Food Tattoos: A Few Of Our Favorites, From Pigs To Cupcakes

We all profess our love for things in different ways. For many of us food-obsessed people, that love has been increasingly more frequently displayed with permanent ink. We are talking, of course, about the food tattoo.

In recent years, we've seen tattoos become more prevalent, socially accepted and revered than ever before. In our (possibly skewed) opinion, we think telling the world who you are by tattooing an onion on your skin makes a lot of sense. It's not just vegetables that are getting their due, we found pigs, steaks, recipes, mushrooms and so many cupcakes along the way. And it's not just chefs -- it seems like everyone from food writers to plain old food lovers are getting into the food tattoo game.

We've pulled together a few of our favorites, from friends, family and strangers. Would you ever get a food-related tattoo? Let us know what it would look like in the comments.

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• W.W.J.D.

  What Would Julia (Child) Do? Add more cream. And read <a href="http://thewayweate.net/">The Way We Ate</a>, co-founded by the owner (Noah Fecks) and photographer (Paul Wagtouicz) of this excellent tattoo.

• Food For Thought

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatshername/3389815245/">Whatsername?</a></em>

• Morel Mushrooms

  This tattoo belongs to Tim Gardner, Chef and co-owner of <a href="http://www.lazy-lobster.com/">The Lazy Lobster</a> in Cape Cod.

• Pork Chop

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chefmattrock/2833118353/">ChefMattRock</a></em>

• Fresh Garlic

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chefmattrock/3492564317/sizes/z/in/photostream/">ChefMattRock</a></em>

• Chocolate Bar & Baking Tools

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cayooo/4425960175/sizes/z/in/photostream/">cayooo</a></em>

• Slicey

  Says the owner of this tattoo, "Slicey, the mascot of Home Slice Pizza in Austin Texas, on the inside of my right arm. Hurt like hell but it combines my tremendous love of pizza with the joy I felt finding Home Slice while in Austin for Apple training." <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fleur-design/5808742439/sizes/z/in/photostream/">The Pug Father</a></em>

• Cupcake & Crossbones

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rkbcupcakes/3557596092/sizes/z/in/photostream/">Rachel from Cupcakes Take the Cake</a></em>

• Strawberry Plant

  This tattoo belongs to <a href="https://twitter.com/producestories">Anna Bond of Produce Stories</a>. We have loved it since we laid eyes on it.

• Kitchen Aid Mixers

  Two of our favorite BFF tattoos ever. <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theblondabsence/6504303/sizes/m/in/photostream/">the blond absence</a></em>

• Matching Avocados

  Two more of our favorite BFF tattoos ever. <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/colorescentious/6551294443/sizes/z/in/photostream/">martalucysummer</a></em>

• Ombre Cake

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kajsascrap/5090015915/sizes/m/in/photostream/">[kajsa]</a></em>

• Pig Butchery

  Oh, what a handy guide! <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart_spivack/4100858041/">stu_spivack</a></em>

• Peace, Love And Cupcakes

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nemariella/5330483149/">NEMARIELLA</a></em>

• Red Onion

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdickert/2394038513/">ilovebutter</a></em>

• Artichoke Tattoo

  Yes, this lives on <a href="https://twitter.com/SMcPickles">a HuffPost Taste Editor's</a> arm.

• Steak

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photogaby/5089498595/">_Fidelio_</a></em>

• Pigs And Carrots

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovememphis/7918193470/">ilovememphis</a></em>

• Strawberry

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ginapina/3525609165/">gina pina</a></em>

• The Cocktail Formula

  "The legend lives! Cali Gold's tattoo of Drink's supermagic cocktail formula." Now we <strong>really</strong> want to know what drink they're talking about. <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/weeklydig/5977830549/">weeklydig</a></em>

• Sweets Half-Sleeve Part One

  <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julietbanana/5247687825/">Lorena Cupcake</a></em>

• Sweets Half-Sleeve Part Two

  Girl is <strong>committed</strong> to her treats. Much respect. <em>Photo via Flickr user <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/julietbanana/5248288360/">Lorena Cupcake</a></em>

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