How do you make fake food for display?

Question

Can someone answer how you cook real food then coat it? with some type of "stuff to harden it for life. I have a chef statue with tray that I'd like to rotate fake food for holiday display.

Answer 1

Wax and air brushing are what a lot of "food artists" use for magazine and such. You could also use plastic things you can find at a local department store.

Answer 2

make homemade silly dough and food coloring and let it harden then spray it with clear lacqure

Answer 3

Shellac it.