Modern Express News (reporter Yang Xiaodong) exquisite and vivid peony pastries, braised lion's head the size of fingernails ... On social platforms, these miniature food games and mini kitchens seem to have magic and attract the attention of no one. The Modern Express reporter found that these mini crafts are no longer just "home" for small children to play, but have become adult game items. Many people say that these mini crafts not only allow the imagination to take wings and fly freely, but also heal their own hearts and relieve stress.
Many netizens watched the "Mini Kitchen" live broadcast screenshot
Pastries become "food and play", retaining a beautiful and pleasant mind
Peony buds with crystal dew, vivid and transparent snow rabbits and snowflakes, small peaches rolling in... Dense Forest, who has been engaged in pastry making for 5 years, often shares his own miniature food play on social platforms. Carefully observe these food play, ginkgo biloba leaf veins are clear, white and yellow color gradient, the details are pinched "full"; and the buds of the bell orchid, the largest is only the size of mung beans, if it is scaled up, it is more compact and delicate.
Miniature food made by the jungle plays by hand
"I started to do miniature food play last year, because the epidemic pastry making class can not start normally, every day I hide at home, afraid that the child is bored, so I want to do something for him to play, I did not expect to finish so good-looking, I myself was moved." Mi Lin smiled and said that she then posted the made miniature food play hand on the social platform, and found that many netizens liked it.
Many netizens left a message to the dense forest, "Look good and eye-catching!" "This is definitely a work of art!" "It looks so healing!" With the encouragement of netizens, the dense forest constantly adjusts the materials, and the food and play hand office is becoming more and more realistic, which is deeply liked by netizens. She sometimes posts display videos on social media, and many netizens feel very relieved after watching them, after all, "beautiful things always make people feel happy."
Food playmade by the jungle
So how are so many lifelike miniature food play handmade, how to make it? Mirin told reporters, "I have been trying to make it with various clays before, but I found that I could not fully express its color and texture, and finally I used a high-sugar white bean paste, and the sugar also used white frosted sugar to increase transparency." Although the cost is high, the effect is good, and the details and beauty are all preserved, and I am satisfied. "The jungle will pay attention to the size of each food play, the weight is basically about 11 grams, and she will also buy some wood chips and assemble the box to make the miniature food play look more delicate."
The advanced version of "Passing the Family" captures the hearts of adults
Tea tables, sushi, and hot pots made by Jiajia
"Anything that shrinks becomes particularly cute, which is probably the charm of miniature food play." Jiajia, a post-95 office worker, has just entered the miniature world, and it can be seen from the semi-finished products she showed to reporters that Jiajia is undoubtedly a "novice". Although the glue at the junction is obvious and the backrest of the small chair is crooked, Jiajia is still very satisfied with his work.
"In fact, the main thing about making the miniature model is to watch the 'mini kitchen' on the Internet every day, and the miniature food plays these live broadcasts, and after watching it, I can't help but want to try it, so I start from this simplest." Jiajia said. The reporter found that there are not a few adults who pay attention to "mini kitchens" on many social platforms. The pots and pans are all available, and it is possible to fry and fry. Using miniature versions of the tool, bloggers have made a lion's head the size of a fingernail, a pizza the size of a bottle cap, and a green dough the size of a red bean on a small plane that is 60 cm long and 30 cm wide... Still the familiar recipe, or the original taste, these mini foods seem to have a new magic.
A miniature model made by Jiajia
"Cooking in such a small space, they have to prepare so small ingredients, it feels like they are so creative. For example, to make a fried egg in a mini kitchen, the maker uses a syringe to make his own mini omelette. There are also some 'small turnips' and 'little cucumbers', which they cut and carved. Like Jiajia, what attracts most of the "mini kitchen" audience is the endless creativity of the makers. The reporter found that these mini handicrafts have long been not just the home of children, but have become adult game projects. Whether it's an incredibly sophisticated car model or a handmade castle, it's all about the professionalism of the game.
In fact, miniature products have a long history. In a book called Putting the World in a Matchbox, the author introduces a scaled-down model of the slave ship Brooks made by a priest in England in 1789, which shows the bloodiness of the slave trade and plays an important role in the passage of the bill abolishing the slave trade. In more people's understanding, miniature is an art.
Now, the miniature handicrafts that players participate in, although not the skill of skilled craftsmen, can also create a delicacy between inches, bringing people a sense of satisfaction and happiness. As the People's Daily commented: Life is boring, it is better to change the perspective. Explore the miniature world and adjust your mindset as you play.
(Photo courtesy of the interviewee Editor Wei Rufei)