Did you know that there are food modellers? Yes, tiny creations of clay pro real food. Not to say that model railroaders don't include food in their models. I remember seeing a railway kitchen car and the chef was cooking at the stove, and plates of meals were at the side.
Artists work in various scales, just like train modellers. There are those who make the miniatures in polymer clay. There are other artists who make real, tiny food. One artist makes tiny books out of edible fruit leather and honey-scented white modelling chocolate. They are 1 1/2 inches x 1/7/8 inches. Here tutorial is HERE.
Another artist makes homemade graham-flavoured mini cakes. Of course they are dripping with semisweet chocolate glaze. Another artist makes real cotton candy sticks - the right size for Barbie.
Representing food in miniature form started as a trend in Japan. The models first appeared in 1917 and were made from wax. This has evolved over the decades to clay and plastics.
My fascination is with the modellers who make edible miniature food cooked in miniature stoves as though they are real. Wikipedia says 'a match is used for igniting the candle to power the tiny stove'.
I went looking for something on the Sundance train layout in which food was involved. I found a bushel of squash in the scene below. The scene below that has a building labelled Longwood Plantation's Syrup and it looks like there's food inside - perhaps a 'fast food shack' from the past.
Below that are the tiny food pictures found online.
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