Yesterday, in my posting “Today’s food punmanteau”, about this composition:
The memic shoeshi is a work of art, made (mostly) from food; it is neither edible nor wearable — though it could be deconstructed, and some of its materials eaten.
In other occurrences, shoeshi is in fact food — edible sushi in the shape of a shoe.
In still others, shoeshi is in fact footgear — footwear in the shape of sushi.
And that’s what’s up f6r Epiphany:
the three shoeshis — the art (above), the food, and the footwear.
Food shoeshi. Most spectacularly, the creations of Milan restaurateur Yujia Hu, written up in a great many places. Here, from People magazine: “PHOTOS: NBA Sneaker Replicas Made Out of Sushi. No, Really. — Thank you, Yujia Hu, for making this shoe-shi that looks almost too good to eat” by Rose Minutaglio on 5/12/17:
(#2) [People caption:] These fabulous retro Air Jordans with that delicate seaweed Nike swish!Delicious and fashion-forward.
Italian sushi chef Yujia Hu is the brains behind hilarious and creative “shoe-shi” a blend of sushi and NBA players’ signature sneakers.
From Yeezy kicks to Kyrie Irving footwear to Air Jordans to Damian Lillard Adidas, all of his creations, which he posts on Instagram, are spot-on. Plus, they’re tasty, which is obviously a huge bonus.
Footwear shoeshi. For example, the Coddies® Shoe-shi Slippers ($30). From the company’s website:
(#3) The cuteness of the slippers is exceeded only by the way-over-the-top ad copy (which I reproduce here exactly as it appears on the Coddies site)Sashimi rollin’, they hatin’…
Moshi moshi! Please welcome to the stage … Shoe-shi slippers Probably our most ado-raw-ble footwear yet, just one look at they’re cute little smiles will guarantee to maki you feel rice.
Why did the sushi cross the road? Sushi could get to the other side! Go wherever you want in our new Sushi Slippers, which have a soft rubber sole and a squishy footbed with an elasticated back to keep your feet snugger than a well-wrapped California roll.
Shoe-shi slippers’ flexible fit and all-round gorgeousness make them more versatile than a bowl of white rice and they’re the perfect accessory for your next sushi night!
From the “About” page of the makers of Fish Flip Flops:
Coddies is leading the [wacky] footwear revolution, armed with an arsenal of very bad puns and a determination to stand out in a sea of boring, uninspiring footwear, and we hope you’ll join us.