This is a list of monuments to objects erected for their important role in food and drink for particular populations, as well as monumental/sculpture works of

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. They are found in various places around the world.

Commemorative

Russia

* established in 2008 in

Kursk Kursk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur (Kursk Oblast), Kur, Tuskar, and Seym (river), Seym rivers. It has a population of Kursk ...

, Russia.

Antonovka Antonovka (, ) is a group of late-fall or early-winter apple cultivars with a strong acid flavor that have been popular in Russia, including during Tsarist and Soviet times, as well as in Poland and Belarus. The most popular Russian variety i ...

is a late-fall or early-winter Russian apple cultivar, well suited to the Russian climate. *The three meter tall bronze monument to Chocolate, commonly known as Chocolate Fairy (Russian: Шоколадная фея), was erected in

Pokrov, Vladimir Oblast Pokrov () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Petushinsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located to the north of the left bank of the Klyazma River (Oka River, Oka's tributary), west of Vladimir, Russia, Vladimir, the a ...

, Russia near the Museum of Chocolate in 2009 * was established by

processed cheese Processed cheese (also known as process cheese; related terms include cheese food, prepared cheese, cheese product, and/or government cheese) is a product made from cheese mixed with an emulsifying agent (actually a calcium chelator). Additiona ...

plant in 2005. "Friendship" is one of the earliest processed cheeses in the Soviet Union. Being a cheap brand, it has become a staple snack for

vodka Vodka ( ; is a clear distilled beverage, distilled alcoholic beverage. Its varieties originated in Poland and Russia. Vodka is composed mainly of water and ethanol but sometimes with traces of impurities and flavourings. Traditionally, it is ...

, as they say, "in field conditions". * in

Miass Miass (, ) is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located west of Chelyabinsk, on the eastern slope of the Southern Ural Mountains, on the bank of the river Miass. Population: Name The name Miass is taken from the Bashkirs (), the indige ...

, Russia, by the Pelmeni MuseumМария Селиванова
Культ еды. Где найти "съедобные" памятники
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Pelmeni Pelmeni (, '' pel’meni'', ; pelmen, , '' pel’men’'', ) are dumplings of Russian cuisine that consist of a filling wrapped in thin, unleavened dough. They are considered to be a national dish. Pelmeni became a staple of Russian cuisine dur ...

are a kind of

dumplings Dumplings are a broad class of dishes that consist of pieces of cooked dough (made from a variety of starchy sources), often wrapped around a filling. The dough can be based on bread, wheat or other flours, or potatoes, and it may be filled wi ...

originated somewhere in

Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...

. They have been described as "the heart of

Russian cuisine Russian cuisine is a collection of the different dishes and cooking traditions of the Russians, Russian people as well as a list of culinary products popular in Russia, with most names being known since pre-Soviet times, coming from all kinds ...

". They are convenient, easy to preserve prefabricated snacks historically popular with hunters during the winter time. *

Tula pryanik Tula pryanik (, ''tulskiy pryanik'') is a famous type of imprinted Russian pryanik from the city of Tula, Russia, Tula. Usually, Tula pryanik looks like a rectangular tile or a flat figure. Making stamped pryanik is considered an art form. The imp ...

monument established in

Tula, Russia Tula (, ) is the largest city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast in Russia, located south of Moscow. Tula is located in the northern Central Russian Upland on the banks of the Upa (river), Upa River, a tributary of the Oka (river), Ok ...

in 2014, Tula pryanik, a symbol of Tula, in addition to famous Tula firearms, is known since 1685. * established a

Kotlin Island Kotlin (; ) is a Russian island, located near the head of the Gulf of Finland, west of Saint Petersburg in the Baltic Sea. Kotlin separates the Neva Bay from the rest of the gulf. The fortified city of Kronstadt is located on the island and form ...

near

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the List of cities and towns in Russia by population, second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the Neva, River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland ...

in 2005.

Stickleback The sticklebacks are a family of ray-finned fishes, the Gasterosteidae which have a Holarctic distribution in fresh, brackish and marine waters. They were thought to be related to the pipefish and seahorses but are now thought to be more close ...

is a small bony fish, normally not suitable for commercial fishing and generally considered to be "pest fish", therefore its population was not depleted in the

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by the countries of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden, and the North European Plain, North and Central European Plain regions. It is the ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, and the residents of the besieged Leningrad and

Kronstadt Kronstadt (, ) is a Russian administrative divisions of Saint Petersburg, port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Saint Petersburg, located on Kotlin Island, west of Saint Petersburg, near the head ...

used makeshift implements to fish stickleback. This significantly contributed to the survival in Leningrad and Kronstadt. * established in

Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near its mouth into the White Sea. The city spreads for over along the ...

in 2010. Its full name is "Monument to Walrus, the Savior of the Residents of Arkhangelsk and Besieged Leningrad".

