​I'm not talking about Greg Lowry's anthropomorphized meatball tattoo or Paul Rodriguez's rotten apple, two of the food tattoo featured in our Chef Tats story last year. I'm not even talking about the weird Billy Mays-in-a-cupcake tattoo seen to your right (yes, Billy Mays was reincarnated as a cupcake!).

I'm talking about what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-you tattoos. I'm talking about tattoos that should rightfully get their bearers put onto some kind of watch list, neighborhood, national or otherwise. I'm talking things that can't be unseen.

With that, here are the 10 most disturbing food tattoos that I've come across in all the wasted hours I've spent trolling sites like I Heart Chaos, Buzzfeed and Ugliest Tattoos when I was supposed to be writing a cafe review.

Warning: Most of these images are NSFW.

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Leggett's tattoo sleeve is dedicated to her love of baking.

​Although it's been a while since we've featured any chef tattoos here at Eating Our Words, we couldn't resist sharing the sweet sleeve that pastry chef Katie Leggett has been working on for years.

Besides being a canvas for some gorgeous artwork, Leggett has plenty more up her "sleeve" than just tattoos: The talented pastry chef at Mark's American Cuisine won Pastry Chef of the Year in last year's Houston Culinary Awards, a category that's recognized notables like Thierry Tellier, Rebecca Masson, Ruben Ortega and Sara Brook in the past.

Enjoy additional photos of Leggett's beautiful baker's sleeve below.

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​This week's feature, Chef Tats, focuses on a new breed of chefs in the restaurant industry: those who are vibrantly and stunningly decorated with ink. No more starched white chef's jackets -- these chefs are young, brash and have a story to tell, both with their food and with their bodies.

We've been taking a closer look at some of the chefs who were featured in our cover story and a few who weren't, to let them tell the stories behind their tattoos in their own words.

Our fifth and final chef is Carlos Guerrero of Central Market. Below, hear this young chef talk about what inspired him to get a life-size 12-inch Shun chef's knife tattooed on his upper arm.

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​This week's feature, Chef Tats, focuses on a new breed of chefs in the restaurant industry: those who are vibrantly and stunningly decorated with ink. No more starched white chef's jackets -- these chefs are young, brash and have a story to tell, both with their food and with their bodies.

We've been taking a closer look at some of the chefs who were featured in our cover story and a few who weren't, to let them tell the stories behind their tattoos in their own words.

Our fourth chef is the executive chef at Soma Sushi. In addition to being a fan of Psychopathic Records and Insane Clown Posse, Jason Hauck is also a master of modern sushi and Japanese fusion cuisine. Below, you can see pictures of Chef Hauck and his food as he talks about what inspired him to get the elaborate tattoo on his right calf.

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​This week's feature, Chef Tats, focuses on a new breed of chefs in the restaurant industry: those who are vibrantly and stunningly decorated with ink. No more starched white chef's jackets -- these chefs are young, brash and have a story to tell, both with their food and with their bodies.

We've been taking a closer look at some of the chefs who were featured in our cover story and a few who weren't, to let them tell the stories behind their tattoos in their own words.

Our third chef is the executive chef at Sushi Raku, Japanese-born Taka Sekiyuchi. Just as many young Americans display a fascination with Japanese culture, Sekiyuchi was fascinated with American culture from a young age, specifically motorcycles. The occasion of his very first Sturgis Motorcycle Rally inspired his tattoo, which you can hear all about below.

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​​This week's feature, Chef Tats, focuses on a new breed of chefs in the restaurant industry: those who are vibrantly and stunningly decorated with ink. No more starched white chef's jackets -- these chefs are young, brash and have a story to tell, both with their food and with their bodies.

We've been taking a closer look at some of the chefs who were featured in our cover story and a few who weren't, to let them tell the stories behind their tattoos in their own words.

Our second chef is a young Houston native who has only been helming his own restaurant (with partner Chuck Bulnes) since last November, but who's made a huge splash in that time with his twist on coastal Mexican cuisine at Yelapa Playa Mexicana. L.J. Wiley took up meditation in college and explains the significance of the tattoo on his forearm in the video below.

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​This week's feature, Chef Tats, focuses on a new breed of chefs in the restaurant industry: those who are vibrantly and stunningly decorated with ink. No more starched white chef's jackets -- these chefs are young, brash and have a story to tell, both with their food and with their bodies.

For the next five days, we'll take a closer look at some of the chefs who were featured in our cover story and a few who weren't, to let them tell the stories behind their tattoos in their own words.

Our first chef actually isn't a chef at all, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have passion and creativity to spare. Mindy Kucan is a mixologist at Anvil Bar & Refuge who divides her time between Houston and Austin. You can catch her (and her shakers) at Anvil every Wednesday night, crafting both elaborate and traditional cocktails behind the bar. Hear her story below.

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Photo by Katharine Shilcutt

​Amanda Joyner is a pastry chef who wears her heart on her sleeve - literally. Sure, she isn't the first chef to permanently imprint themselves with their chosen profession or life's passion (see: James Silk, Megan Silk and Richard Knight's matching pig tattoos at Feast). But her tattoo, seen above, is one of the most creative I've seen in years, marrying a Dia de los Muertos aesthetic with the traditionally cutesy cupcake motif.

Joyner and her husband, Michael, own Retro Bizzaro, an Austin pastry shop that specializes in nostalgic treats from our collective youth. Yearning for a Little Debbie-style snack cake or a grownup Twinkie? You can get them at Retro Bizarro, with a slight twist. That twist -- not that it's considered all that bizarre anymore (a good thing in our books) -- is that all the goodies are made entirely from scratch with local and sustainable ingredients.

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