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Food in paintings. How A Food Stylist Made Squirrel And Earthworm Look Appetizing. Left, gray squirrel. Right, crostini with squirrel meat, white mulberry, goat cheese, hazelnut and purslane. Christopher Testani hide caption itoggle caption Christopher Testani Left, gray squirrel. Right, crostini with squirrel meat, white mulberry, goat cheese, hazelnut and purslane. Christopher Testani Communities around the world are increasingly overrun by invasive critters. Scientists have said that one way to deal with these creatures is to eat them up. Left, nutria skull and passion fruit. But what if swamp rat could be made to look just as mouthwatering and gourmet as a prime rib? "We want people to perhaps question what they could actually sit down and enjoy," says Gratton. Left, jellyfish. The series features lionfish, jellyfish, periwinkles (a type of snail), Canada goose, earthworms and wild boar — in addition to nutria and squirrel.

Left, Canada goose. Most of us don't mind geese, but the Canadian variety have become a nuisance in New York. Left, earthworms. Play With Your Food: The Kandinsky-Inspired Fine Art Food Challenge. Food in art history. Food Design At Its Best: 40 Extraordinary Examples Of Edible Art. Feb 25 2010 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. Heron made of boiled egg. Giraffe made of polenta and roast beef pieces. Preying mantis made using pea pods and edamame. Jim Victor This farm scene was carved from butter. A large sow and her piglets made of butter. Another large butter sculpture. Rebecca Really cool carving of an orange. Fish made of bok choy. These inquisitive looking penguins are made of eggplant. Jordana Z My latte has a face in it! Yoshiko314 Bear face. The Voyager A Dr.

Kawasumi Panda sushi roll. Sushi art. Vertumnus-351x443.jpg (JPEG Image, 351 × 443 pixels)