These creations looks so delectable, you might just want to try them – but it’s not recommended.
From sushi to ice cream, it is common for restaurants in Japan to display fake food in their front windows as a way to attract potential customers and to show what their meals are expected to look like.
Food-replica workshop Iwaski Mokei, located in Gujo, Japan, has been profiting off of this Japanese custom and has been making fake food since it opened in 1932. In fact, Iwaski Mokei claims to make more than half of the food replicas seen in Japan’s restaurants.
To learn more, check out Great Big Story’s short video about its delve into the hunger-inducing industry that is food replication:
