Fujirockers: The official Fuji Rock Festival blog

With moderate responsibility come great perks. Or however that saying goes.

One of the best Fujirocker perks, (apart from being at Fuji Rock) is the toilets. Yes, real toilets. No lining up for a long row of what starts as decent enough port-a-potties, but graduates towards horrors of unimaginable smell and filth as the weekend progresses. Yes, even in Japan. Especially with the mud.

Anyway, now that I’ve put you off your food enough, time to talk about the real subject of this post – food. The variety of great food and stalls at Fuji Rock is a topic that has cropped up multiple times and it is indeed the best selection of amazing foods I’ve ever seen at a festival.

But back to the perks. As a Fujirocker you also get the choice of a bento for lunch and dinner as well. Some are great, some not so great. And since I can’t resist a freebie, I tried them all. Here’s the final ranking:

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Embodiment of enthusiasm

The food court behind the back entrance to the Red Marquee is always a great place to eat, drink and hang out in between acts. This year I noticed they also had a killer DJ playing lots of 70’s funk and reggae, which is right down my alley. I was lucky enough on the very first night to discover a place that primarily sells Chinese food but also wonderful cocktails. What caught my eye was their Mango juiced based drinks, something you rarely see in Japan. All it took was one taste of their rum and mango juice and I was hooked. At the end of a hard days writing for fujirock.com, there was no better place than here to enjoy a drink. The staff there too were incredibly friendly, asking my name and actually remembering it every time I came back. Continue Reading…

feast for the eyes

It seems like I am not the only one who thought these sausage sandwiches at the Russian food tent in the Orange Court were delectable. While I was browsing through the Japanese counterpart to this English site today, I noticed that one of the Japanese writers had also devoured one of these bad boys and been as equally as impressed. Seeing as this sausage was being sold at a Russian food stand, I guess that the translation of the Japanese katakana name was “kielbasa,” which seems to be a thick sausage common in Eastern Europe and the Ukraine. Anyway, this was the best food I ate at Fuji Rock and if you see this stall at the festival, please try one of these. Not only was the sausage amazing but there was a perfectly balanced spicy mayonaise sauce to go with it. Continue Reading…

DAMN, THAT WAS F#CKIN' YUMMY

On Saturday morning I walked by the “Japannize Style Handmade Hamburger Shop” that was located near the wristband pickup area.  When I saw their sign boasting that they made “Fuckin’ Yummy Hamburger!!” I knew that I had to try one at some point during the fest.

Feeling a little hungry late Sunday night, I decided to swing by the stand on my way to the Palace of Wonder.  Man, am I ever glad I did.  For 500 yen, I was served up a good-sized burger with cheese, egg, and bacon.  The cook used a mini blow torch to melt the shredded cheese on top of the burger.  How badass is that!

Sticking true to their word, the burger was pretty f#ckin’ yummy.  So much so that I ordered another one after stumbling out of the Palace of Wonder sometime after 6 am on Monday morn.  The second one was even better than the first!

Rib Dinner

I’m a big fan of The Simpsons “Homer the Great” episode and love Patrick’s Stewarts’ line, “In honor of this momentous occasion … we’re having ribs!”

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The worst thing about FRF 11 is the lack of pizza at the Field of Heaven. That place was not just the best grub at the festival (if you could handle the one or two hour wait), but it was a lifeline for vegetarians. Now it’s gone, and so has the veggie food stand in the Avalon field. Which leaves… not very much to eat. Here’s one option – in the World Food Court. Tofu in a pita with coleslaw. It’s not exactly high gastronomy, but it is food. For strict veggies, there’s also a pizza place in the Oasis area, and the Levain stand in the Field of Heaven. Anything else? I can’t find it. A bit poor for a festival with so many hippies.

ORGANIC GOODNESS

With so much fantastic food, it’s hard to resist trying it all. So I don’t.

One thing I’ve been on the hunt for though is some decent coffee. Yesterday afternoon I finally found some in the Field of Heaven. It’s organic and… decent. Not great, but better than most of the other stuff on offer for the same price. So if you’re looking for coffee, Heaven is a good place to look. (Or more specifically, Lotus Cafe.)

COFFEE HEAVEN?

FUJI ROCK FOOD STALLS = WIN

I suspect this may end up being the beginning of a beautiful and delicious series of posts.

It’s already been mentioned that there is a lot of excellent food on offer at the fest, and it seems that the rumour has been proved true. With so many stalls to choose from it’s almost impossible to decide what to try first.

I went with my gut instinct (=sweet tooth) and checked out hoccorie, purveyor of soft ice cream served with warmed croissants. Thumbs up for that one.

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