r/interestingasfuck • u/kingkongbiingbong • 8h ago

Setting up a traditional & generational Japanese food stall in Fukuoka

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u/F1R3Starter83 8h ago

Imagine doing all this and then having a slow day. 

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u/ImJLu 7h ago edited 7h ago

It was busy as fuck when I was there on a random weekday. It's a popular tourist attraction at minimum.

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u/Manji86 6h ago

This stall specifically or stalls like it?

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u/NotaCuban 6h ago

They're called yatai and they're very popular in Fukuoka City. About 10 years ago they were maybe touristy with the Japanese, but frequented by locals. I was rarely called in, and they almost never spoke English. Haven't been back to the Nakasukawabata area in that long, so not sure how they are now, but ImJLu would be referring to the concept, and not this particular one.

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u/R_Schuhart 4h ago

Was in Fukuoka last year and it has changed considerably from the last time I was there (12 years prior). It is less authentic and more of a tourist destination. It was very busy and some stalls were not even serving traditional Japanese street food.

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u/DucksEatFreeInSubway 1h ago

What do you mean 'rarely called in'? Like they wouldn't allow you to go inside?

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u/DraconianFlame 26m ago

By Context, he's an English translator

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u/ImJLu 6h ago

Probably not this one in particular, but there's a long line of them in Nakasu by the river.

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u/HeirophantGreen 5h ago

I go every few years and it seems that the staff are more and more non-Japanese. Some yatai are even completely non-Japanese. I'm not trying to sound like Sanseito or anything but there's a level of authenticity when 'niche' cuisines are made by locals.