Japanese festival food: crepes

In my first few years in Japan I don't remember ever seeing a crepe food stall at a festival. Indeed, I also don't remember seeing crepe restaurants at that time either. But in recent years they seem to have become very popular and I now frequently see specialty crepe cafes and several crepe food stalls at festivals, even small festivals.

Crepes in Japan are a variation of French crepes. They are made from a thin batter typically consisting of flour, eggs, milk, and sugar. They are thin and known for their slightly crispy texture. In Japan they are served like a cone: they are rolled up to make a cone and then filled with cream and other ingredients. Often those fillings are sweet, but they do have savory options too.

At the larger festivals in Japan there is usually several different crepe stalls. And at festivals that have food trucks as well, you can usually find at least one food truck that specializes in crepe. Its not a fast rule, but crepe food trucks (or kitchen cars as they are called in Japan) tend to be very eye catching. With all the choice, it can be hard to choose just one! However, crepes are the type of dessert that are hard to get wrong, so wherever you chose your crepe from, its bound to be delicious!