Wacky Japanese Snacks At Morikami's Hatsumi Fair This Saturday

Japan has experienced horrible devastation in the past week, but if there's one thing for sure about the Japanese people, is that they have a great sense of humor. On Saturday you can celebrate Japanese whimsy with a panel on Wacky Japanese Snacks at The Morikami Museum's Hatsumi Fair, presented...

By Laine Doss

March 18, 2011

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Japan has experienced horrible devastation in the past week, but if there's one thing for sure about the Japanese people, is that they have a great sense of humor. On Saturday you can celebrate Japanese whimsy with a panel on Wacky Japanese Snacks at The Morikami Museum's Hatsumi Fair, presented by Tate's Comics.

This panel will discuss such Japanese culinary wonders as squid pops (tiny frozen squid dipped in almond sugar on a stick), seaweed flavored Lay's chips, fish candy and pocky.

After the discussion, guests will have the opportunity to sample and purchase some of these unusual treats. Guests can also meet some Japanese snack mascots.

Tickets are $10 in advance for adults, $5 for kids. At the door, adult tickets are $12, kids $6. 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 561-495-0233

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Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times, covering the restaurant and bar scene in South Florida. She has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat Street and Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. Doss won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature on what it’s like to wait tables. In a previous life, she appeared off-Broadway and shook many a cocktail as a bartender at venues in South Florida and New York City. When she’s not writing, you can find Doss running some marathon then celebrating at the nearest watering hole.

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