The Complete Guide to Wu Tang-Inspired Foods

With the release of Wu-Tang Clan’s single-copy, incredibly-expensive album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin earlier this year, it’s clear that the legendary rap crew has no fears of losing its cultish fan base.

In fact, admirers of the Wu often express their love by fashioning items of food in the shape of the group’s iconic W logo. Wu-Tang food art is especially appropriate because more than one of the group’s members are conscious about what they eat: Raekwon “the Chef” has always been associated with his cooking prowess, while GZA is a follower of the raw food-movement and has convinced other Wu members to adopt vegetarianism.

The exquisite food artwork below is a testament to just how much Wu-Tang is loved and admired in both the food and art worlds.

Wu Mango Sticky Rice

Instagram food artist Tisha Cherry tops a bed of sticky rice with a Wu-Tang mango slice. (Photo: Instagram/@tishacherry)

Wu-Tang Ice Cream Cake

This fantastic ice cream W was featured in last year’s Wu-Tang-inspired exhibition, “C.R.E.A.M.: Cake Rules Everything Around Me” at NYC’s Wallplay gallery. (Photo: Henry Hargreaves/Amirah Kassem)

Raekwon Hot Sauce Portrait

Upon closer inspection, this Tapatio-spattered portrait of Raekwon is, in fact, an intricate molding. (Photo: Instagram/@abbidragon88)

Alphabet Noodle Soup

Playing with your food is totally acceptable when it’s in honor of Shaolin’s finest. (Photo: Instagram/@wutangbrand)

Wu-Tang Steak

Sometimes Wu-Tang food simply emerges on its own, like a sign from the rap heavens. Case in point: this juicy picanha in Brazil. (Photo: Instagram/@tjwalsh2)

W Ice Cream Sandwich

“Ice Cream” is our favorite Wu-Tang track, too. (Photo: Instagram/@tishacherry)

Wu-Tang Watermelon Cutout

Tisha Cherry does it again with this Wu-Tang watermelon. (Photo: Instagram/@tishacherry)

Wu-Tang Pancakes

Wouldn’t you want to wake up to this plate of sizzling bacon, bananas, and W-shaped pancakes? (Photo: Instagram/@wutangbrand)

Kid’s W Apple Cutout

Parental Advisory: A Wu-Tang apple a day keeps the doctor away. (Photo: Instagram/@wutangbrand)

Pizza Homage

Wu-Tang pizza ain’t nothin’ to f**k with. (Photo: brain-magazine.fr)

Wu-Tang Brownie Cake

Wu for dessert? Don’t mind if we do. (Photo: rapgenius.com)

Twin Fried Eggs

W-shaped pancakes aren’t the only Wu-Tang breakfast foods—just take a look at these peppery fried eggs. (Photo: Tommy+Woosey)

Festive Wu Cookies

It doesn’t have to be Christmastime for these Wu-Tang logo cookies to be in fashion. (Photo: Instagram/ducksta)

Wu-Tang Tortilla

Put two of these W-shaped tortillas together with some cheese, and you have yourself a Wu-Tang quesadilla. (Photo: blogspot.com)

Wu-Tang Cupcakes

These chocolate cupcakes are a lot cooler than the ones your officemates got you from Crumbs. (Photo: brain-magazine.fr)

Wu-Tang Pepperoni

One more from Tisha Cherry, the reigning queen of Wu-Tang food art. (Photo: Instagram/tishacherry)

Wu-Tang Clams

Food-rap puns are the best puns. (Photo: Instagram/@talkingfood)

Whole Foods T-Shirt

You, too, can own a rap shirt for white people. Here, the Wu-Tang W is somewhat offensively mashed up with everyone’s favorite yuppy supermarket chain. (Photo: Rap Shirts for White People)