The world is absolutely obsessed with making food look good. Take a look at your Instagram and Facebook feeds and you’re likely to run into pictures of friend’s brunches, second breakfasts, and lunches. We hit the thumbs up and heart on those pictures because we’re all obsessed with food and love showing it off. And it just so happens that Japan has made a functional art form out of it for decades. Making realistic looking plastic meals is big business in Japan and has been part of food culture there since the mid-20th century. Restaurants figured out showing off what they served was a good way to entice customers to eat at their establishments and while a picture may say a thousand words, a replica meal says way more. Japan’s Plastic Food Displays Look Good Enough to Eat
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