hero
n.— «A stand-in used to be the less desired food choices until the photographer was ready for the hero or the beauty and final dish.» —“Interview with Iris Richardson, Food Photographer” CookingSchools.com Apr. 19, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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