33 Amazing Plates Of Food

How can you just sit there chewing, content with your sad, conformist sandwich? You could be turning your food into ART.

Part 1: Adorable Animals

1. Fruit Lion

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Follow @idafrosk on Instagram for more delightful plate art every day.

2. Teddy Bear Toast

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By Sayaka Minemura.

3. Grape Balloon Dog

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Brock Davis is a genius. His stuff usually isn't on a plate, BUT that doesn't make it any less delightful.

4. Porky Pig

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The Mensa Battle is an awesome project that challenges people all over the world to create art out of their lunches. You can check out more photos on Flickr and Facebook.

5. Friendly Doggy Breakfast

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Looks like cottage cheese and oat bars?

6. Magnum Bar Polar Bears

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Malaysian artist "Red" Hong Yi spent a month making amazing artwork out of food. Check out more of her work here

7. Foxy Scone

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So terribly British.

8. Sleeping Bear With Egg Blanket

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Good night, sleep tight, don't let the humans bite.

9. Eggshell Chickens

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Hahahaha GET IT?

10. Pear Penguin

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Oh gosh, that little tummy.

11. Teddy Bear Dinner

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Samantha Lee updates her Instagram daily with adorable foodscapes.

12. Cucumber Orca Whale

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Ok again not on a plate but whatever.

Part 2: Clever Cultural References

13. Meatloaf Totoro

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With a CUCUMBER UMBRELLA.

14. Hamburger E.T.

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E.T. phone tater tot!

15. Space Invaders Gnocchi

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I can beat this game, no problem.

16. Italian-Style Spongebob And Patrick

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17. Oscar The Grouch Salad

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Good way to express your feelings about having salad for lunch.

18. Easter Island Egg Statues

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Hey guys, sup, how's it going?

19. Cheesy Pikachu

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20. Angry Bird Snacks

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21. Frida Kahlo Toast

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Part of Ida Skivenes's awesome "Art Toast Project" series.

22. Monet Toast

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A+ use of color.

23. Van Gogh Toast

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The sunflowers are made with dried apricots and raisins.

24. Van Gogh Patty

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O NO MY EAR

25. Illuminati Lunch

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That olive eye can give a grown man nightmares.

Part 3: Other Whimsical Things

26. Tropical Blue Cheese Island

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If you HAVE to be stranded on an island, an island made out of cheese seems like a pretty good deal.

27. Hot Pepper Chopper

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Follow Dan Cretu on Tumblr for more nifty little sculptures.

28. Citrus Camera

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29. Jelly Bean Balloons

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30. Carrots Ampersand

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Check out more of Emily Briscoe's "This Ampersand That" series here.

31. Oatmeal Garden

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32. Spaceship Sandwich

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33. Diet-Conscious Ice Cream Cone

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Maybe you can trick your stomach into thinking it's real?