Source: CCTV.com

06-21-2007 09:41

So what about the kind of art that looks good enough to EAT?

"Looking great" has always been indispensable for Chinese haute cuisine. Here, "great" not only means "tantalizing to the taste buds", it also means "delectable to the eye". You may wonder what is the result when the standard is taken to extremes?

Here is an example.

A traditional Chinese ink painting - on tofu, otherwise known as bean curd. The idea may sound crazy, but the execution could not be more convincing. At a cooking competition recently held in Taiwan, this deceptively beautiful piece of edible art has been voted the top prize.