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Food Samples of Gujo

Gifu · Gujo · Art & Crafts

Japanese name: 郡上の食品サンプル

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Food Samples of Gujo
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WHAT TO DOFood Samples of Gujo

Much of Japan's plastic food comes from makers born here - a craft of making a dish look better than the dish.

WHEREGifu

Chuno · Gujo

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Much of Japan's plastic food comes from makers born here - a craft of making a dish look better than the dish.

About this place

Food models, also known as fake foods, food figurines or "food samples" (Japanese: 食品サンプル, romanized: shokuhin sampuru), are scale models or replicas of a food item or dish made from plastic, wax, resin, or a similar inedible material. They are commonly used as mockups in restaurant display windows and shelves in Japan, although other countries like South Korea and China also use such models for similar purposes in restaurants, food booths, and food carts. Using food models allow food vendors to advertise to consumers a three-dimensional image of their products, while avoiding the need to put real food on display unattended for prolonged periods of time, which may become contaminated or spoiled or attract insects.

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Key facts

Founded / opened:1930s Highlights / collection:Food models made of wax and resin Genre:Crafts and ceramics, Contemporary art

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