Gourmet Festival Serving Local "Air" Held; "Origin Fraud" Allegations Spark Outrage But No Actual Smoke
Despite rumors of "exhaust gas contamination," the 20,000 yen "Morning Mist Terrine" sold out completely. Guests took photos of empty plates with their smartphones, tearing up and saying, "It tastes like rich nothingness." The organizer boasts it as "the ultimate form of SDGs," but trash cans at the venue were overflowing with wrappers of convenience store rice balls eaten in secret.