@Borderline Nah, that stuff looked like inarizushi, a common offering to Inari shrines. Looks like they weren't too happy with the offering, like they found it insulting is the impression I got.
"Fried tofu is believed to be a favorite food of Japanese foxes, and an Inari-zushi roll has pointed corners that resemble fox ears, thus reinforcing the association"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inari_shrine
"An Inari shrine (稲荷神社, Inari Jinja) is a type of Japanese shrine used to worship the deity Inari. Inari is a popular deity associated with
foxes, rice, household wellbeing, business prosperity, and general prosperity. Inari shrines are typically constructed of white stucco walls with red-lacquered woodwork, and their entrances are marked by vermilion torii. Both Buddhist and Shinto Inari shrines are located throughout Japan."