On October 8, I went to the Smorgasburg in Williamsburg. There were many interesting foods sold there. The stand that I went to was a takoyaki booth called “Teriyaki Balls”. Takoyaki is a Japanese street snack that is shaped like a ball. It is made from batter and is cooked with a filling. There were different type of takoyaki sold. They had octopus, shrimp, sausage, and potato fillings. I chose the most expensive one, which was the octopus filling. It cost $8 and comes with 6 balls. The other fillings cost $6. The cook used a special pan to make the takoyaki. They used batter, scallion, and octopus for my food. When the balls finished cooking, the cook spread okonomiyaki sauce on top. They then put nori (seaweed) and Bonito flakes on top of the sauce. Last, they put some mayo as the finishing touch. The food had a doughy and sour taste. I believe it was the Bonito flakes that gave it a sour taste. The reason I chose takoyaki over all the other food was because Japanese cuisine interests me. I ate takoyaki in another Smorgasburg before and liked it. I wanted to eat it again so I ate it in this Smorgasburg.

There were many adults in the Smorgasburg. I did not see many kids there. The customers that I saw were very diverse. The two workers in the “Teriyaki Balls” booth were Asian. They had the special pan on top of a table in front of them. The pans were also next to each other. The ingredients were on another table. The only thing I worry about in this booth was sanitation. The food was cooked very close to each other.

There were other food that caught my interest. I wanted to eat donuts from another booth. The line to buy the donuts was long and the price of it was $3.50 each. The price had me rethink my choice on buying it since $3.50 was too expensive for a donut for me. There were also other food that I wasn’t willing to try. I did not want to try the banana ice cream from the ice cream booth. I dislike the flavor and hate the fruit itself. I just can’t stand it. The most unusual food that I saw was the raindrop cake. It cost $8. The dessert looks like a huge rain drop. It is served with Kinako (roasted soybean flour) and Kuromitsu (sugar syrup).