When I first read "fake food" I immediately wondered "Is she referring to the Japanese plastic "food" in windows or is she referring to Impossible Meat hamburgers and sausages. Given your connection with Japan, I was leaning to the former and I was right! Another way to have "looks correct forever" is apparently to just put a McDonald's package of fries aside and it soon petrifies. I've not tried it, though ...
Awesome! It is fabulous when you can learn about other foods and never leave your chair from home. Excellent Ruth, and love the artwork. A very talented family.
Congratulations to both Nagisa and Sam for their articles and careers! How exciting 😀 about 15 years ago I was lucky enough to live in Kyoto for a while and Osaka was a preferred destination for the weekend. A foodie's city! Loud and fun. The food sample miniatures always caught my attention and were tremendously helpful when it came to choosing what to order. Plus they're really cute 😍 Hope to read more from Nagisa and her outlook on life in Japan 🙏
As a teenager, on my first trip to Japan, I found these replica food dishes fascinating and were one of the most memorable things about the trip (that and Japanese stationery!). Nagisa's article was great - I love that you can actually make your own fake food.
Congratulations to Sam and Nagisa for having their articles published and so wonderful to share those interests with you and Jeff. I remember being so impressed by the plastic food samples when I saw them on my one trip to Japan in the 80’s, especially one I have never forgotten: a spoon, suspended without any support, either holding up noodles or soup above a bowl-stupendous!
Thank you. I always look forward to your newsletter.
The Japanese food miniatures are an interesting phenomenon. It reminds me of buying fake food for a dollhouse, though the Japanese version is not so miniature. How nice to share an interest in writing about food with your daughter-in-law. Love the egg cup!
Nagisa is so talented. Everyone should check out her art. She incorporates her love of food and cute animals. And now there's another writer in the family!
She is so talented. Congratulations to her. Just yesterday, I told my husband that Japan had moved up on our bucket list of places to visit. My dad traveled there twice a year for work and loved the country and its people. It's been a lifelong dream of mine to go.
Fake food is just so cool! When I was getting ready a children's history program I developed on medieval France, one of the most enjoyable tasks was buying "food" for our pretend market in "St.Michel". A local baker donated rolls, but we had fake lobsters, even fake cheeses for the kids to "buy". I wonder about the past and future of Japanese plastic foods? Why did wax become plastic?.These look more amazing than ever, but it would be great to know that a more environmentally-friendly alternative is out there.
Brings back memories! I didn't realize they were fake :)
Great piece! Wish I was there. ;)
When I first read "fake food" I immediately wondered "Is she referring to the Japanese plastic "food" in windows or is she referring to Impossible Meat hamburgers and sausages. Given your connection with Japan, I was leaning to the former and I was right! Another way to have "looks correct forever" is apparently to just put a McDonald's package of fries aside and it soon petrifies. I've not tried it, though ...
This is fascinating, Ruth, and congratulations to Sam and Nagisa!
No kidding! What a gift and fun in endless ways! Plus the pleasure of ‘taste’!
Awesome! It is fabulous when you can learn about other foods and never leave your chair from home. Excellent Ruth, and love the artwork. A very talented family.
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Congratulations to both Nagisa and Sam for their articles and careers! How exciting 😀 about 15 years ago I was lucky enough to live in Kyoto for a while and Osaka was a preferred destination for the weekend. A foodie's city! Loud and fun. The food sample miniatures always caught my attention and were tremendously helpful when it came to choosing what to order. Plus they're really cute 😍 Hope to read more from Nagisa and her outlook on life in Japan 🙏
How exciting that your “kids” are carrying on the family foodie tradition, Ruth. It warms my heart to read about this!
Wonderful newsletter, Ruth. Your whole family is so talented.
Fascinating, Ruth and so much better than an English language menu!
As a teenager, on my first trip to Japan, I found these replica food dishes fascinating and were one of the most memorable things about the trip (that and Japanese stationery!). Nagisa's article was great - I love that you can actually make your own fake food.
Congratulations to Sam and Nagisa for having their articles published and so wonderful to share those interests with you and Jeff. I remember being so impressed by the plastic food samples when I saw them on my one trip to Japan in the 80’s, especially one I have never forgotten: a spoon, suspended without any support, either holding up noodles or soup above a bowl-stupendous!
Thank you. I always look forward to your newsletter.
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The Japanese food miniatures are an interesting phenomenon. It reminds me of buying fake food for a dollhouse, though the Japanese version is not so miniature. How nice to share an interest in writing about food with your daughter-in-law. Love the egg cup!
Nagisa is so talented. Everyone should check out her art. She incorporates her love of food and cute animals. And now there's another writer in the family!
She is so talented. Congratulations to her. Just yesterday, I told my husband that Japan had moved up on our bucket list of places to visit. My dad traveled there twice a year for work and loved the country and its people. It's been a lifelong dream of mine to go.
Fake food is just so cool! When I was getting ready a children's history program I developed on medieval France, one of the most enjoyable tasks was buying "food" for our pretend market in "St.Michel". A local baker donated rolls, but we had fake lobsters, even fake cheeses for the kids to "buy". I wonder about the past and future of Japanese plastic foods? Why did wax become plastic?.These look more amazing than ever, but it would be great to know that a more environmentally-friendly alternative is out there.