Jill Harness
National Flags From National Foods
by Jill Harness - September 21, 2009 - 7:36 AM

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The Australian advertising agency WHYBIN/TBWA was assigned to come up with a clever way to promote the upcoming Sydney International Food Festival. The end result was not only an effective advertisement, but also a great collection of art pieces made up of food arranged to resemble the flag of its country of origin.

What’s really great about the creations is how individual each one is. The South Korean flag made of sushi and dipping sauces looks nothing like the Brazilian flag made of limes, pineapple and passion fruit. The advertisement collection, seen on Toxel.com, certainly looks good enough to eat.

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Comments (7)

  1. Oh man, I want some Kimbap right now.

    posted by InfoMofo on 9-21-2009 at 10:33 am

  2. “South Korean flag made of sushi and dipping sauces looks nothing like the Brazilian flag made of limes, pineapple and passion fruit.”

    And that’s good, because if the flags DID look anything alike, there’d be something very wrong…

    posted by Admiral Byrd on 9-21-2009 at 1:22 pm

  3. Isn’t sushi Japanese though, and not Korean?

    posted by EL on 9-21-2009 at 3:59 pm

  4. Ah, sushi… As soon as this baby is born, I’m eating some. Boo on this whole “no fish, NO SUSHI” rule…

    posted by Ophelia on 9-21-2009 at 5:49 pm

  5. I got ravenously hungry reading that last article!

    posted by Martin on 9-21-2009 at 7:29 pm

  6. Sushi is Japanese, kimbap is Korean.
    The main difference is that Sushi has a higher rice to fillings ratio than kimbap.

    posted by Vague on 9-21-2009 at 9:15 pm

  7. I just want to say that the Greek flag is absolutely perfect! There is nothing more Greek than the combination of feta cheese and kalamata olives, and this made my Greek boyfriend’s day.

    posted by Squirrelgirl on 9-22-2009 at 11:04 am

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