Don't take a bite! Japan’s plastic food products look so real
From fruit salad to a nice hearty bowl of spaghetti, plastic food samples displayed at an exhibition in Tokyo look as good as actual food. The tradition of displaying fake food outside restaurants is called ‘Shokuhin sampuru’ or sample food products
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Plastic food models were created for an exhibition held by the Iwasaki Group in Tokyo. Artists craft these models to match the precision of real food. ‘Shokuhin sampuru’ or ‘sample food products’ have long been displayed outside Japanese restaurants. AFP
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Head of Iwasaki Group factory Hiroaki Miyazawa inspects a finished plastic food sample. Sampuru are commonly found outside ramen shops across Japan where shop owners use them to advertise their food menu. AFP
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A cake made of plastic. All the models displayed at the exhibition are handmade by artists from the Iwasaki Group which is Japan’s leading maker of plastic food samples. AFP
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An artist gives finishing touches to plastic food samples at the exhibition. Around 60 samples were on display. AFP
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This particular fake food sample showcases the ‘Leaning tower of pizza’. At the Iwasaki factory located in Yokohama, artists first take moulds of ingredients taken from actual food then decorate the plastic samples to look as realistic as possible. AFP
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