Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?

Text by Lorraine Koh @ Makansutra

Images by Joyce Loh @ Makansutra

Beauty lies in the eyes of a beholder but what about when it comes to our food? Are we more drawn to a picture-perfect plate of Char Kway Teow or do some of us think perfection lies in imperfection? We all know, that besides the food itself, the dining surroundings also play a crucial role to where and what we end up eating. A food display paints a thousand words, and looking at these two pictures, tell us which picture has food that taste better and we will tell you the kind of person you are.

Char Siew Bao

Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?Two of these baos are inedible.Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?One is just bad, the other will break your teeth.

Beef Bowl

Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?One of these beef rice bowl is worth more than $200. Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?Guess which one?

Grilled Chicken Wings

Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?Grilled Chicken Wings Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?Chix this out

Fried Rice

Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?Fried Rice ParadiseFake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?Eating one of these fried rice will send you straight to paradise

Laksa

Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?One of these laksa is hotFake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?The other laksa is just hard.

Roti Prata

Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?Which one of these is calorie free?Fake Foods: Is Food Beauty Only Skin Deep?Which roti prata has no fat content? To find out the real deal on your choices, visit http://www.makansutra.com/foodblog/?p=4540 .