The roulottes of French Polynesia, June 2006A roulotte is a mobile restaurant. They typically serve dinner only. Most only have a handful of folding tables, but table service is always available. And they always use real plates and flatware, no disposables. |
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Many of the roulottes seem to be family-run businesses. |
Over there is Chez Mamy. And here is Chez Papy. |
But we all know who are really minding the shop. :-) |
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A significant number of roulottes are run by ethnic Chinese. |
The wok set up is always outdoors, and usually staffed by men. |
There are also Polynesian and French operators. |
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The menu is typically not this ambitious. |
Chinese dishes, pizzas, crêpes and other simple French fare are more common offerings. |
Roulottes operate rain or dry, even though in the 15 minutes of this downpour, we saw mostly take-away orders. |
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