Tim Mercer February 25th, 2010

Food Design At Its Best: 40 Extraordinary Examples Of Edible Art

Everybody knows you’re not supposed to play with your food but that doesn’t stop these artists from creating some rather extraordinary edible art. Far from the mountains you used to make with your mashed potatoes, these masterpieces could go on display in a museum. Mixing together a little food and a lot of talent is the perfect recipe for some mouth watering inspiration. Check out these 40 extraordinary examples of edible art to kick start your hunger.

Sakurako Kitsa
Tree Frog made with an apple and carrot.

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Heron made of boiled egg.

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Giraffe made of polenta and roast beef pieces.

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Preying mantis made using pea pods and edamame.

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Jim Victor
This farm scene was carved from butter.

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A large sow and her piglets made of butter.

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Another large butter sculpture.

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Rebecca
Really cool carving of an orange.

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Fish made of bok choy.

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These inquisitive looking penguins are made of eggplant.

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Jordana Z
My latte has a face in it!

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Yoshiko314
Bear face.

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The Voyager
A Dr. Suess looking character.

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A few other interesting examples of latte art.

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Kawasumi
Panda sushi roll.

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A re-creation of Van Gogh’s Sunflower painting made entirely from sushi.

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Sushi art.

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Obama sushi roll.

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Akido Ida & Peirre Javelle
Mowing the lawn on a kiwi.

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Road work on an eclair.

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Tunneling through bread.

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Mash-mellow glaciers.

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Watermelon work.

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Jelly Belly
Indian portrait made with over 9,000 jelly beans.

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George Washington made of  jelly beans.

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Rock Recipies
A gingerbread house base on a real house with lots of detail.

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My Opera
Food fights back.

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A hand carved out of bread.

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Suicidal orange.

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Culinarypornstar
Watermelon carving of Marilyn Monroe.

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Completeall
Awesome 3D carving of a watermelon.

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Relief carving of a watermelon.

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Arnie Felix Magold

612 slices of toast.

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Adam Sheldon
Stunning work created from 132 pieces of scraped toast.

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Ray Villifan
Insane pumpkin carving of the Predator.

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Three dimensional pumpkin carving of a skull.

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Olle Hemmendorff
Air Max 90 created out of hamburger for Nike.

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Tim Mercer

Tim Mercer is a photography enthusiast, graphic designer, artist and blogger. His blog offers free resources for the digital artist and graphic designer, as well as tutorials, artist interviews, inspiration and more.

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38 comments

  2. AMAZING – Jelly beans, burgers, butter… who would’ve thought such amazing pieces of art could come from it!

  12. Awesome..Cool Round up…
    Obama sushi roll is yummy
    And Jim Victor’s Butter Art looks awesome..

    Thanks for sharing..

  17. Incredible, and being a food lover myself, kudos to all who put in hours of hardwork and creativity to get the final touch. Its awesome. Liked the Jesus-toast work. What detailing. Wonder how it was done!!

  21. I love these! The predator pumpkin is awesome, but I also love the praying mantis made of beans – those creepy mantis eyes.

  34. this is a talented person!!!!They are also super creative!!!You have to take you time on that and you have to have a goood pic to do too.THIS PERSON HAS GOT THE STUFF!!!!!

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