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It's a well known fact that most kids hate to eat their vegetables, but what if they looked like this?

This week's Fall Down The Rabbit Hole looks at edible art by Akiki Ida, a female Japanese artist and former food photographer, and Pierre Javelle, a male French artist who grew up on a diet of comic books. This series of art is dubbed The Minimiam Universe.

I was never one of those kids who made a face at broccoli - which my brother dubbed kitty cat trees to make the process of eating it more enjoyable - but I also grew up in a health-conscious household where soda and sugar cereal were strictly forbidden. For many kids, dinner time also means play time; they make mashed potato igloos, string bean houses, or simply push their food around the plate until it looks like it has been consumed. Akiki Ida and Pierre Javelle take playing with your food to a whole new level - one that is initially so striking, you might not even realize you are looking at food.

Their website separates the picture gallery into sections, the above is in the sports section. Interesting that they would choose to put bicyclists on top of delicious, calorie filled pastries - interesting and hungry-making.

These creations are some of the most unique and quirky I've had the pleasure of drooling over.

This next one is my favorite, mainly because I love the beach and ice cream sundaes!

For me, the most magical aspect of this art is how it stimulates both my sight and my tatse, instead of just the former.

Till next time Rabbit Holers!