
Charred pizza, sausages that look like they belong in the bog, cannelloni that is rightly likened to "raw sewage” by Tom Kennedy — the man responsible for documenting what are possibly the most tragic-looking meals you’ve ever seen — are for all to see on his Tumblr account 'Dimly Lit Meals For One'. Here’s a gallery of Kennedy’s favourite photos, with his take on them — or “sad, misanthropic prose” as he describes it. Read more: Why you should pick up a book that’s anti-food porn (Source: Tom Kennedy)

This picture perfectly illustrates a certain type of student lifestyle in England. Study anthropology, get a few facial piercings, get so stoned you end up burning your pizza and using it as an ashtray. (Source: Tom Kennedy)

It looks like it was pulled from the small intestine of an elephant, but this is actually a cake — a real cake baked by a human being. (Source: Tom Kennedy)

A vegan fish. Vegans have a long history of shaping tofu and soy and other bits and pieces into things that resemble animals. I don’t know why they do this. I can’t imagine it makes giving up meat any easier. Learn to love vegetables, don’t be a crypto carnivore. Read more: Why you should pick up a book that’s anti-food porn (Source: Tom Kennedy)

On one side of the plate you have pink mush, on the other side you have green gloop. For some reason they can’t touch — probably because whoever made this is in the grips of a bizarre compulsive episode. Or they’re a serial killer. Maybe both. (Source: Tom Kennedy)

I’ve had this one before. It’s spaghetti with tinned meatballs. Look at that thin brown gravy — It looks and smells like dog food. This is the sort of food you eat when you’ve given up on being happy and you’re content to fill the pit in your stomach with whatever rubbish you can shovel in. (Source: Tom Kennedy)

Take one stale naan, add baked beans and chunks of rock-solid cheese. Think about your life so far and how it’s done you wrong. (Source: Tom Kennedy)

The pasta has been so overcooked, it’s turned into mash. Someone still ate this for their dinner. They probably used Heinz Ketchup instead of a proper ragu. Perhaps, as a species, we simply don’t deserve to have nice things? (Source: Tom Kennedy)

The ultimate cry for help, rendered in smiley potato faces. Tragic. (Source: Tom Kennedy)

There are so many questions raised by this picture: Who has done this to these sausages? Why is everything floating in a strange yellow puddle? What is the point of it all? (Source: Tom Kennedy)

India, this is what happens when a lonely English man — the wrong side of forty — attempts to make chicken curry with an expired jar of stir in sauce. Yes, those are mushrooms in there. I don’t know why. Read more: Why you should pick up a book that’s anti-food porn (Source: Tom Kennedy)