Truly tasteless: Japan's plastic food artists get creative

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 21, 2022 12:11 am

TOKYO: From the 'leaning tower of pizza' to a fish slicing and cooking itself and a dragon emerging from a dragon fruit, Japanese artisans' quirky plastic food sculptures went on display this week at an exhibition in Tokyo.

The models were made with the same painstaking detail as the rock-solid noodle soups and crispy-looking plastic snacks that have long been displayed outside Japanese restaurants where they are called 'shokuhin sampuru,' or 'sample food products.'

This combination of photos created on Aug. 17, 2022 shows plastic food samples in preparation for an exhibition hosted by Japan's Iwasaki Group in Tokyo. AFP PHOTO

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