September 19, 2016

WASHOKU Edo tofu vendor

http://washokufood.blogspot.jp/2008/07/tofu-toofu.html


. Food vendors in Edo .

toofuya とうふ屋 / 豆腐屋 tofu makers and vendors
- see below the haiku by Issa - tôfu ya

Some shops made only Tofu and the customers came to their shop to buy.
Others employed vendodrs (salesmen) to walk the streets.


toofu uri 豆腐売り vendor of Tofu
They walked the streets three times a day, to bring Tofu for
breakfast, lunch and dinner. This was necessary in a time without
refrigerator.

豆腐屋は時計のように廻る也
toofuya wa tokei no yoo ni mawaru nari

the Tofu seller
works all day round
like a clock


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