These handmade Japanese confections are almost too exquisite to eat.
Shinri Tezuka, the owner of a Tokyo candy shop called Ame-shin, is the creative mind behind these intricate sweet treats. Tezuka’s candies are crafted from a mixture of starch and sugar syrup and molded into small glass-like sculptures of animals such as a goldfish, octopuses, cranes and even a cuddly panda.
Video via YouTube user DogaTv.
The craft is called amezaiku, a form of artisanal candy-making that started as early as the 8th century, when these translucent treats were given out at temples or given as gifts.
Have a look at Tezuka’s incredibly detailed candy sculptures below:
[Photos via This Is Colossal]
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