We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

• One Chinese farmer has reportedly grown more than 10,000 buddha-shaped pears.
• Doggie bag duties: do they belong to the server or the customer?
• The Skinny Chef makes a healthier and cheaper version of her favorite lobster roll.
• Give pizza a different kind of pizzazz with a polenta crust.
• One Welsh municipality renames iconic dessert Spotted Dick to Spotted Richard.