hufu
n.— «Thanks to Mark Nuckols, cannibalism has finally made it to the American dinner table. Nuckols is the creator of Hufu, which is tofu textured and flavored to resemble human flesh (or as the Hufu website calls it, the “healthy human flesh alternative”). Earlier this month, his company debuted its flagship product, Hufu Classic Strips.» —“To serve man” by Vince Darcangelo Boulder Weekly (Colo.) June 2, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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