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Fried prawns and lettuce, food replica

DesignPocket, Inc.2020

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan

Food replicas are samples of dishes generally displayed at restaurants and eateries.
The purpose of using food replicas is to provide visual information of the menu including the dishes themselves, as well as their names and prices. During the early Taishō Era (1910s), techniques for creating replicas of things evolved partly due to the lag of photographic techniques in Japan at the time. It was under such circumstances that health food moulds used by institutes of health sciences and other health related organizations was born. Agar jelly was applied over actual food items to create a mould, into which paraffin wax would then be poured. Washi paper or cotton lining was also placed at this stage to reinforce the mould. Finally, coloured was applied for finish. While it was common to make moulds out of gypsum, for food items agar was preferred for creating the mould.

These food replicas of fried prawns (Ebi furai) and lettuce were recreated by Design Pocket Inc. using wax.

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  • Title: Fried prawns and lettuce, food replica
  • Creator: DesignPocket, Inc.
  • Date Created: 2020
  • Location Created: Osaka
  • Original Language: Japanese
  • Subject Keywords: food replica, food model, food sample, fake food
  • Rights: © DesignPocket, Inc.
  • Medium: Wax
Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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