A man has created ultra-realistic food recipes - entirely out of balloons.

Jose Tapia, 27, makes hyper-realistic cooking videos in which every ingredient, utensil, and kitchen appliance is crafted entirely from balloons.

What began as a spontaneous idea has become a viral hit, with millions watching Jose's "balloon cooking" series online."

His videos show him preparing each step of a dish with uncanny precision - from stretchy, melted "cheese" to bread popping out of a balloon toaster."

Jose, a balloon artist from San Antonio, Texas said: "I never thought it would blow up the way it did. "

"It was a total experiment at first."

"I saw this girl make a pink seafood boil that went viral, and another guy who used balloon props to tell stories. "

"I just thought, why not combine both ideas?"

Jose learned the craft from his dad who worked as a party clown and he has been working with balloons since he was a child.

He often draws inspiration from viewer requests or personal memories like peeling an apple in a spiral, just like his grandmother used to.

Jose said: "My dad was a party clown so I've been twisting and playing with balloons for 16 years now."

"I like showing everyday tasks like making toast or slicing fruit but turning them into something unexpected."

"Even something simple like putting bread in a toaster becomes exciting when it's made from balloons."

"My grandma used to cook for us when I was little and I would observe her making beans, tortillas, breakfast—everything from scratch."

"So this project really brings both of those worlds together for me."

Jose spends roughly eight hours on each video which includes planning, shooting and editing.

He says the visual magic comes down to balloon manipulation, camera angles and editing.

He uses advanced techniques like "distortion," which involves inserting one balloon inside another to shape realistic textures like tomato slices or avocado chunks."

Jose said: "I always try to think about how I can make something look real, but still fun."

"I can see it in my head before I build it."

"I'll lie in bed thinking about how to make something like melted butter or rising dough. "

"Then I test it out and if it doesn't work, I change the approach."

"Sometimes we use foil or cardboard inside the balloons too as it helps make props that last longer, like spatulas or knives."

"That way we don't have to remake them every time."

Jose says the hardest part is often getting the texture and movement just right, especially if the balloons pop mid-shoot.

He said: "We've had a few disasters."

"Once, a drink I spent hours drawing on popped right before the final shot. I had to start again."

"And the hardest part is getting the food's movement right like boiling water or stretchy cheese. "

"Balloons already have a natural stretch and bend to them, so it's about working with that."