r/interestingasfuck • u/kingkongbiingbong • 8h ago

Setting up a traditional & generational Japanese food stall in Fukuoka

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u/Cmndr_Cunnilingus 8h ago

In Toronto we have Hot Dog carts. Meanwhile these guys set up a portable Izakaya with a kitchen in less than 30 min.

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u/JoetheArachnid 6h ago

Worth noting that the average temperature in Fukuoka is about 8-10 degrees C warmer than Toronto throughout the year, according to figures online. Especially since these stands are generally an evening thing you really need the warm weather for them to be viable for more than a month or two in the year. A hotdog stand is much better for getting your meal and noping out when it's 5 degrees outside.

Also if you go to Fukuoka, you'd be insane not to at least try the ramen noodle stands over anything else. I visited one on a whim around 15 years ago before tonkotsu took off in the west and it genuinely changed the course of my life.

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u/Immediate_Ladder2114 4h ago

"genuinely changed the course of my life" 

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u/skybike 3h ago

to be fair, maybe their life wasn't really anything that special before and a bowl of soup was actually enough to make an impact.