Ukraine

Varenyky Pierogi ( ; ) are filled dumplings made by wrapping unleavened dough around a filling and cooked in boiling water. They are occasionally flavored with a savory or sweet garnish. Typical fillings include potato, cheese, quark, sauerkraut ...

, also known as pierogi is a popular national Ukrainian dish. It was established in

Cherkasy Cherkasy (, ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy serves as the administrative centre of Cherkasy Oblast as well as Cherkasy Raion within the oblast. The city has a population of Cherkasy is the cultural, educational and industrial centre ...

, Ukraine in 2006. *: It was established in

Odesa Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern ...

, Ukraine in 2004 the Odesa

City Day A City Day () is a type of annual festival celebrated in several cities in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union. The date varies from city to city, but it is often celebrated on a weekend. For example, Moscow City Day is typica ...

, to commemorate a gift from Odesa citizens to Emperor

Paul I of Russia Paul I (; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination in 1801. Paul remained overshadowed by his mother, Catherine the Great, for most of his life. He adopted the Pauline Laws, laws of succession to the Russian throne—rules ...

. It is also informally known as a "monument to bribe": It was known that Emperor Paul disliked the city, and the gift allegedly made Paul permit a credit for the finishing the construction of the Odesa port. *, established in

Poltava Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Po ...

, Ukraine. Halushki (a variety of

) is a traditional dish in

Ukrainian cuisine Ukrainian cuisine is the collection of the various cooking traditions of Ukrainians, the people of Ukraine, one of the largest and most populous European countries. It is heavily influenced by the rich dark soil () from which its ingredients com ...

, as well as in other nearby cuisines. * in Korosten, Zhytomyr Oblast.MARIANNA HARIAZHA
Get a Taste for These Food-Inspired Landmarks Around Ukraine
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Potato pancake Potato pancakes are shallow-fried pancakes consisting of grated or ground potato, matzo meal or flour and a binding ingredient such as egg or apple sauce, often flavored with grated garlic or onion and seasonings. They may be topped with a var ...

s are a staple of East Slavic cuisine (and in many other cuisines as well). *, of height 4 meters was established in 1988 by

Osokorivka, Kherson Oblast Osokorivka (, ) is a village in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It belongs to the Novovorontsovka settlement hromada, one of the hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Admini ...

, Ukraine, from the series "Gifts of Kherson Region" Kherson watermelon is a protected geographical

appellation An appellation is a legally defined and protected geographical indication used to identify where the ingredients of a food or beverage originated, most often used for the origin of wine grapes. Restrictions other than geographical boundaries, s ...

. *:

Nizhyn Nizhyn (, ; ) is a city located in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine along the Oster River. The city is located north-east of the national capital Kyiv. Nizhyn serves as the capital city, administrative center of Nizhyn Raion. It hosts the ...

, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine is famous for his Nizhyn cucumbers. *Monument to a pig,

Romny Romny (, ) is a city in Sumy Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located on the Romen River. Romny serves as the administrative centre of Romny Raion and hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History The city w ...

, Ukraine, 2000, : in honor of the animals that saved the people of this land from hunger *On the second floor of the

Museum of Salo The Museum of ''Salo'' is a museum dedicated to ''salo'' (cured pork fat Pig fat is generally the fat in pork. The fatty acid composition of pork is found to be slightly different from meat of other animals, such as beef and lamb. The proportion ...

, Ukraine there is a monument to

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made of Italian marble, with an inscription in gold "Salo is salo" in several languages.Как это делается (Львов): Скульптуры из сала
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Elsewhere

* ICAR Canned Beef Monument, a memorial to the international food aid delivered during the

Siege of Sarajevo The siege of Sarajevo () was a prolonged military blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the ethnically charged Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by Serbian forces of the Yugoslav People's Arm ...

* * * Pig Monument,

Oconee, Georgia Oconee is a city in Washington County, Georgia, Washington County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. The population was 197 in 2020. History The city's name derives from the Oconee (tribal town), Oconee, a Mikasuki language, Hitchit ...

United States, . A

granite Granite ( ) is a coarse-grained (phanerite, phaneritic) intrusive rock, intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly coo ...

historical marker A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, or in other places referred to as a historical marker, historic marker, or historic plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, bearing text or an image in relief, or both, ...

to honor an event during the

Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and ...

when food was scarce: a pig fell into a deep dry well, the owner started filling the well with dirt to raise its level to get the pig out, and the neighbors helped him. *The

Springfield Doughnut The ''Springfield Doughnut'' is a sculpture of a pink doughnut with sprinkles located in Springfield, New Zealand. It is based on the doughnut frequently featured in the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'', which is set in a city also nam ...

