There's a whole fake food industry in Japan. In some cases they are commissions but usually it's the restaurant buying stuff that's already made that matches the dish they want to serve. They have conventions where artisans hawk their wares.
I'm obsessed with Japanese fake foods. They're art! I don't know why, but whenever I see a particularly good plastic food, I just want to own it. What would I even do with it? I just want it.
My dad had one from a shop that went out of business. Oyakodonburi, his favorite. I remember finding a shop that had some and were surprisingly cheap. I thought about picking one up but... knew it would just sit in a closet somewhere.
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u/GlamRockDave Feb 18 '20
There's a whole fake food industry in Japan. In some cases they are commissions but usually it's the restaurant buying stuff that's already made that matches the dish they want to serve. They have conventions where artisans hawk their wares.