7 splendid examples of "focaccia art": when flatbread becomes a masterpiece

When you were a child, playing with food was a lot of fun. And, in fact, sometimes cooking can be just as pleasant as playing a game.

And what about the satisfaction of producing something that not only looks appetizing, but is also aesthetically very beautiful? There are those who study how to present dishes like this. And there are even some who can manage to transform ordinary food, such as a focaccia, into a real works of art.

In this vein, a cute trend that can be found online is so-called focaccia art: it is a question of imagining the focaccia as if it were a canvas to be decorated or "painted" upon. 

The nice thing is that, after taking photos of your art, you can eat it! Check out some of these focaccia artworks below:

Choose vegetables and other greens for your decorations. Imagine the design and cut the vegetables accordingly. Among the favorites used are cherry tomatoes, potatoes and olives.

Often, you see floral-themed squares of foccacia that are made using onions. And if you need to include greenery in the design, stems and leaves of aromatic plants such as parsley, basil, oregano can be added.

Tomatoes and peppers can become poppies, for example. And you can use poppy seeds too. In fact, seeds and spices are excellent decorative elements to take advantage of to provide shape, color and flavor!

Slices of chilli peppers, thin asparagus, slices of mushrooms: your imagination is the only limitation. It all depends on the design you want to create.

There are also those who create animal shapes and designs.

Some even change the shape of the foccacia itself to give rise to wonderful creations like those shown here.

There's even a place for fantastical creatures. Of course, the more complicated the design, the more practice it will take (and maybe even try a parchment paper template), so as to guide the best arrangement of each element.

There is also the cooking time to consider: sometimes it is best to cook the focaccia for a while first, and only later add the vegetables (so that they don't burn).

They're beautiful to look at even when raw, but imagine how good they will look when they are taken out of the oven!

Would you like to try your hand at making some focaccia art?