Kappabashi is the famous kitchen town where we can buy regular kitchen appliance, tableware, dishs and they also sell products for professional use products and food samples.
In Japan, some restauratns display food samples maded from wax near the entrance, so that we may know visually what kind of food they have. Those food sample were made by craftworker of small sample factories. I wrote about those craftmen when I picked "making a food sample competition" in TV Champion post. Today I found some manufacturing movies. They are interesting, please check them out.
Making wax Tempra
Making wax crape
Making wax melon soda
I I have to say, food samples are old fashioned and very nice restaurants don't use them. (Even though the samples are excellent, wax is wax. I can't think it looks delicious.) So sooner or later, food sample displays will disappear. Maybe small key chain stuff will be retired as a Kappabashi souvenir.
Anyway some will notice I am getting tired and my post is getting shorter everyday. I am okay, but there is nothing good to write. But we have a proverb "Perseverance leads to skill." gambarimasu!!
If you are looking for an online shop that sells [Made in Japan] fake food related items in English and ships all over the world, you may want to check out Fake Food Japan: http://fakefoodjapan.com
All the best,
Justin
Posted by: FakeFoodJapan | Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 05:40 PM
its really seems like very nice and also sell food samples are given for this blog...
Posted by: recepti.hr | Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 02:37 PM
this is really good. i liked watching the movies =)
Posted by: Laptop Batteries | Tuesday, September 07, 2010 at 12:43 PM
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating. ~Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright, Pavarotti, My Own Story
Posted by: art painting | Monday, July 26, 2010 at 03:28 PM
Dear Sir,
Yamee Global Links is a Global Sourcing & Marketing Company located in Chennai, India.
We have got a new enquiry for the plastic food manufacturer from our reputed client who is into the manufacturing of bakery items like biscuits, cakes, &breads, Indian foods for the last 30 years.
Now we are looking for a manufacturer with the ability of manufacturing plastic imitations of our food items.
For example when we go to restaurants, customer is ordering a new type of food they don’t know how it will be, if we show that food model to customer they will be satisfied by seeing that food.
If you have that food making products please give details.
Please link us with plastic food manufacturer.
Waiting for your reply.
Thanks & Regards
B.Shivakumar
Executive-Marketing
0091-97910-45770
Posted by: Yamee global links | Monday, November 10, 2008 at 09:22 PM
Dear Sir,
Yamee Global Links is a Global Sourcing & Marketing Company located in Chennai, India.
We have got a new enquiry for the plastic food manufacturer from our reputed client who is into the manufacturing of bakery items like biscuits, cakes, &breads, Indian foods for the last 30 years.
Now we are looking for a manufacturer with the ability of manufacturing plastic imitations of our food items.
For example when we go to restaurants, customer is ordering a new type of food they don’t know how it will be, if we show that food model to customer they will be satisfied by seeing that food.
If you have that food making products please give details.
Waiting for your reply.
Thanks & Regards
B.Shivakumar
Executive-Marketing
0091-97910-45770
Posted by: Yamee Global Links | Monday, November 10, 2008 at 09:15 PM
this is really good. i liked watching the movies =)
Posted by: | Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at 06:01 PM
Ah ah... :-) I had a friend who did such work. Here in Europe we have some cooking magazines but we don't use to show foods in restaurants. Cooking magazines use real food but cooked with special care so that it will appear very nice as if it is plastic (or wax) made.
Posted by: Marco Bresciani | Wednesday, August 23, 2006 at 03:34 PM