We will not be surprised if after reading this material you want to knock on the food before you eat it. To be safe, so to speak.
The fact is that the Japanese sculptor Seiji Kawasaki creates beautiful fake products from wood. They look so realistic that you want to bite into them right now, without waiting for the time of the next meal. Seiji first processes the pieces of wood, giving them a certain shape, and then carefully paints them.