Mastodon Feed: Post

lloydmeta ("Lloyd") wrote:

#Yakiimo, roasted sweet potatoes, are still sometimes sold oldschool; from the back of a truck moving slowly down the street, blaring the nostalgic “yakiiiiiimo oiisshiiimooo” (roasted sweet potatoes….tasty sweet potatoooes)

With the modernisation of #Japan, hawkers, street food stalls, etc have mostly disappeared from the streets of #Tokyo (I don’t even remember the last time I saw a street ramen vendor). Hopefully these guys stick around, even though it may be a fire hazard 😅

Attachments:

• In the middle of the night, a yakiimo seller opening and inspecting his fire oven on the back of his truck, which he has parked on the side of the street in Meguro.