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If you haven't had breakfast, lunch, or dinner yet, we advise you to get a snack before you delve into this article because Bored Panda is back with Etoni Mama! This Japanese woman became a master at turning food into works of art that are almost too cute to be eaten.

Etoni Mama started creating dishes with fun and playful details to make it look more appetizing for her 3 lucky children (a 13-year-old, 11-year-old, and 9-year-old daughter). The woman revealed that the food she makes for her kids should not only look good but be delicious as well, and watching these photos we are sure that her creations tick all the boxes.

Has your mouth started watering yet? Have a look at these delicious works of art. If these images won't quench your hunger, check out the previous article featuring Etoni Mama's cute meals by clicking here.

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Etoni Mama revealed to Bored Panda that she used to work for a big company for about 20 years, but she found it difficult to raise children while working full-time, so she got a qualification as a childcare worker. Now she is a part-time nursery teacher.

"I started making artsy food in order to interest my second daughter, who has an unbalanced diet, and that was the reason I started making such dishes."

Etoni Mama has mastered the art of kyaraben (character bento), which is the practice of decorating food to look like popular personas, animals, people and plants. In her creations, one can find Woody from Toy Story, Minions, Nemo and many more well-known and lovable characters. 

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    DUN DUN (she/her)
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The mad chicken from Moana! [Edit: As informed by my fellow pandas in the comment section below, that mad chicken is called Hei Hei]

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    To our surprise, Etoni Mama spends around one hour making and decorating one meal. This proves the incredible skills and experience Etoni has gained through the years preparing food for her children. The woman admitted that if she is not that busy with other activities she can spend more time improving the appearance of her meals.

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    Etoni finds inspiration just by looking at the ingredients. She comes up with a character for her meals depending on what kind of products she has. From the little mermaid to Mr. Potato Head from Toy Story, the woman can craft pretty much any character. However, the taste of the food still remains the most important thing.

    Doesn't matter how incredible these meals look, Etoni shared that her children are already used to them. Sometimes they don't even spare some critique if they don't like something about the dishes.

    Etoni revealed that her goal is to make kids eat a lot, even when they are grown-ups. We could only wonder what she will be preparing for her grandkids!

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    Etoni's love for this interesting craft has resulted in her not only sharing playful and delicious creations with her kids but also with other people. Right now, she has 180,000 followers on Instagram who cannot hide their appreciation and admiration of Etoni's skills.

    The woman has also released a cooking book in which she shares her knowledge on how to make ordinary meals look playful and more appetizing. A real life-saver for other parents!

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    MARIAN JESSICA VILLANUEVA
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎵🎵Kung fu panda tuntuntun master shifu's got warrior blossom and master the skills rotations and awsome🎵🎵

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    Lady Goofball
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    Who has time to cook like this for their kids? Some of these creations look like they would take hours and hours to pull off.

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    NO ONES...VAIN LIKE GASTON, CAUSES PAIN LIKE GASTON, FALLS TO HIS DEATH IN THE RAIN LIKE GASTON!

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    Riley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awwwwww, this one's my favorite. I just want to give him a big hug!

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She actually put the line down the middle of the tongue....

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    I'm not gonna lie, that's slightly terrifying

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    Mr. J's Girl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She even added the little tongues! <3

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    Riley
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His eyes be looking kind of off though...

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would die to have these at my Halloween party!

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    I saw the murder monkey from dark deception first

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    FreyaShips
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine seeing that when you first wake up, then you have to eat it!

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    Melissa Morse Tolentino-Potter
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are these crab ragoons? I love crab ragoons but who is the character?

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    Creative use of agar-agar (vegetarian gelatin substitute) for Mama Coco's hair.

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    This looks quite tasty! Especially those octoweiners.

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    Oh dear heavens, the different expressions!

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    I'm always watching you, Wazowski...aaaalwaaaays waaaatching...

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How does she get the wonton wrapper to get so wrinkly? Steam? Or is it not a won ton wrapper...?

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    Veronica Connelly
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That boiled egg is my idea of being cooked to perfection...solid whites and creamy but not quite runny yolk..runny yolks are great with fried eggs but boiled...yummy 😋 I can never quite catch it at this perfect stage it seems. Always just a little more cooked it seems!

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    Looks delicious but who is this on top?

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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aww, I wish people would stop eating Octopus.

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