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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Japantown Tofu Festival

Another fun-filled day at Japantown.   I was thinking about how I'm not sure if I could ever move to an area where there is no Japantown or equivalent type plaza because what would I do without a daiso, an ichiban kan, a maido, a kinokuniya, or a ramen shop?

Last weekend, there was a tofu festival and we decided to go.  It was a nice day as we enjoyed eating tofuyaki, tofu musubi, and watching the live acts.  Here are some highlights of the day:

JapaCurry Food truck had some yummy dishes.  I didn't try any of the curry, but decided I would make my own for dinner during the week.  I instead tried this tofu green tea tiramisu which was absolutely delicious!


 As always, the beautiful Peace Plaza Pagoda in Japantown.

Free natto samples.  Although I didn't try it since I still can't get over the smell.  Have any of you tried it?  Is it like the smell or nothing like it?

Open for business! Irashaimaseee!

All types of tofu

There was a tofu panda!


Also, I wanted to share with you that I did all the photo editing on this website: picmonkey.com.  That's right! This was not done on instagram!  They also have other editing tools such as adding overlays, adjusting the exposures, etc.
I found the website through ishtarolivera who's blog you should definitely check out!  She has amazing content ranging from crafts to mail to stamps to everything Im sure you all love!

16 comments:

  1. Cute! Japantown exists where you live? No such thing exists here where I live....we have a Chinatown though? haha. Greetings from Sydney!

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    1. Hello island-shll! thanks for stopping by! haha, yeah we are very lucky to have a japantown here in san francisco. I love it and go there all the time!

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  2. yeaaaah picmonkey definitely is the best! I used picnik before, but picmonkey is such a great 'replacement'. I love the little cat at the open sign, so cute!

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    1. I know! I just discovered this photo editing site. I am hoping it stays free!!

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  3. Oh my, I need a Japantown near me...

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    1. haha, yes! japantown is the best :D We are spoiled to have one here!

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  4. Thanks for sharing this as I didn't know such an event existed. We do have an international market in the summer and around Christmas that offer a variety of food vans but I can never try the food due to them using meat which is quite sad. It all looks so interesting.

    It looks like you had a great day :)

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    1. Aww, that's too bad about the food vans not having non-meat foods where you live! Hopefully they will start festivals like this where you live! It was a lovely day indeed. thanks for stopping by!

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  5. wow a tofu festival? sounds so awesome cos I love tofu!

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    1. You would have loved it then if you like tofu :D

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  6. Wow tofu panda is sooo cute! I wish we had a japantown in the UK!

    I use pic monkey too! I love how its free and very fast to use!

    Kat x

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    1. i know, we're too lucky to have one here. I'm there all the time! and yes, pic monkey is great - it makes my pictures look a lot better than what they would be. thanks so much for stopping by!

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  7. Hahaha! A tofu festival? Cool! I did try natto one of the times I went to Japan to visit. My family and I lived in Argentina, but dad is Japanese and I must say that the one he ate in Argentina stunk pretty bad. However, the one I tried in Japan had a very mild smell (almost imperceptible) and it tasted good; not my favorite dish, though.

    Since you're into a lot of Japanese stuff, let me ask you something. Do you love Mameshibas? I so freaking love them, haha!

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    1. omg, YES, I love Mameshibas!!

      Every christmas, I bug my husband by watching this video on repeat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOtVbLvAgyw -- they're just so cute! I also love the natto and edamame videos a lot... which is why I was curious about the natto.

      Definitely share with me your cute mameshiba finds whenever you come across them!

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  8. A tofu festival sounds like the best birthday party theme ever. I wish I could throw a tofu birthday party festival every year for myself. :)

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    1. you should do it!! it'd be fun :D

      i appreciate you stopping by!!

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