Fast food at firework festivals

As much part of Japanese fireworks festivals as the explosives themselves, the outdoor stalls selling various foodstuffs always attract lots of hungry punters. To find out what people just have to buy at these outdoor stalls, goo Ranking asked an unspecified number of people from the goo Research online monitor group that very question between the 19th and 21st of June 2007.

For me personally, the smell of cooking and sauces actually puts me off rather than attracting me! What do you like to eat?

Ranking results

Q: What food do you most get a craving for at outdoor stalls?

Rank	日本語	Reading	Explanation	Score
1	たこ焼き	Takoyaki	Fried octopus balls – Japan’s answer to fish and chips, balls of batter with a bit of octupus in the middle, smothered in sauce and katsuobushi, bonita fish shavings	100
2	焼きそば	Yakisoba	Fried soba noodles with cabbage, pork, sauce, some ginger and katsuobushi	51.8
3	焼きとうもろこし	Yaki Tomorokoshi	Grilled corn on the cob	45.0
4	お好み焼き	Okonomiyaki	Savoury pancake thing, usually with cabbage, pork, sauce, dried seaweed flakes, and more katsuobushi	40.3
5	いか焼き	Ikayaki	Fried squid on a stick	37.0
6	焼き鳥・鶏串	Yakitori, torikushi	Grilled chicken on a stick	35.9
7	かき氷	Kakigoori	Ice shavings usually topped with fruit sauce	34.6
8	フランクフルト	Frankfurt	Frankfurter on a stick – just the sausage, no bun, etc	34.0
9	クレープ	Crepe	Crepe, usually filled with fruit	30.7
10	たい焼き	Taiyaki	Sweet bean-paste in a savoury pancake mix, shaped like a tai fish	28.6
11	じゃがバター	Jaga Bataa	Potato pan-fried in butter	25.5
12	今川焼・大判焼	Imagawayaki, Obanyaki	Variants on the taiyaki above	24.8
13	牛串・豚串	Gyukushi, Tonkushi	Cow or pig bits grilled on a stick	23.0
14	ラムネ	Ramune	Fizzy lemonade drink with a marble in the neck to keep it fresh	21.7
15	フライドポテト	Fried potato	Chips again, this time deep-fried style	20.9
16	ホットドッグ	Hot Dog	Hot Dog	18.8
17	ベビーカステラ	Baby Castella	Bite-sized castella cake, a not very light nor spongy sponge	18.2
18	おでん・みそこんにゃく	Oden, Misokonnyaku	Vegetables and fish sticks simmered in broth	18.2
19	チョコバナナ	Choko Banana	Chocolate banana	17.2
20	唐揚げ	Kara-age	Deep-fried bite-sized chicken nuggets	16.4
21	りんご飴・パイン飴	Ringo-ame, Pain-ame	Sugar-coated apples or pineapples	15.4
22	天津甘栗	Amatsu Amaguri	Broiled sweet chestnuts	15.4
23	五平餅	Goheimochi	Rice gluten balls on a stick, covered with miso sauce and grilled	15.3
24	綿菓子	Watagashi	Cotton candy, candy floss	14.1
25	チヂミ	Chijimi	Okonomiyaki Korean-style	10.6
26	もつ煮込み	Motsu nikomi	Stewed beef tripe topped with spices	10.5
27	ポップコーン	Popcorn	Just standard popcorn	9.4
28	ソースせんべい	Sauce Senbei	Rice crackers covered in sauce	9.4
29	人形焼	Ningyoyaki	Sweet bean-pasted wrapped in pancake or similar batter, cooked in doll face shape. Relative of Taiyaki above	7.7
30	あめ細工	Amezaiku	Sculpted melted sugar	7.1