If you re the sort who loves to play with your food, this is for you.
Singaporean author Lianne Ong runs Heartfelt Makan, a toy shop that sells cute felt toys which resemble food.
They are made of felt and polyester filler.
Prices range from S$5.50 (for a sunny side up egg) to S$56 (bibimbap). They re not cheap, but their price is indicative of the quality and skill put into making these works of art.
Here s a look at some of the toy food Ong offers.
Samgyetang (Korean ginseng chicken soup) S$48, featuring detachable chicken wings and drumsticks.
Bibimbap (S$56, add S$5 for bowl) featuring beef, cucumber, sprouts, carrot, shitake mushrooms, egg and
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masak-masak felt food toys from local online toy store, Heartfelt Makan.
Food toys are a dime a dozen, but few feature Asian food, let alone Singaporean culinary delights, including hawker food. Which is why local children s author Lianne Ong decided to start Heartfelt Makan with her mum, Janet, in 2017, to create pretend play food toys with an Asian twist. The mother-of-two also saw this as a way to preserve Singapore’s food heritage. Apt, after Singapore’s hawker culture has been added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.