So far I have seen topics on animals, disable minifigures, space sets and a new musical instrument topic. But I have yet to see one on food molds. I love the food molds. My favorite one is the pizza, which has been a staple food piece for ages. Recently, there have been a slew of other food pieces such as fruits, veggies and even bread pieces. But lemme know below what other food molds are out there or even give your ideas. Let's get this discussion up and running. 

Edited October 17, 2024Oct 17 by The Island Chronicles

Well there are quite some you are missing there above, Pumkin, the old Ice in the cornet (that is also used for fruits nowadays), the croissant, peach, sausage, bun, steak,  several eggs, cakes, donuts and cookies. And I am probably forgetting a lot things still.

I would like to see the big cake mould make a return:

23 hours ago, Black Falcon said:

Well there are quite some you are missing there above, Pumkin, the old Ice in the cornet (that is also used for fruits nowadays), the croissant, peach, sausage, bun, steak,  several eggs, cakes, donuts and cookies. And I am probably forgetting a lot things still.

Yeah I actually got the pic from Google. The 2022 farm subtheme introduced some new molds such as strawberries and a boiled egg. 

I'm certainly a big fan of dedicated food molds, but also of creative uses of existing parts for different foods. For instance, I love how many recent sets have started using various recolors of the old ice cream scoop mold for grapes, berries, popcorn, or broccoli florets, Bionicle ball joints for oranges and tomatoes, Aquazone crystals for french fries, or various horn shapes for chili peppers! Likewise, stacks of generic plates, tiles, and curved-top elements can work great for various sorts of sandwiches, and mushrooms built from various combinations of round pieces can be very effective.

I also love how varied printed food tiles have gotten. Gone are the days when pizzerias, hot dog stands, and bakeries were some of the only dining options for minifigs or mini-dolls — nowadays they can enjoy diverse cuisines like sushi, ramen, tacos, pancakes, waffles, and more! And even pizzas are now available with varying ingredients!

As far as specific molds go, I'm especially fond of the recent peach mold, and I hope some day we see it recolored for plums in a color like Dark Red, Bright Reddish Violet, or Medium Lilac. A similarly useful food mold in the futurewould be a tapered piece that could be used for whole lemons and limes, especially since it would be a basic enough shape for other decorative/ornamental uses beyond just fruits or veggies.

I am curious what approach future Animal Crossing sets might take for pears (the only basic fruit from the Animal Crossing games that we haven't yet seen in sets). I suppose a brick-built solution might be adequate for those (such as a Bionicle ball joint with a matching 1x1 plate on top, or a recolor of the maraca piece with a leaf plate on top), but if LEGO did make a new mold for them, it could also potentially be repurposed for other types of produce such as eggplants.

5 hours ago, Jack Sassy said:

I would like to see the big cake mould make a return:

Honestly I feel like at this sort of scale, I prefer brick-built cakes to a dedicated mold like this one. That way you have a lot more options for customizing the size, shape, cake color, frosting color, and toppings/decorations instead of having to choose from specific mold+color+print combinations that LEGO releases.

23 minutes ago, Aanchir said:

I prefer brick-built cakes

I think LEGO has something like that at the moment. Cannot recall the part number but it is a 4x4 cake topping.

49 minutes ago, Aanchir said:

I also love how varied printed food tiles have gotten. Gone are the days when pizzerias, hot dog stands, and bakeries were some of the only dining options for minifigs or mini-dolls — nowadays they can enjoy diverse cuisines like sushi, ramen, tacos, pancakes, waffles, and more! And even pizzas are now available with varying ingredients!

@Aanchir How are ya? Long time and no see! 

Yes I agree! I love the various options that the citizens of Lego City have now. They also have an Asian hunan stand in the 60380 Downtown set, which I'm a proud owner of. I also have the 2022 farmer's market van which I also use as a mobile salad bar in my town. All these new food molds are a sign that the citizens of Lego City are just fine healthwise. 

Edited October 17, 2024Oct 17 by The Island Chronicles

7 hours ago, Jack Sassy said:

I would like to see the big cake mould make a return:

Could work for City. But for modulars, I'd have to agree with @Aanchir statement on brick built cakes. 

