
Why the alley grills offal 思い出横丁
Shinjuku’s Omoide Yokochō keeps its own history. Around 1947 the wheat flour for ramen was a controlled good under strict enforcement — offal from the occupation forces was not — so the market stalls switched to motsuyaki. Of about sixty eating places there today, the merchants’ association still counts more than half grilling yakitori or motsu. The menu is rationing law, fossilised.
Omoide Yokocho merchants’ association