Abstract: A removable, reusable food marking tag includes: (a) a head portion including a marking on an upper surface of the head portion; and (b) a spike portion including a substantially solid shaft and a plurality of projections projecting from the shaft, the shaft extending in a generally downward direction from a lower surface of the head portion; the length of each of the projections is less than a diameter of the shaft; the spike portion including a substantially pointed or curved tip at a lower end of the shaft; wherein, when the food marking tag is in use, the spike portion is inserted in the individual food item and the head portion remains adjacent an upper surface of the individual food item until the food marking tag is removed.