Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 01, 2022 - June 04, 2022
There have been widespread attempts to emphasize and extend the eating experience by adding images to food. In recent years, methods to add optical functions by molding transparent food materials have been proposed, and edible retroreflective materials, etc. have been reported. In this paper, we apply this principle to fabricate light pipes using a transparent food material, candy. In addition, we propose a new method of food presentation using light by decorating food with the candy light pipe and making it glow. We also report the results of the fabrication and basic evaluation of a prototype of the candy light pipe.
