The shape is exquisite and realistic, with a variety of types!Japan's "fake food" is created by real kung fu

[Global Times special reporter Ru Daiwenzhu] Many tourists who come to Japan are amazed by the "fake food" displayed in the window of Japanese restaurants, that is, simulation food models, Japanese -style dishes from ramen, sushi, tempura, etc. To fried dumplings, rice, roast ducks and other Chinese cuisine, from Western cuisine such as pasta, steaks, to cute and seductive desserts, ice cream, etc., their shapes are exquisite and realistic, and they can't help but saliva. A special window will be set up at the entrance of the Japanese restaurant, and the "fake food" inside becomes the "endorsement" of the popular food of the store (as shown above), which helps customers understand the dishes and have a "eye -catching" effect.

Long -lasting food model culture

The colorful vegetables are matched with the snowflake beef that can clearly see texture, cheese or cream, golden and crispy fried foods that seem to overflow, and the moment I see it, I can't help but want to eat. The Japanese believe that the dishes carefully created by a variety of ingredients and cooking techniques need to be used in the form of "food model" to better show the characteristics to customers. Therefore, Japanese restaurants generally provide guests with food models for reference.

"Food Model Culture" is one of the unique culture in Japan and has a century -old history. In the 1920s, the people who first arrived in the city or the foreign residents who were not used to the city hotels would see the samples and prices in the store and decided whether to enter the store.

Early food models were made of pouring food with agar removal. These food models are very particular about. Even the dishes provided by different restaurants, even if the varieties are similar, the shapes, colors, and sets will be different. Therefore, the food samples are basically handmade. Production.

Known as artistic creation

The food model has the advantages of not easy to deform and can be used repeatedly, but also solves the problem of being easy to deteriorate in summer and the color of the long time. In the 1920s, customers who bought clothes at the Baimu House Department Store would order lunch based on the rough wax imitation products placed at the entrance of the restaurant. But the earlier generation of imitation is problematic. The limited color will fade away quickly, and small parts will fall off. If a restaurant's display cabinet is placed at the sun, the imitation products will deformed at high temperature. By the 1970s, most of the food imitation manufacturers turned to use more expensive but more durable plastic models, casting in silicone molds and hand -colored.

The food model is both authentic, but also allows guests to feel the seductive and delicious food of food. For example, the grilled fish model, the crispy fish skin and texture on it are clearly visible, the fish is still golden oil on the fish ... It can't help marveling at the realistic, delicate and delicate of these models. Essence As the function of food models as "promotion tools" is getting stronger, people's requirements for "authenticity", "look delicious", "big brain" and "creativity" are also increasing. From batch production to customization, corresponding to its technical and quality is increasing every year.

In a food model company in Tokyo, visitors found that two of the same fish could not be found here. Each food has its own characteristics, such as bananas, pork chop rice, sushi and grilled fish cut in different mature stages. The details of their samples are not exactly the same. Every imitation here is made by dozens of craftsmen.

Become a special gift

In recent years, simulation food models have not only been promoted by food stores and catering shops, but also as special products, arts and toys are popular with young Japanese. There are many stores that sell food samples in Heyuqiao Proper Street, Sky Street, Yokohama City, and Kansai area. It not only displays a variety of food models with different styles, but also tableware and kitchen utensils. Some products also take into account the practicality, such as poached eggs, chocolate cakes, Xiaolongbao, miso soup and other key rings, curry rice rice mobile phones, sushi mobile phone cases, etc.

There are also websites that specialize in selling simulation food models, with wallets with salmon rice balls, keychain -shaped keychain, bread -shaped earrings, octopus -shaped hair hoop, etc. Consumers can also buy various tools and materials, and make the DIY production experience by themselves. The supreme state of food samples is the realistic and beautiful appearance, creative and durable, difficult to deform, and feel like real food, but also emit a fragrance of food -like.

These gadgets are not only welcomed by the Japanese, but also can be given to relatives and friends as gifts. Therefore, many foreigners who come to Japan to travel are specially purchased for food models. Of course, these food models called artworks are not cheap. Usually, the crabs in the hotel ranging from hundreds to thousands of yen, while high -quality model crabs can be as high as tens of thousands of yen, which is better than real senior crabs. It is also expensive. These unable to eat "food" are now tied with real Japanese cuisine, becoming a symbol of Japanese culture.

Some food model stores can also experience the production of food models. For example, let customers use modern creativity and technology to experience food models based on traditional production methods.

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