Meanings of offbeat items in English

This is a subscription service unlike all the others -the emphasis is on humorous, offbeat items with strong geek appeal.

Chefs have made flavorings using everything from common vanilla to offbeat items such as "sea" (using sand) and "the woods" (damp dirt from the forest).

Offbeat items also fetched high prices, like a five-pair set of handcuffs and keys owned by escape artist Harry Houdini which sold for $25,000.