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Food Art

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Auckland, New Zealand

OnDo Giant Noodle Sculpture

In an Auckland neighborhood, looming chopsticks lift noodles from the sidewalk.

Butter Molds

These intricate stamps are relics from a time when dairy farmers beautifully branded their products.

Colorful batter ups the realism factor.

The Historians Cooking Up Mythical Beasts

Making a cokentryce calls for needle, thread, and a lot of meat.

Anne Ewbank November 27, 2018

Mojie Apples

Orchardists use sticky stencils and the power of the sun to turn apples into art.

Sticky stencils are applied to mojie apples in an orchard in Aomori prefecture.

Harnessing the Power of the Sun to Turn Apples Into Art

In Japan, the labor-intensive practice of apple stenciling is slowly fading.

Abbey Perreault November 8, 2018

Butter Cows

These dairy-based sculptures have been state fair traditions for more than a century.

The backyard features a giant mural by local artist Hawk Krall.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pizza Brain's Museum of Pizza Culture

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

Tibetan Buddhist Butter Sculptures

Monks make this stunning, ephemeral art from yak butter and mineral pigments.

For 17 years, Miyuki awed guests with her candy craftsmanship.

The Life and Times of a Japanese Candy Artist

She brought the rare, age-old art to Epcot and a Yayoi Kusama exhibition.

Anne Ewbank October 2, 2018

The Magical World of Microscopic Food

How a "bio artist" captures extraordinary images of everyday edibles.

Lizzie Philip September 7, 2018

A red peach-shaped <em>wagashi</em> dominates this page.

The Fabulous Design Manuals for Japan's 19th-Century Sweets

Wagashi range from elegant to surprisingly modern.

Anne Ewbank August 28, 2018

Windfall apples inspired this design.

Meet the Artist Making Delicious Food Quilts

Japanese sweets, turkey dinners, and produce alike are immortalized in fabric.

Anne Ewbank August 21, 2018

International Pizza Expo

Where the world's best pizzas face off.

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Non-Entree Desserts

These sweets make convincing mimics of everything from fish balls to eggs to koi ponds.

Lucy Sparrow stands in front of the fully felted sign for <em>Sparrow Mart</em>.

The Artist Sewing a Supermarket Out of Felt

Lucy Sparrow is making food fuzzier.

Abbey Perreault July 31, 2018

Vibrant corn produces vibrant colors.

Saving Mexico's Heirloom Corn With Gorgeous Furniture

Corn husks get the star treatment.

Anne Ewbank July 31, 2018

This photo, taken by Yasaka Marico, shows the scale of Tatsumi's collection.

The Man With 15,000 Pieces of Chopstick-Wrapper Origami

A restaurant job turned into a collecting passion.

Anne Ewbank July 20, 2018

Moody mushrooms form the eponymous cloud.

These Mushroom Clouds Are Made From Actual Mushrooms

A team of artists create horror out of fungi.

Anne Ewbank June 13, 2018