We were given a little demonstation and allowed to make some plastic food ourselves! One of the employees took a spoonful of melted something (probably wax) and slowly dripped it into a tub of hot water. The wax hardened slightly and took on a sort of crumbly shape, and the employee carefully wrapped it around a plastic shrimp. Voila. Tempura shrimp.
We made our own tempura shrimp, and also a head of lettuce and got to take home both!
My completed items, which greatly amused my host family.
There was sort of a display room of plastic food dishes, all looking delicious. I bought some presents too. It was a lot of fun.
2 comments:
Hey Kelley! For whatever reason, it totally failed to register in my head that you were in Japan! I knew you were going in August, but gosh- it's November now, so surely she's still in good old California... yes, well, I figured it out now. Oh my gosh, I just sat down and read all your blogs in one sitting... hehe, they were helarious! Whiney and Oragami Boy keep me smiling, though I'm sure they're probably a pain in the butt. Reading about all that crazy cross cultural stuff I'd never even consider is really fun! Hopefully I'll visit your site a little more regularly now that I've figured out you're halfway 'round the world. Talk to you later!
Jess
Hey Jessica! I'm so glad to hear from you! I heard that a letter arrived for you at my home in America, but it hasn't been forwarded to me yet. I'm sorry I haven't been in contact, but I've been thinking of you!
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