, a giant, pink, sprinkled doughnut presented to

Springfield, New Zealand Springfield (), called Kowai Pass until 1880, is a small town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, in the South Island, of New Zealand. Springfield is situated in the foothills of the Southern Alps as the most westerly ...

20th Century Fox 20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the ...

to promote the 2007 film ''

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''.

Decorative

*From the

Giants of the Prairies The Giants of the Prairies are a group of "world's biggest" roadside attractions found in Western Canada, especially in small towns populated mostly by Ukrainian Canadians. List In popular culture These attractions are referenced in the Kubason ...

roadside attractions series: ** World's Largest Pirohy monument in

Glendon, Alberta Glendon is a village in northern Alberta, Canada that is north of St. Paul, Alberta, St. Paul. The community has the maiden name of an early postmaster's mother. In 1993, the town unveiled its roadside attraction, roadside tribute to the pierogi, ...

, Canada ** World's Largest

Kielbasa Kielbasa (, ; from Polish ) is any type of meat sausage from Poland and a staple of Polish cuisine. In American English, it is typically a coarse, U-shaped smoked sausage of any kind of meat, which closely resembles the ''Wiejska'' ''sausage'' ...

monument in Mundare, Alberta, Canada ** World's Largest Coke Can monument in

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba Portage la Prairie () is a small city in the Central Plains Region of Manitoba, Canada. In 2016, the population was 13,304 and the land area was . Portage la Prairie is approximately west of Winnipeg, along the Trans-Canada Highway, Trans-Can ...

, Canada *

Claes Oldenburg Claes Oldenburg (January 28, 1929 – July 18, 2022) was a Swedish-born American sculptor best known for his public art installations, typically featuring large replicas of everyday objects. Another theme in his work is soft sculpture versions ...

, a Swedish-born American sculptor is best known for his public art installations depicting everyday objects – articles of clothing and food items. Food examples include ''Floor Burger'' (a 700-pound soft sculpture of a burger topped with a sliced pickle was initially called ''Giant Hamburger'', first time installed in New York), ''Floor Cone'', and ''Floor Cake'' (all 1962), made of foam-rubber and covered in canvas and vinyl. Later: ''Dropped Cone'' (a giant ice cream cone on top of a corner of the Neumarkt shopping mall),

Cologne Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...

, 2001 ''Spoonbridge and Cherry'',

Walker Art Center The Walker Art Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill, Minneapolis, Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is one of the most-visited modern and contemporary art museums in ...

, Minneapolis, MN, US, ''Apple core'',

The Israel Museum The Israel Museum (, ''Muze'on Yisrael'', ) is an Art museum, art and archaeology museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and one of the world's leading Encyclopedic museum, encyclopa ...

, Jerusalem, 1992 He also authored quite a few sculptures of

baked potato A baked potato, known in the United Kingdom as a jacket potato, is a preparation of potato. After baking, it may be served with fillings, toppings or condiments, such as butter, cheese, sour cream, gravy, baked beans and tuna. Some varieties of ...

. *There are many statues and monuments to

rooster The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...

s and

chicken The chicken (''Gallus gallus domesticus'') is a domesticated subspecies of the red junglefowl (''Gallus gallus''), originally native to Southeast Asia. It was first domesticated around 8,000 years ago and is now one of the most common and w ...

in the United States. Quite a few of them were manufactured on an industrial scale, e.g., by the

International Fiberglass International Fiberglass was a fiberglass molding company founded in Venice, California in about 1963, best known for their large molded fiberglass roadside advertising sculptures commonly called " Muffler Men". The company was formed when ...

(1963-1974), to decorate various fast food and poultry establishments. *

Turkeys The turkey is a large bird in the genus ''Meleagris'', native to North America. There are two extant turkey species: the wild turkey (''Meleagris gallopavo'') of eastern and central North America and the ocellated turkey (''Meleagris ocell ...

have their own share of glory in the United States. Of note is "Jack the Turkey", a monument in

Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...

to the first turkey "pardoned" by President

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...

in 1863. There are much more of them monumental turkeys spotted by RoadsideArchitecture.com maintained by Debra Jane Seltzer.Turkey Statues
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References

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External links

*Related subject: edible buildings and monuments: **Diane Lee
The Weird and Wonderful Edible Monuments of Early Modern Europe
Getty Research Institute, November 11, 2015
The Forgotten Italian Tradition of Building Monumental Food Palaces

Monuments A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...

Food and drink ''Food and Drink'' is a British television series on BBC Two. First broadcast between 1982 and 2002, it was the first national television programme in the UK to cover the subject of food and drink without cookery and recipe demonstrations. Hi ...