Name: Japanese fake food samples!
Uploaded: 2016-09-12T09:22:59.000Z
Duration: 5 min 19 s
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Japan does this awesome thing where many restaurants have fake food replicas in display cases

outside the restaurant so you can actually see what you can order before you go inside.

They’re all hand made by shokunin (aka craftsmen)

They’re insanely realistic! How awesome are these, like seriously!

This isn’t the only food fake out Japan likes to do, though.

Every New Year on one of Japan’s most famous holiday programs,

shokunin will fill a room with standard daily goods that are half made out of food

And then talento will have to guess which ones are made out of food…

It's one of my favorite shows to watch during the New Year.

If you're ever here, I recommend looking into it.

Here in Gujo Hachiman there’s a store/factory where you can buy some,

make them yourself, or watch them being created.

This is exactly what I used for my cooking video.

The ingredients you just picked are all made of PVC

so touch it gently while making since it comes apart easily.

It's 60ºC (140ºF) but it won't burn your hands so don't worry.

We'll pour this batter into this warm water.

I wish I could make real shrimp like this.

Yeah, put my hands in freaking hot oil...

As for pineapple, blue berry, and chocolate,

the side that's completely flat is the back.

You can decorate your dessert with whipped cream, too.

I'm definitely using strawberries, and kiwi.

This is the glue, so make sure you pour enough of it in the cup.

Maybe you'll be the first person in the world.

If you want to visit the places we went today,

It's a free website that helps you plan your trip to Japan.

This year they're sending YouTubers to all 47 prefectures

but you can find videos on every prefecture on their YouTube channel.