List of food and drink monuments explained

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 contemporary art. They are found in various places around the world.^[1]

Commemorative

Russia

• established in 2008 in Kursk, Russia.^{[2] [3]} Antonovka 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, Russia near the Museum of Chocolate in 2009
• was established by processed cheese 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, as they say, "in field conditions".^[4]
• in Miass, Russia, by the Pelmeni Museum^[5] Pelmeni are a kind of dumplings originated somewhere in Siberia. They have been described as "the heart of Russian cuisine". They are convenient, easy to preserve prefabricated snacks historically popular with hunters during the winter time.^[6]
• Tula pryanik monument established in Tula, Russia in 2014, Tula pryanik, a symbol of Tula, in addition to famous Tula firearms, is known since 1685.^[7]
• established a Kotlin Island near Saint Petersburg in 2005. Stickleback 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 during World War II, and the residents of the besieged Leningrad and Kronstadt used makeshift implements to fish stickleback. This significantly contributed to the survival in Leningrad and Kronstadt.^{[8] [9] [10]}
• established in Arkhangelsk in 2010. Its full name is "Monument to Walrus, the Savior of the Residents of Arkhangelsk and Besieged Leningrad".^[11]

Ukraine

Varenyky, also known as pierogi is a popular national Ukrainian dish.^[12] It was established in Cherkasy, Ukraine in 2006.^[13]

It was established in Odesa, Ukraine in 2004 the Odesa City Day, to commemorate a gift from Odesa citizens to Emperor Paul I of Russia.^[14] 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.^[15]

• , established in Poltava, Ukraine. Halushki (a variety of dumplings) is a traditional dish in Ukrainian cuisine, as well as in other nearby cuisines.^[16]
• in Korosten, Zhytomyr Oblast.^[17] Potato pancakes 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, Ukraine, from the series "Gifts of Kherson Region"^{[18] [17]} is a protected geographical appellation.

Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine is famous for his Nizhyn cucumbers.^[17]

• Monument to a pig, Romny, Ukraine, 2000, 50.7522°N 33.4864°W: in honor of the animals that saved the people of this land from hunger^[19]
• On the second floor of the Museum of Salo, Ukraine there is a monument to salo made of Italian marble, with an inscription in gold "Salo is salo" in several languages.^[20]

Elsewhere

• ICAR Canned Beef Monument, a memorial to the international food aid delivered during the Siege of Sarajevo
  • • Pig Monument, Oconee, Georgia United States, 32.835°N -82.9397°W. A granite historical marker to honor an event during the Great Depression 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.^[21]
• The Springfield Doughnut, a giant, pink, sprinkled doughnut presented to Springfield, New Zealand to by 20th Century Fox to promote the 2007 film The Simpsons Movie.

Decorative

• From the Giants of the Prairies roadside attractions series:
  • World's Largest Pirohy monument in Glendon, Alberta, Canada
  • World's Largest Kielbasa monument in Mundare, Alberta, Canada
  • World's Largest Coke Can monument in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
• Claes Oldenburg, 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^[22]), Floor Cone, and Floor Cake (all 1962), made of foam-rubber and covered in canvas and vinyl.^{[23] [24]} Later: Dropped Cone (a giant ice cream cone on top of a corner of the Neumarkt shopping mall), Cologne, 2001^{[25] [26]} Spoonbridge and Cherry, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, US,^[27] Apple core, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1992^[28] He also authored quite a few sculptures of baked potato.^[29]
• There are many statues and monuments to roosters and chicken in the United States.^{[30] [31] [32] [33]} Quite a few of them were manufactured on an industrial scale, e.g., by the International Fiberglass (1963-1974), to decorate various fast food and poultry establishments.^[34]
• Turkeys have their own share of glory in the United States. Of note is "Jack the Turkey", a monument in Hartford, Connecticut to the first turkey "pardoned" by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.^[35] There are much more of them monumental turkeys spotted by RoadsideArchitecture.com maintained by Debra Jane Seltzer.^[36]

