The “Is It Cake?” trend has left many people scratching their heads due to the level of detail pastry chefs can achieve with fondant. Now, a bakery seems to have taken this concept in a new direction by asking their followers, “Is it bread?” Japanese baker Ran, better known as Konel Bread, creates detailed loaves of bread that look like a myriad of animals and characters. However, her most fascinating works may be her seafood-inspired buns. Not only do the loaves look like actual fish, but the inside will make you do a double-take.
One of the best examples of this is her tuna fish loaf of bread. The bun has all the features of the sea critter—from the bit of skin on its side where the blueish and white colors meet to one bulgy eye. It looks great from the outside, but the true magic is inside the loaf. When the baker takes a knife and slices the fish-like bread open, it reveals a detailed skeleton and “meat” in realistic shades of pink and red. If it weren’t for this holes in the bread, visible when you zoom in a bit, you could easily mistake the loaf for an actual fish.
The ocean seems to be a frequent source of inspiration for Konel Bread, as she has created other fishy loaves worth noting. For example, her pufferfish bread, complete with retracted spines, emulates a curry dish inside, while her pastries inspired by the tiny willow leaf fish are cut to reveal what look like eggs. The baker also offers buns with a fun twist, including a buff crab.
When she’s not producing sea-inspired products, Ran taps into her quirkier side, giving life to all kind of imaginative bread creations, many of which hold equally charming reveals. If you thought anything could be made out of cake, just wait until bakers take the challenge of recreating items with bread.
To stay up to date with this creative baker, you can follow Konel Bread on TikTok.
Japanese baker Ran, better known as Konel Bread, creates detailed loaves of bread that look like all different types of animals.
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The baker’s creations can sometimes leave viewers wondering, “Is it bread?”
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The ocean and marine life seem to be a frequent source of inspiration for her bread loaves.
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Sometimes her loaves look like actual sea creatures from the outside, but the inside will make you do a double-take.
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And when Konel Bread not producing sea-inspired products, the baker taps into her quirkier side, giving life to all kinds of imaginative bread creations.
Watch on TikTok
Watch on TikTok
Watch on TikTok
Watch on TikTok
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