Who doesn’t like a delicious sweet treat ? These positively mouth-watering illustrations of Japanese desserts, sweets and confectionery by food illustrator Mao Momiji (もみじ真魚) is guaranteed to stimulate your taste buds and have you craving for that sugar induced dopamine hit. This is his 2nd art book following the success of his first title ‘Meshi Terror / 飯テロ‘ ( read my review here ).

Meshi Terror / 飯テロ is a colloquial Japanese term for what we call “food porn” in English, and the title of this 2nd book is a derivative of that; “Ama” means sweet in Japanese. The book cover comes with a humorous warning label stating that “Reading this book late at night when you have a hungry stomach is strictly forbidden”.

A graduate of the renowned Musashino Art University in Tokyo ( specializing in oil painting ), Mao started posted food illustrations on his Instagram account daily since 2019, crossing over 700 pieces around April of 2021 and also accumulating a huge number of followers. The artist has published 3 books at the time of this post’s publication.

This book serves not only as a great showcase of Mao Momiji’s almost supernatural ability to render stylized but realistic illustrations of food, but also an excellent visual aid to whet up one’s appetite; I certainly felt my stomach rumble as I flipped through the pages. Recommended; and I highly suggest checking out the artist’s first book Meshi Terror as well.

If you’re into great food illustrations, I also recommend food manga artist Ishiyama Azusa’s comic Tsumamigui Bento.

“Ama Terror – Mao Momiji Food Illustration 甘テロ！もみじ真魚スイーツイラスト集” details :

Dimensions – 21 x 21 x 1 cm
Soft cover, 112 pages
Full color, in Japanese

  
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