In few places, floury flower are painted in colors like the "cold swallow" for the Pure Brightness Festival in Dai County Shanxi; and the floury flower in Guan County Shandong. These are made for offerings, not for consumption,
Some Cuisine art works are made for large-scale annual worship of ancestors, god, past emperors and warriors. The ceremonial bread for such occasions is usually made with exquisite style and bright colors. An example in this category is the butter flower from Tibetan ethnic group, a variety of vivid human figures, animals,plants and religious events made with solid butter, delicately carved and beautifully painted. They are often displayed at Tibetan and Buddhist worship services in Potala palace in Tibet, Tatar Temple and Lapuleng Temple in Qinghai, Meidaizhao in inner Mongolia, and Lama Temple in Beijing.
