Japadog Japanese hotdog success in Vancouver
Japan is not known for its hotdogs but don’t tell that to the folks in Vancouver who seem to like the JAPADOG hot dog carts.
Japadog was started by Noriki Tamura, a Tokyo ad salesman who went to Canada in 2005 with the dream of opening a sidewalk crêpe stand, only to be foiled by civic bylaws, which limit Vancouver street vendors to soft drinks, plastic-wrapped muffins and precooked hot dogs. Determined to make the most of the sidewalk site license that he had applied for and won by lottery, the intrepid street-meat hawker spent three months apprenticing at a traditional hot-dog cart. In his spare time, he began developing a menu of Japanized hot dogs garnished with grated daikon, soy sauce, seaweed and bonito flakes that would set him apart from the city’s 100-plus sausage sellers.
Japadog has become a huge success in Vancouver and the most popular new Japadog is the Korokke ($6), an all-beef sausage loaded with mashed potato, cabbage, mayo and a tangy yoshoku sauce. Noriki Tamura has plans for global conquest including starting operations in his native Japan.
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April 7th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
cant maximize…….
April 7th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
looks yummy, a good idea to make Japanese tasting hot dogs
April 9th, 2010 at 9:48 am
they got good coverage during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver
April 10th, 2010 at 11:13 am
Ha! Great timing. I had a japadog for lunch today. Today’s was a turkey dog with kimchi and black sesame seeds. The terimayo with shredded seaweed’s pretty popular. The okonomiyaki dog is a little too much for me. I got to try the edamame dog–a bratwurst with soy beans sprinkled over it.
They’re also building a store front close to my work (YES!!) which will allow them to have their whole menu available. Civic street vending laws in Vancouver are a _real_ pain, so some of his early creations (miso terimayo) are no longer available.
April 10th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
I hope they open a Japadog in London