Japan’s Fake Food

B2 – Upper Intermediate

There is an old saying, ‘we eat with our eyes’. Many instances we’ve proven that this could be true.

Realistic-looking food are used as an advertising tool all over Japan. Various food items on display are not real but they look so tempting, you’d want to eat them!

Watch the video and read the transcript to know more about this Japanese culture that is both an art and a business.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tasty-to-the-eyes-japans-fake-food/

Discussion Questions:

  1. What do you think of realistic-looking food displays?
  2. Do you agree or disagree that when it comes to food, “before you eat, observe it”?
  3. According to the video, why is plastic food important in Japan?
  4. Based on the video, how are some of the food made? What are some of the equipment they use?
  5. Have you been to Japan? Would you like to visit?
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2 replies on “Japan’s Fake Food”

What do you think of realistic-looking food displays?
I was impressed by how realistic some fake foods are.
I think everything is too shiny.

Do you agree or disagree that when it comes to food, “before you eat, observe it”?
Yes, I think we eat with our eyes.
If something is ugly, we have the predisposition to think that it is bad.

According to the video, why is plastic food important in Japan?
As advertising
and to overcome the language barrier

Based on the video, how are some of the food made? What are some of the equipment they use?

Have you been to Japan? Would you like to visit?
YES. i ‘d like to visit japan
A very different place
A very interesting culture
The food is very good

We welcome you to the PE blog! Hope this exercise would be very useful for you in practicing your writing skills.

Take a look at how you can write this sentence a bit better:

As advertising
and to overcome the language barrier

Plastic food is important in Japan because they serve as advertising and they also help to overcome the language barrier.

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