        Gorgeous sawachi dishes on display. Yes, this is the same local event as this one, but more dishes this time. Enjoy! (Click photos to enlarge.) ----- OK, here’s some additional information I found on the net about this event. All these dishes are not fake – they are made with real ingredients. But they are not seasoned at all because they are made for display purpose only, not for eating. Also they are brushed (sprayed?) with some kind of chemical liquid to prevent drying out, so they are not edible. Yeah, in a sense, it’s a big waste. But I would feel sad if they would quit this festival for that reason… This extravagance does cheer us up and attract tourists. Categories: Kochi |
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Sawachi Festival in Kochi
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Those dishes are in-cre-di-ble!!! Thanks for sharing your pictures with us...
What a spread! Pardon my ignorance, are these edible or just for display :O
Wow! They're so pretty!
How do they taste?
Such beautiful colours? What is the festival for?
Wow! Fantastic photos. I really enjoy reading your blog, obachan, especially the posts about Kochi. I lived there for a year teaching English. It's such a beautiful place to live, being so near the mountains and ocean.
It brings back a lot of good memories.
Jennifer
(Des Moines, Iowa, USA)
wowza! It's truly a work of art!
By the look of these dishes, Kochi must be near sea side. What's your favorite sea food?
Looking at those lovely photos makes me very hungry! ;)
Rosa
They were a great treat to the eyes. Really.
Tigerfish
Oh, no, that’s not ignorance. That’s exactly what many visitors wanted to know, too. I’ll add the explanation to the post.
Chubbypanda
The taste. That’s exactly the point. I’ll add that to the post.
KAZMIC
It’s a tourist attraction and also a good chance for the chefs of local leading restaurants to compete in their skills and creativity. And the display is held in a local shopping arcade every year, so it attracts visitors and contributes to the sales of the shops around.
Jennifer
Thank you and hey, we might have seen each other while you were in Kochi. : )
Ireney
Yep, Kochi is near the ocean and famous for seared bonito. We have what we call Tosa-maki zushi here, which is basically seared bonito strips, shiso and garlic slices rolled in sushi. That’s my favorite. :D
Shigatsuhana
Yeah, don’t they look gorgeous?
I was thinking that the plates are so pretty that I would want to eat it all, BUT I don't want to eat any because the plates are so pretty!
Lannae
To us these look gorgeous and pretty, but I can't help wondering if some people see these as grose or brutal...especially those fish with their heads and tails and their body cut open, showing the flesh sliced up...
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