# Culinary Country Banners The Crave Sydney International Food Festival 'National Flags' is Tasty By Matt Ho | Published 2011-10-27 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crave-sydney-international-food-festival-national-flags References: [cuded](http://www.cuded.com/2011/10/national-flags-never-tasted-this-good/) & [cravesydney](http://cravesydney.com/) The Crave Sydney International Food Festival 'National Flags' presentation shows that in a [large culinary event](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/historic-culinary-events), there's no better way to represent the participants than by plating them. Whoever came up with the Crave Sydney International Food Festival National Flags needs to be applauded for a simple idea that works extremely well. Each participating country in this culinary extravaganza has their flag represented as a plate of food. What's more interesting is that the chosen products are representative of ingredients commonly found in the country's cuisine. For example, Japan is known for sushi, so the [food presentation](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/taste-our-world) in this case utilizes a round piece of sashimi as the rising sun while the plate supports the white backdrop. National flags have never looked so tasty. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.6/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Food Flag Plates:** Incorporating national flags as food plating in culinary events - **Cuisine Representation:** Using signature ingredients to depict countries' cuisine in presentations - **Edible Art:** Using food as a canvas to create artistic displays inspired by national symbols ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Event Planning:** Creating food-related events that involve unique food presentations such as flag plating - **Fine Dining Restaurants:** Incorporating creative food plating inspired by national symbols to enhance dining experiences - **Food Tourism:** Utilizing creative food presentations as a marketing tool to promote a country's cuisine ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Food-Inspired Street Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dish-pics.md) - [Hyperrealistic Food Art Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/looks-delicious.md) - [Exquisite Canapé Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pusateris-fine-foods.md) - [Canadian-Focused Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/look-for-the-leaf.md) - [Culinary Pop-Up Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/culinary-popup.md) - [Playful Tomato Athletes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/national-games-campaign.md) - [Kimchi-Focused Branding Initiatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kimchi-cookoff.md) - [Fine Dining QSR Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kfc-degustation.md) - [Recreated Video Game Meals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/playstation-to-plate.md)