Irvine Global Village Festival

We went to this event for the first time on Saturday morning with my sister and brother-in-law (who shall now be referred to as “BIL”). Even though we arrived less than an hour after it started, the parking lot was full, so we had to take a shuttle. On the way there, the shuttle was very crowded with a lot of kids.

The park where it was held (“Bill Barber Park”) was larger than I expected. There were three separate sections of booths, along with three stages for performers. Of course, we were mainly there for the food. D and BIL opted for Korean bbq ($7). I had beef chow fun and some dim sum from Crystal Jade ($3). Sis had sliders from Rubys. D and I also shared some chicken tikka masala and a samosa ($4). BIL tried a “Chinese hamburger”–interesting. D and I also tried 1 green tea and 1 mango mochilato (mochi with gelato inside, $1 each). The green tea tasted just like mochi ice cream, but the mango had a more pronounced fruit flavor. We brought home a few desserts from Layer Cake Bakery also. I wouldn’t say the festival was quite “global” in that Asia was definitely overrepresented…but it is Irvine, after all!

Irvine Global Village Festival

Saad Indian Food

green tea mochilato
The green tea mochilato was melty and messy to eat!

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