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This has been featured around the Innernet recently, so why not here? Personally, my biggest skepticism is that I suspect it actually needs a mix of dark soy sauce and a much lighter sauce that floats on top?

I dunno though, maybe the 'trenches' are so deep that it works with simple soy sauce? Pretty dang clever, either way.

In the spirit of Starship Troopers, if you'd like to know more:
https://www.boredpanda.com/dishes-sauce-images-appear-3d-print-japanese-redestu/

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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

I got this one and a couple others like it in Tokyo.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Because tuxedo cats are the best!

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I’m obligated to point out that torties are in fact better.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 hours ago

Absolutely. They're also the best. So are oranges, who are also the best.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 5 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

So it really just works with nothing but soy sauce..?

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

Yes. I'm not sure why this is hard to understand. The deeper areas are darker because they hold more sauce.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 18 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 hours ago

Sorry. Didn't realize I had to be a major genius. /s

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Deeper areas are darker? Oh yeah, then explain why a flat swimming pool has dark patterns on the bottom! Checkmate, translucency believers. /s

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

A flat swimming pool wouldn't hold any water, you're thinking of a parking lot

[–] Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Instructions unclear, parking lot is now full of soy sauce

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 hours ago

How can you tell? Did a shrine or cat appear?

[–] Amelia42@piefed.blahaj.zone 0 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

My personal skepticism is because I am now skeptical that any image that seems too good to be true is AI generated. And the sauce lines look almost artificially clean and complex with the shrine.

Like the shrine's reflection off of the lake, getting progressively lighter towards the bottom of the plate too? Impressive.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 hours ago

My personal response is because I'm responding that I responded a response.

[–] Pupschism@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Soy sauce would work like an ink. Here's a picture of watercolour inks, each column is one ink, with each row representing how much ink is soaked in.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Can you recommend which is tastiest?

[–] Pupschism@lemmy.world 8 points 9 hours ago

Unburnt kikkoman