粮食变艺术品 Edible art for World Food Day

Food(食物) plays an indispensable role in our lives as a source(来源) of energy(能量). But food can also be used to create artwork(艺术作品). As today marks World Food Day(世界粮食日), let's take a look at some edible art made from food.

Farmers create a food painting themed after Chinese fable The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains(《愚公移山》) using dried wheat(小麦) in Yugong village, Jiyuan city, Henan province on June 14, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

Farmers create a dog(狗) for the new year using harvested paddy(稻子) and chili peppers(辣椒) in Wuyuan county, Jiangxi province on Dec 31, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

A food painting Jiangnan Watertown made with grains(粮食) such as sesame(芝麻), wheat and black rice(黑米) on display in Shanghai on Dec 9, 2017. [Photo/VCG]

Villagers compose the symbol and Chinese characters of "World Food Day" using grains in Chiping county, Liaocheng city, Shandong province on Oct 14, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

A food art company staff member works on a painting in Handan city, Hebei province on June 8, 2015. [Photo/VCG]

A staff member from a food art company shows a food painting in Handan city, Hebei province, on June 8, 2015. [Photo/VCG]

Farmers create the pattern of a national flag using aired red chili peppers to celebrate National Day in Heshuo county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Sept 29, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

An inlay artwork made with grains and glue in Xi'an city, Shaanxi province on March 23, 2016. [Photo/VCG]

Folk artist Zhao Xiaozhong from Heshun county in Shanxi province uses grains such as millet(小米), wheat and beans(豆) as material to create exquisite artwork. [Photo/VCG]

Young artist Ju Duoqi uses vegetables and grains to replicate world famous paintings Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol and The Dream by Pablo Picasso, on display at the 798 art district in Beijing on Dec 7, 2008. [Photo/VCG]

Young artist Ju Duoqi uses common vegetables(蔬菜) such as tofu(豆腐), cabbage(卷心菜), garlic(蒜), lotus root(藕) and pepper to compose a portrait of Vincent van Gogh, put on display at 798 art district in Beijing on Nov 25, 2008. [Photo/VCG]

词汇 Words:

[shí wù] 食物 food
[lái yuán] 来源 source
[néng liàng] 能量 energy
[yì shù] 艺术 art

Words relevant to food 粮食相关词汇

[xiǎo mài] 小麦 wheat
[dào zi] 稻子 paddy
[zhī ma] 芝麻 sesame
[hēi mǐ] 黑米 black rice
[xiǎo mǐ] 小米 millet
[dòu] 豆 bean
[yàn mài] 燕麦 oats
[yù mǐ] 玉米 corn