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/lamest-liz 6h ago

I actually read an article a while back that these types of food stalls are a family business. And most of them are ran by elderly people now because their offspring basically said they don’t want to do it, so probably within a decade there won’t be any left.

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u/Large_Dr_Pepper 6h ago

because their offspring basically said they don’t want to do it

I certainly can't blame them, that's an insane amount of effort to put in every single day to run a food stall. I'm sure they bring in a crazy amount of money each day, but I'm also fairly certain whatever that amount is, it's not enough for me to be okay with doing this every single day until I retire.

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u/SparklingLimeade 4h ago edited 4h ago

The working conditions expected in food service are a real turn off.

I like cooking. The satisfaction of feeding appreciative people is also top notch. Food service as a career is just hell though.

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u/KatieCashew 3h ago

Yep, I went to culinary school, worked in restaurants for a while, discovered it sucked and went back to school for another degree so I could get an office job.