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Edible Animal Puzzles

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

The 'Kit Animalium' is a 3D Puzzle Mold That is Both Amusing and Appetizing

— June 1, 2015 — Lifestyle
The 'Kit Animalium' is a puzzle mold that doubles as a 3D animal puzzle made entirely of chocolate. This puzzle features three animal designs and it can be enjoyed whether it is being put together or as a final product.

Designer Ingrid Picanyol designed this 3D mold for Spain's Supreme Master Chocolatier Josep Maria Ribe. Upon receiving the design, Ribe went straight to work to on the puzzle mold to create 3D animal puzzles. By pouring chocolate into the mold, Ribe only needed to wait for the chocolate to harden before constructing the 3D puzzles. The Kit Animalium comes with a giraffe, a squirrel and an elephant mold.

Though the type of chocolate used is completely up to the cook, Ribe used white, dark and milk chocolate for his puzzles.
Trend Themes
1. Edible 3D Puzzles - The combination of puzzles and food can create new experiences for consumers and offer enhanced sensory engagement.
2. Food and Play Hybrid Products - The emergence of edible puzzles indicates an opportunity to innovate playful and interactive food products to cater to consumers' desire for unique, multifaceted experiences.
3. Confectionary Molds as Play Objects - The use of molds as puzzles and design elements, such as on chocolate, indicates that there is potential to expand this concept and incorporate molds in other food items as playful features.
Industry Implications
1. Confectionery Industry - With the emergence of edible puzzles, the confectionery industry has an opportunity to explore new ways of creating interactive, experience-driven products for consumers.
2. Toy and Game Industry - The intersection of food and play presents an opportunity for the toy and game industry to innovate by designing and manufacturing new types of playful and culinary products.
3. Food and Hospitality Industry - The emergence of food and play hybrid products such as edible puzzles provides an opportunity to offer unique and fun dining experiences that can attract a wider range of customers.
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