Japanese Food Festival: Mochi Pounding, Shrine Bouncing

Categories: Food Festivals

Last weekend's Japanese Food Festival at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center served up more than just food, though there was plenty of that too. Among the festivities: awaodori and yosakoi dance performances, samurai sword dramatics, a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, and a raucous shrine parade.

Eats on offer included yakitori, yakisoba, okonomiyaki, taiyaki, and takoyaki. That's (in order) grilled chicken, grilled noodles, grilled omelet, grilled waffles, and grilled octopus balls.

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Shin-Sen-Gumi's chicken on a stick

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Mmm, chicken balls.


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Shin-Sen-Gumi is smoking.

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Mikoshi gone wild!

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Everybody loves fish waffles.


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