Make Your Own Miniature Kawaii Sample Food
Create a super cute and tiny sample food as a one-of-a-kind souvenir from Japan!
Highlights
Make your own miniature sample food!
Learn about the culture of making realistic-looking food out of artificial materials
Take home a one-of-a-kind souvenir perfect for foodies
10 meals
Experience Details
Love the sample foods you see outside of Japanese restaurants? Well, now is your chance to make one for yourself, in an adorable mini version!
Making sample food is an important part of culinary culture in Japan. The sample food are made from artificial materials, but looks as delicious as the real deal! These sample foods are displayed outside of restaurants so customers can see what their food will look like before they order. It’s great for advertising, and helpful for places that don’t have photos on their menus.
These sample foods look good enough to eat, but a life-size bowl of ramen or plate of takoyaki is not very practical. However, a miniature-sized sample food makes the perfect souvenir to remember your foodie adventures in Japan.
In this class, you’ll be instructed step by step how to make a miniature takoyaki, a popular street food from Osaka made of fried balls of battered octopus. This is a beginner-friendly option, but if you are looking for a challenge, select one of the other types of sample foods.
Other beginner and family-friendly options include takoyaki, udon noodles, pie, a melon soda float, and okonomiyaki (Japanese savory pancake). Let your host know which sample you'd like to make at the time of booking.
Inclusions
Food sample-making materials
Instructions
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
8 mins from Karasuma Oike Station (Karasuma Line). Details are shared upon a booking.
Remarks
Chaperones are not allowed to observe.
Please mention which sample food you want to make when booking.
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Featuring beautiful landscapes from mountain to sea, Kyoto Prefecture conveys traditional Japanese culture through its architecture and gardens, art and artisanal crafts, and delicious local cuisine made from regional produce.
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10 meals
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