Normally what lures me into Toronto restaurants when walking by are menu descriptions or photographs.  In Japan, it’s mostly fake food displays.  History tells us that at the end of World War II, many Americans and Europeans traveled to Japan and had a hard time reading menus.  So in line with the idea that we eat with our eyes, restaurants started featuring their food in form of art to counter the language barrier.  Today, many restaurants still use them, possibly because many foreigners like me visit Japan.  And if their menu doesn’t change, the displays can last forever.

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