Most children know, if you want to have good table manners, one of the most important rules is, "Don't play with your food." But when you aren't actually at the dinner table, sometimes playing with your food can be a great thing.
The man in this picture is an artist from Italy. He doesn't just play with his food, he makes art out of it. Can you tell what kind of fruit he carved to make this dog?
Oranges! In this picture, the sculpture is a dog, but there are many other things you could make from oranges and other kinds of fruit. Can you think of any?
PHOTO : AP
Making art out of food is fun because when you're finished, you can eat your creation! (Kayleen Hartman, Staff writer)
大多數孩童都知道，假如你想要有良好的餐桌禮儀，最重要的規矩之一就是「別拿你的食物來玩」。不過，當你並未坐在餐桌旁時，有時候玩玩食物可說是樂趣無窮。
照片中的人是義大利藝術家。他不只拿食物來玩，還用食物創作藝術。你知道他是用哪一種水果雕刻這隻狗呢？
答案是柳橙！照片中的雕塑品是一隻狗，不過你還可以用柳橙或各種水果創造出許多東西。你想到了什麼嗎？
用食物創作藝術很有趣，因為作品一旦完成，你還可以把你的作品吃掉！ （翻譯：賴美君）
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