Edible Origami

Yes! Finally, origami that you can eat! Some of these edible origami are made from thin sheets of seaweed, vegetables, fruit, or pastry. Some of the edibles are made to resemble origami but are not really folded origami style.

Salon du Chocolate has made origami models out of chocolate. Chocolate and Origami - can you think of anything more sublime? Chocolate mouse, chocolate samurai hat, and chocolate crane. [Photo: from cucina testa rossa ]

Mandy Weaver uses fondant icing sugar to decorate origami inspired cakes. The decorations are folded from sheets of fondant icing which she rolls out herself. [Photo by G Aharoni]

Most commonly, people will fold nori (dried sheets of seaweed) into origami models. People are familiar with the nori in sushi and nori can be purchased in Asian grocery stores. Thus, it is not surprising that folding nori origami-style is possible and practiced. Accomplished origami enthusiasts will fold nori into various insects and shock their dinner guests. [Photo: origami cranes made with nori by Christina and Robert]

Origami Foods have created thin sheets of vegetables and fruits that can be used as food wraps. These sheets are colorful, tasty, healthy, low calorie, and high fibre. Need we say more? It's a great way to encourage kids to eat and a nice alternative to those receipe that do not blend well with nori. [Photo: vegetable and fruit wraps by Origami Foods].

Developed from the...uh... Evil Mad Scientists Laboratory, you can make Crane Croutons using won ton wrappers. Looks great and tastes great. For instructions and more information, go to the Evil Mad Scientists Laboratory web site, or purchase The "Hungry Scientist Cookbook" (ReganBooks at HarperCollins) coming September, 2007. [Photo by WH Oskay].

Max, pastry chef and owner of Sugarworks LLC, has mastered the art of origami and sugar sculpture. He can make a variety of things out of sugar. We were particularly interested in the origami cranes which can be made bride & groom style and placed ontop of wedding cakes. Use coupon code D-J07 to get a free gift with any purchase. [Photo: Sugar cranes by Sugarworks, LLC].