See also

• Food art
• Butter sculpture
• Sugar sculpture

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.roadarch.com/food/main.html Giant Food Statues
2. https://dddkursk.ru/number/911/new/007924/ Памятник антоновке назван самым необычным в России
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133310/http://www.dddkursk.ru/lenta/2008/08/19/004679/ В Курске открыли памятник антоновке
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20100828074236/http://kuking.net/19_264.htm СЫРОК "ДРУЖБА" УВЕКОВЕЧАТ БРОНЗОВЫМ ПАМЯТНИКОМ
5. Мария Селиванова, Культ еды. Где найти "съедобные" памятники
6. Web site: What is Pelmeni?. pelandmeni.com. 2019-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190131041603/https://pelandmeni.com/en/product-information/what-is-pelmeni . 2019-01-31 . dead.
7. https://visittula.com/places/dostoprimechatelnosti/pamyatnik-tulskomu-pryaniku/ Памятник Тульскому Прянику
8. https://web.archive.org/web/20150412105504/http://www.encspb.ru/object/2805552049?lc=ru "Блокадная колюшка", памятный знак
9. https://culttourism.ru/saint-peterburg/kronshtadt/pamyatnik_blokadnoy_kolyushke.html Памятник блокадной колюшке
10. https://web.archive.org/web/20150410051623/http://www.kronstadt.ru/gallery/gallery_pk_22.htm Памятник Блокадной колю́шке
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001858/http://gotoarkhangelsk.ru/ru/objects/pamyatnik-tyulenyu/ ПАМЯТНИК «ТЮЛЕНЮ-СПАСИТЕЛЮ ЖИТЕЛЕЙ ГОРОДА АРХАНГЕЛЬСКА И БЛОКАДНОГО ЛЕНИНГРАДА»
12. https://ukrainian-recipes.com/10-astonishing-facts-about-ukrainian-varenyky.html 10 astonishing facts about Ukrainian varenyky
13. https://for-ua.com/fun/2006/09/26/193424.html В Черкасах встановили пам'ятник варенику
14. https://archive.today/20120911224529/http://www.reporter.com.ua/news/9062/ Началось строительство памятника апельсину, спасшему одессу
15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043306/http://trassae95.com/all/news/2015/04/14/pamyatnik-apeljsinu-spasshemu-odessu-pokrylsya-trecshinami-i-podvergaetsya-vandalizmu-foto-22115.html Памятник "Апельсину, спасшему Одессу", покрылся трещинами и подвергается вандализму
16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509064443/https://ipoltavets.com/uk/article-4417-poltavska-galushka-yak-relikviya-mista ПОЛТАВСЬКА ГАЛУШКА ЯК РЕЛІКВІЯ МІСТА
17. MARIANNA HARIAZHA, Get a Taste for These Food-Inspired Landmarks Around Ukraine
18. https://local-traveler.com/pamyatnik-hersonskomu-arbuzu-okolo-sela-osokorovka/#:~:text=%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8F%20%D0%A5%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C%20%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8F%20%D0%BD%D0%B5,%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B0%20%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%20%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B7%20%C2%AB%D0%A3%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%C2%BB Памятник херсонскому арбузу около села Осокоровка
19. https://discover.ua/en/en/locations/pamyatnik-svini The monument to a pig
20. https://www.the-village.com.ua/village/city/lviv/118096-kak-eto-delaetsya-art-skulptury-iz-sala Как это делается (Львов): Скульптуры из сала
21. https://www.wrdw.com/2023/07/31/pigs-tale-story-behind-washington-county-monument/ A pig’s tale: The story behind Washington County monument
22. Andrea Gyorody, This Week’s Special: A Tribute to Claes Oldenburg, One of the Greatest Food-Artists of All Time, Part 2 of Several: The Burger, Weekly Special, August 1, 2023
23. https://ocula.com/artists/claes-oldenburg/ Claes Oldenburg
24. https://www.moma.org/audio/playlist/270/3504 Claes Oldenburg: The Street and The Store, Floor Burger. 1962
25. https://www.cologne-tourism.com/arts-culture/sights/detail/dropped-cone Dropped Cone
26. https://www.wikiart.org/en/claes-oldenburg/dropped-cone-collaboration-with-van-bruggen-2001 Dropped Cone (collaboration with van Bruggen)
27. https://www.wikiart.org/en/claes-oldenburg/spoonbridge-and-cherry-collaboration-with-van-bruggen-1988 Spoonbridge and Cherry (collaboration with van Bruggen)
28. https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/202040-0 Apple Core
29. Andrea Gyorody, Remembering Pop Icon Claes Oldenburg (1929–2022), Weekly Special, August 17, 2022
30. https://www.roadarch.com/critters/birdschick.html Rooster & Chicken Statues (page 1)
31. https://www.roadarch.com/critters/birdschick2.html Rooster & Chicken Statues (page 2)
32. https://www.roadarch.com/critters/birdschick3.html Rooster & Chicken Statues (page 3)
33. https://www.roadarch.com/critters/birdschick4.html Rooster & Chicken Statues (page 4)
34. https://www.roadarch.com/critters/birdsclassic.html "Classic" Roosters (page 1)
35. https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/41578 Jack, First Presidential Pardon Turkey
36. https://www.roadarch.com/critters/birdsturkeys.html Turkey Statues