# Eating Famous People Russian Literature Greats Recreated As Intricate Gingerbread Cookies By Bianca | Published 2009-03-30 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/russian-literature-greats-gingerbread-cookies References: [neatorama](http://www.neatorama.com/2009/03/28/russian-lit-greats-in-gingerbread/) & [craftster.org](http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=291608.0) Eating people is clearly wrong, but eating art that *looks* like people is becoming increasingly popular. These [gingerbread cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fancypants-ginger-snap-cookies), baked and designed by Craftster Woolylogic, were inspired by portraits of Russian literature greats. The gallery here features Dostoyevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy and Gogol cookies. Amazing, but I think I'll stick to my Smartie eyes and buttons for my gingerbread men! Take a look at a few other ways creative artists have made it possible to bite off a piece of someone famous. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.3/10 - Popularity: 32% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Edible Art:** Creating intricate and realistic edible art is a disruptive innovation opportunity in the culinary industry. - **Celebrity-inspired Food:** Developing food products inspired by famous people is a disruptive innovation opportunity in the food industry. - **Food as Art:** Exploring the intersection of food and art to create visually stunning edible creations is a disruptive innovation opportunity in the art and culinary industries. ### Who This Affects Most - **Culinary:** The culinary industry can explore innovative ways to create elaborate and realistic edible art. - **Food:** The food industry can capitalize on the popularity of celebrity-inspired food products. - **Art:** The art industry can embrace the concept of food as art and collaborate with culinary experts to create edible masterpieces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Functional Gingerbread Cameras](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gingerbread-camera.md) - [Movie-Themed Cookie Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wuthering-heights.md) - [Ready-to-Decorate Christmas Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcghees-bakery-gingerbread-men.md) - [Modernist Gingerbread Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gingerbread-dreamhouse.md) - [Edible Pastry Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/poptarts-gingerbread-lodge.md) - [Unconventional Gingerbread Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unconventional-holiday-houses.md) - [Satirical Popsicle Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eat-the-rich-popsicles.md) - [Hand-Decorated Dog Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woofkies.md) - [Edible Pastry Holiday Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pastry-holiday-homes.md)