Is the Tanghulu Craze Over... Tears of the Shop Owner

"Looks Like It Will Become a Giant Castella... Store Put Up for Sale"
Post Appears in Self-Employed Community

On the 20th, a post titled "Tanghulu is finally over. I regret learning how to make mochi for nothing" was uploaded on the self-employed community 'Apeunikka Sajangida'. The owner of a tanghulu store that opened last year said, "It seems the tanghulu trend is now over."

The author, Mr. A, said, "I started in June last year and business was good, but it seems the trend ended after nine months."

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He lamented, "In a desperate attempt to hold on to something, I even learned how to make strawberry mochi from a famous store and sold it, but these days, no customers are looking for strawberry mochi."

Mr. A regretted, "I paid to learn the recipe, but now it has become useless," adding, "More than five owners I know also learned and sell it in their stores, but they say they sell fewer than 10 a day. I hope no one else goes to learn it."

He also expressed regret, saying, "Looking at apple prices is frightening. Fruit prices are high, and these days I have a lot on my mind. I put my tanghulu store up for sale, but it’s not selling, and there’s no bottom-level key money."

A netizen who read the story commented, "Many around me said tanghulu’s popularity fades quickly. They warned not to start a business because it could end up like the giant castella. Those who started early and got out probably made a lot of money." Comments such as "A tanghulu store opened late in front of my house, but it’s deserted," "I knew it wouldn’t last long," "It’s so unfortunate," and "How about switching to other types of skewers?" were also posted.

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