They look bizarre, but the ingredients are ordinary. Dough mixed with food coloring, dumpling wrappers, and udon noodles. The green sauce is basil pesto. The pasta butterflies and beetles are carved with intricate patterns. Every ingredient is edible.
The artist actually eats these dishes. None of them are for sale. Each one is made only for the artist's own table. Every meal becomes a small installation. Food is made to be eaten, but before that, it is consumed by the eyes. Seroro's table shakes that boundary.
The girls in the sujebi have the big eyes and small mouths of cartoon characters. The Rokurokubi in the udon is a Japanese ghost whose neck stretches long at night. The faces made from dumpling wrappers are translucent, revealing the filling inside. A familiar material becomes an unfamiliar life.
Could you eat this food? Or would you hesitate to pick up your chopsticks?
FAQ
Who is Saeroro?
Saeroro is a food artist who transforms familiar dishes into uncanny creatures. She floats anime girls in sujebi broth, shapes udon noodles into the Japanese yokai Rokurokubi, and sculpts moths and beetles from pasta. Every ingredient is edible, and the artist actually eats these creations.
Can you eat Saeroro's food?
Yes, it's all edible. She mixes food coloring into dough and uses dumpling wrappers, udon noodles, and basil pesto. Even the pasta insects are made from edible ingredients. The artist eats these dishes herself but doesn't sell them—they're made solely for her own table.
What is Rokurokubi?
Rokurokubi is a Japanese yokai whose neck stretches long at night. Saeroro recreates this creature using udon noodles. The noodles extend like a neck, while a face made from dumpling wrappers floats in the bowl.
