Takehiro Kishimoto, who goes by the online pseudonym of Gaku, is a Japanese food artist in Kobe. He carves vegetables into extraordinary forms, including animals that are so realistic that they almost seem to move.
Many of his works make use of brocolli, which appears to be an excellent material for carving solid forms, such as this yellowtail fish.
Keep it moist, and a cucumber can become a koi.
This sculpture began with a carrot and turned into an unfamiliar character. Gaku titles this work “Autumn Festival,” so perhaps this monkey figure is from Japanese folklore.
-via My Modern Met