{"id":128856,"date":"2020-04-29T10:45:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T15:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=128856"},"modified":"2024-10-03T13:31:51","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T18:31:51","slug":"manami-sasaki-toast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2020\/04\/manami-sasaki-toast\/","title":{"rendered":"Toast Slices Undergo Edible Makeovers into Rock Gardens, Pantone Swatches, and Flower Beds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sasaki-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sasaki-6.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sasaki-6-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sasaki-6-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/sasaki-6-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Manami Sasaki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Toast Slices Undergo Edible Makeovers into Rock Gardens, Pantone Swatches, and Flower Beds<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-04-29T10:45:47-05:00\">April 29, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-food\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/food\/\" rel=\"tag\">Food<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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A watercolor artist turned toast connoisseur, the Japanese designer combines the stocks available in her fridge and pantry to assemble delightful bread-based creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a patch of flowers, she adorns a tomato-sauce base with margarine petals and mint leaves that are finished with mustard details. Another dense slice is torn and reassembled with edible gold before being smothered in sour cream and garnished with ketchup to resemble <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kintsugi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kintsugi<\/a>, the Japanese art of pottery repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To see the latest in Sasaki&#8217;s delightful series of nourishments, follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sasamana1204\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>. 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