One thing that bothers me a lot is that current sets with food often come with forks and spoons but not knives - they did previously have full sets of cutlery (including knives) in older Friends sets but now these moulds are omitted and not available in the silvery colour like the forks and spoons. I completely understand the reluctance to promote carrying knives, etc. However, I am talking about cutlery, which most children will use everyday (yes, I know some cultures have alternatives to knives and forks), whereas other weapons are widely available in other themes. If we could have the butter knife available in the same colour as the silvery forks and spoons, I will be a happy AFOL.

21 hours ago, lifeinplastic said:

One thing that bothers me a lot is that current sets with food often come with forks and spoons but not knives - they did previously have full sets of cutlery (including knives) in older Friends sets but now these moulds are omitted and not available in the silvery colour like the forks and spoons. I completely understand the reluctance to promote carrying knives, etc. However, I am talking about cutlery, which most children will use everyday (yes, I know some cultures have alternatives to knives and forks), whereas other weapons are widely available in other themes. If we could have the butter knife available in the same colour as the silvery forks and spoons, I will be a happy AFOL.

I'm with you there. I doubt they should be hesitant to make like cutlery knives for kitchen workers considering that they still include swords in castle based and Ninjago sets. 

On 10/17/2024 at 7:53 PM, Aanchir said:

recent peach mold

Wow, I did not know this existed!

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=5234&in=S

 

But why they heck don't the do a "peachy" colour when they release a piece they call "peach" lol

On 10/17/2024 at 3:18 PM, Jack Sassy said:

I think LEGO has something like that at the moment. Cannot recall the part number but it is a 4x4 cake topping.

Yep! There are actually both 2x2 and 4x4 versions! But I also love seeing other parts used creatively for brick-built cakes. For example, a 2x2 round plate in Medium Nougat with a 2x2 round tile with hole in White on top could make a very nice bundt cake!

1 hour ago, zinnn said:

Wow, I did not know this existed!

https://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemIn.asp?P=5234&in=S

But why they heck don't the do a "peachy" colour when they release a piece they call "peach" lol

Well, they kind of do — the color term "peach" is a broad one that can refer to anything from pale yellows to oranges to pinks. In fact, it originally referred to the pale yellowish color we associate with the inside of a peach. But I get what you mean, and it would be nice to get the peach piece in one of those more intermediate pastel orange-y shades (like the sort of color also often called "apricot").

On 10/21/2024 at 9:07 AM, lifeinplastic said:

One thing that bothers me a lot is that current sets with food often come with forks and spoons but not knives - they did previously have full sets of cutlery (including knives) in older Friends sets but now these moulds are omitted and not available in the silvery colour like the forks and spoons. I completely understand the reluctance to promote carrying knives, etc. However, I am talking about cutlery, which most children will use everyday (yes, I know some cultures have alternatives to knives and forks), whereas other weapons are widely available in other themes. If we could have the butter knife available in the same colour as the silvery forks and spoons, I will be a happy AFOL.

Agreed! I think that some of the reason they haven't made a dedicated dinner knife mold besides in the Friends accessory pack is that they've been able to get away with using the old Aquazone knives in some settings (especially historic ones like Castle or Pirates), so it hasn't been as big a priority as stuff like spoons and forks that would be harder to represent with other current accessory pieces. Plus, at minifig/mini-doll scale, there's generally not room for more than two utensils to be within reach at a single place setting. But even if it hasn't been a top priority, it'd be nice to get a more appropriate dinner knife piece sometime soon.

18 hours ago, Aanchir said:

Well, they kind of do — the color term "peach" is a broad one that can refer to anything from pale yellows to oranges to pinks. In fact, it originally referred to the pale yellowish color we associate with the inside of a peach. But I get what you mean, and it would be nice to get the peach piece in one of those more intermediate pastel orange-y shades (like the sort of color also often called "apricot").

That made me think - it would be awesome to get it in gradient variant, sort of like they make Pirate parrots, so for example a blend of yellow and orange.

New dumpling part in the 2025 Monkie kid and CNY sets. As I said on Brickset it could easily double as a Cornish pasty.

1 hour ago, Agent Kallus said:

New dumpling part in the 2025 Monkie kid and CNY sets. As I said on Brickset it could easily double as a Cornish pasty.

And maybe doubles it as gyoza in Japanese culture.