at 2:04:00 AM GMT+8

    Oh, nice find! There really is a lot of weird stuff here.
    Edible gold just sounds unhealthy to me...
    Something odd I saw here recently was chewing gum that apparently makes your sweat smell like roses!
    I'm a little skeptical about that one too.

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  3. NessaWednesday, June 27, 2007 at 7:41:00 AM GMT+8

    Ann - You can find some prices at http://www.goldleafcompany.com/goldleaf.html#ediblegold (But this one is not the Japanese company, I couldn't find their pricing).

    Sally - Hmmm, cool stuff. If it works, don't need to buy those deodorants anymore!:)

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  4. AnonymousWednesday, June 27, 2007 at 4:32:00 PM GMT+8

    Well, you don't see those ancient Egyptians walking around the earth now do you ... hehehe ... so I guess eating gold doesn't really immortalize you, ya. Must be some money making schemes thought of by those ever ingenious Japanese people :) What will they think of next ... hehehe ...

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  5. AnonymousWednesday, June 27, 2007 at 6:56:00 PM GMT+8

    Eh.. I feel sick. We not only have a term "gold digger", now we also have "gold eater"! LOL!!

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  6. NessaWednesday, June 27, 2007 at 7:16:00 PM GMT+8

    MD - Now I know why mummies coffins (sarcophagus) were in golden colours!

    Cindy - They also have 'Gold Facials' you know. Got that one from MrBadak:)

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  7. AnonymousThursday, June 28, 2007 at 3:54:00 PM GMT+8

    Um, I think I'd pass on eating it. LOL Somehow it makes me think of stomach aches. :)

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  8. Nick Phillips (15/03/1967 - 04/11/2022)Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 5:43:00 PM GMT+8

    Why would anyone want to eat gold? man, think what that would do to the digestive system ... LOL! Where do you find these postings, Nessa? Good stuff! :)

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  9. NessaThursday, June 28, 2007 at 7:22:00 PM GMT+8

    Leigh - Yep, gold is NOT food. People should just stick to wearing them:)

    Nick - That's a secret... I have my team of informers! LOL

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  10. AnonymousThursday, June 28, 2007 at 10:29:00 PM GMT+8

    That's just strange. LOL I don't really want to eat Gold thank you very much. Interesting however!
    Loved your blog!

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  11. NessaThursday, June 28, 2007 at 10:44:00 PM GMT+8

    Hey Nicole! Thanks. I love your blog too:)

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