FOOD MODELS – ACTUAL SIZE & MINIATURES

For many years, I have always been interested in food models, big and small. It all began in the 1990s when many Japanese restaurants started to emerge in Singapore. Those plastic food models of various Japanese dishes displayed outside the restaurants never failed to fascinate me. Till today, I will do what I can to purchase big and small food models of different cuisines in Singapore and overseas. I am also interested in the process of making the food models and the materials used. During my trip to Osaka in 2006, I purchased a few sushi food models/keychains in Sennichimae Doguyasuji and takoyaki keychain in Namba souvenir shop. I displayed the sushi and takoyaki food models at my computer monitor to liven up my working table.





Singapore Food Miniatures
Being a Singaporean, naturally Singapore food is very close to my heart. Going around Singapore and trying all kinds of delicious local dishes is not enough for me. I just want to collect as many as possible Singapore food miniatures to add interest and excitement. For the past few months, I purchased many miniatures from two Singapore ladies, Ms Wendy Chia and Mdm Ang. The ladies use clay to skillfully make miniatures of many Singapore food and snacks, including goodies during festive seasons. The miniatures are good replicas of actual food and are of high quality. My miniatures collection includes food such as satay, hainanese chicken rice, nasi lemak, dumplings, otak, "huat kuey", nonya kuey and so on.



Food Miniature Souvenirs
Other than Singapore food miniatures, I aim to collect food miniatures of foreign cuisines. I managed to source for a manufacturer from China which produce food miniatures of Chinese, Japanese and Western cuisines. The miniatures are in the form of fridge magnets, keychains and handphone straps. I imported the miniature souvenirs not only for my own collection, but also to sell them to interested collectors.



Food Miniature Erasers
Japanese company Iwako produced very attractive and high quality food miniature erasers (www.iwako.com). The erasers include Chinese, Japanese and Western cuisines. They are so colourful and unique I just do not wish to use them. I purchased a few packs from Popular Bookstore at IMM. The price for each pack ranges from Sing$4.70 to Sing$5.50. Only available at selected Popular Bookstore outlets.