Farewell to Modo Donuts

Parting is such sweet sorrow, till we meet again! Tomorrow is the last day for this pop-up Modo Mochi Donuts from Hawaii at Mitsuwa Market in Torrance to be open. Some people foolishly stand in line for store openings or movie premiers or Black Friday. Sandi and I will line up for food, glorious food. Since we were in line for 2  hours the last time, I was prepared and brought 2 chairs so we could comfortably read our books while in line. We were 1st in line as opposed to 10th (the last time).  We got there at 9:20 a.m. today, Sunday and was served promptly at 11:00 a.m. At 10:45 a.m., the line grew to almost out the door.

I was hoping for new flavors but it turned out to be ones we already had. The flavors were Strawberry with white chocolate, Cookies and Cream, and Taro. We have had all except for the strawberry. We have had raspberry which we love since it was a bit tart. The strawberry lacks that tartness but it is still very good.

If you haven't had these donuts, try to go to Mitsuwa tomorrow or keep an eye for these mochi donuts. I asked them if they would be at another Mitsuwa location but they didn' know. I also asked what the lard was soaking in, which looked like oil in the plastic containers. The 2 ladies looked at each other and one finally spoke up and said: "it's a secret". I was just curious. Whatever it was, it is enough to clog my arteries.

We ended up having lunch there as all that waiting made us hungry for Tempura. By the time we left, the line was out the door and around the corner!