Okonomiyaki for only 100 yen (about S$1.20) per serving!


Not even sure how this man manages to keep the stall running by selling at such a price point. As one of the youtube comments pointed out, it's almost like he's performing community service.

(14-01-2022, 03:08 PM)jenzz Wrote:

(13-01-2022, 11:15 PM)Icicle Wrote: Here's another cool video I watched recently. A couple of French guys serving their home's food from a cute little cart in Japan.

this kind of push cart restaurant is so cool! i wonder if selling singaporean food in japan from a push cart can make money...like bak chor mee, roti prata or even satay.

hmm i think selling prata on the streets of japan is quite a good idea because flipping the prata is quite eye catching. can attract a lot of bystanders and customers.

(16-01-2022, 12:23 AM)berry_good Wrote: hmm i think selling prata on the streets of japan is quite a good idea because flipping the prata is quite eye catching. can attract a lot of bystanders and customers.

 agreed!
if the person making the prata can showmanship a bit like a teh tarik uncle, i think many people will stand around the stall. then other people will think the food is super good because so many people are standing around.

(14-01-2022, 03:08 PM)jenzz Wrote: this kind of push cart restaurant is so cool! i wonder if selling singaporean food in japan from a push cart can make money...like bak chor mee, roti prata or even satay.

Like others have mentioned, I think roti prata can sell decently! 
Moreover, the Japanese already love curry. Although their curry is different from the fishy curry we use for roti prata, I think they'll enjoy it too. 
And it's possible to pair prata with Japanese-style curry too! Actually that sounds like a nice idea for me to try.

Satay is possible too. The sight and smell of grilling meat is always attractive.

(15-01-2022, 07:58 PM)AroyMakMak Wrote: Okonomiyaki for only 100 yen (about S$1.20) per serving!

Not even sure how this man manages to keep the stall running by selling at such a price point. As one of the youtube comments pointed out, it's almost like he's performing community service.

Nice vid! The stall and food are no-frills but that's what I like to see. Just an honest business serving its local community.

(16-01-2022, 05:54 PM)Icicle Wrote: Like others have mentioned, I think roti prata can sell decently! 
Moreover, the Japanese already love curry. Although their curry is different from the fishy curry we use for roti prata, I think they'll enjoy it too. 
And it's possible to pair prata with Japanese-style curry too! Actually that sounds like a nice idea for me to try.

Satay is possible too. The sight and smell of grilling meat is always attractive.

So...when are you all opening your prata cart in Japan? 

(16-01-2022, 11:19 PM)kxingstar Wrote: Nice vid! The stall and food are no-frills but that's what I like to see. Just an honest business serving its local community.

Thanks.  I thought it was a heartwarming video so I wanted to share it. That okonomiyaki stall feels like one of those stalls that have resisted passing on inflated material costs to their customers. I just hope that uncle can still make enough for himself.

Now, something quite different...vending machine cakes in Japan!


Some of the canned cakes look like the pretty sandwiches from canary1990's thread! And I was worried that they might be difficult to eat like the stuff that Icicle posted in the thread about food that look good but are inconvenient to eat, but luckily that doesn't seem to be the case. 

(17-01-2022, 04:07 PM)AroyMakMak Wrote: Now, something quite different...vending machine cakes in Japan!

Some of the canned cakes look like the pretty sandwiches from canary1990's thread! And I was worried that they might be difficult to eat like the stuff that Icicle posted in the thread about food that look good but are inconvenient to eat, but luckily that doesn't seem to be the case. 

This reminds me of a Japanese car mechanic shop that has entire rows of vending machines in it. Apparently the owner of the mechanic shop also likes repairing vending machines so he just collected a whole bunch of them and placed them in his shop. Pretty cool place for lunch, I think.

I like the 100 yen coca cola that still comes in glass bottles and the hot ramen that somehow came out from a vending machine.

(17-01-2022, 09:12 PM)DennisTheMenace Wrote: This reminds me of a Japanese car mechanic shop that has entire rows of vending machines in it. Apparently the owner of the mechanic shop also likes repairing vending machines so he just collected a whole bunch of them and placed them in his shop. Pretty cool place for lunch, I think.

I like the 100 yen coca cola that still comes in glass bottles and the hot ramen that somehow came out from a vending machine.

Hey we have something similar in Singapore too! Too bad it's all the way in Sengkang...

(17-01-2022, 04:07 PM)AroyMakMak Wrote:

And I was worried that they might be difficult to eat like the stuff that Icicle posted in the thread about food that look good but are inconvenient to eat, but luckily that doesn't seem to be the case. 

I was worried too when I saw the thumbnail in the video you shared because the can of cake looks so cute! But yeah the guy filming the video didn't seem to have any difficulty eating it with a spoon.

The world-famous food vlogger posted a video about eating with a tribe in the mountains of Northern Thailand and it's super fascinating. Almost every ingredient was caught or plucked from their surroundings. 
Really made me appreciate how much easier it is to have a meal in Singapore. Even starting a fire would probably take as much time for a food delivery to arrive at my doorstep.