We never thought much about how shokuhin sampuru — the Japanese name — were made until we watched [Process X]’s video showing a 71-year-old artist creating food models. We aren’t sure ...

It looks mouthwatering, but you can't actually eat it. It's all fake. These deceptive dishes are called sampuru, from the word "sample." The fake foods are made of plastic, and to this day each ...

Japan's restaurant industry devised a unique way to surpass language barriers with their menus. In doing so, they also ...

They are called shokuhin sampuru, or “sample food products”. It has been a century since stores began using wax models to advertise their menu to a growing middle class. [3] “Normally ...

It looks mouthwatering, but you can't actually eat it. It's all fake. These deceptive dishes are called sampuru, from the word "sample." The fake foods are made of plastic, and to this day each ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Each of these Japanese art forms has been passed down for generations.From amezaiku, which is candy, and sampuru, which are fake food samples, to wagasa umbrellas ...