It may look delicious, but don’t try to eat the food at this new exhibition

When people go to the new exhibition at Japan House in Los Angeles they may think they walked into one of the greatest restaurants in the world.

They’ll see hundreds of delicious looking dishes including bowls of thick, rich pasta, juicy hamburgers stacked with multiple patties, sizzling steaks, fresh sushi rolls and perfectly sliced sashimi, plus desserts like ice cream sundaes piled with strawberries and other mouth watering treats.

But no matter how tempting, don’t try to take even a single bite out of anything, because none of these dishes is real. All of the food here isn’t actually food but rather handcrafted replicas that make up the new exhibition dubbed “Looks Delicious! | Exploring Japan’s Food Replica Culture.” • A replica bowl of ramen at Japan House in Hollywood at the new