Japanese "street foods"

[JasonTrue]

My understanding is that Tokyo put a number of restrictions on newer yatai which has probably yielded negative growth as older yatai operators retire.

[GlorifiedRice]

Is heavy cream expensive?

[_john]

I have only seen 2 or 3 ramen, oden, and yakitori yatai in Osaka. I think they are more common in Kantou? I wonder if there is some sort of map or online community about yatai... I would love to have more yatai dining experiences, not just snacks.

[torakris]

Is heavy cream expensive?

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Real heavy cream will set you back about 400 yen ($3.50) for 200ml (3/4 cup).

[GlorifiedRice]

No wonder butters expensive!

BTW- Is that in current USD? If this isnt appropriate, dont answer, but how is the current state of the USA and Govt seen in Japan? Do they like Bush?

[torakris]

No wonder butters expensive!

BTW- Is that in current USD? If this isnt appropriate, dont answer, but how is the current state of the USA and Govt seen in Japan? Do they like Bush?

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Yes it is current USD, I used a currency converter set to the rate at the moment.

The second question is off-topic and I couldn't answer it on these boards even if I knew the answer, to which I have no idea anyway.

[rykomatsu]

Never tried it so can't say anything about taste, but calpis butter runs about 1200yen/lb and calpis unsalted butter runs about 1300yen/lb.

http://www.calpis.co.jp/butter/lineup/index.html

[v. gautam]

I suspect the term "fermented butter" means "cultured butter" which should taste very good, much more flavorful than butter not labelled as such.

BTW, heavy cream, 40%, 238 ml, is $1.50 at present. But, dairy prices have been climbing rapidly, registering 12% inflation per year, for the past year and will do so for the next year as well. Last year, 1 quart [roughly 1 liter ] of milk cost 66-71 cents; today $1.14.

"A recent article in the Austin American Statesman (www.statesman.com; accessed on 13/10/07) says: ‘This morning, your bowl of cereal and milk probably cost you 49 cents. Last year, it was 44 cents. By next year, it could be 56 cents. It’s enough to make you cry in your cornflakes.’"

http://www.newagebd.com/2007/oct/30/oped.html#1

gautam