Night market stall provides straw pole to put used skewers
Night market stall provides straw pole to put used skewers
2025-12-29
Yunlin’s Dongnan Night Market has a brand-new attraction! A vendor noticed that people were hurting themselves after stepping on discarded skewers, so he came up with the idea to make a “home” for them out of straw and wood. After visitors are finished eating, they can stick the used skewer into the pole. Ever since setting it up, far fewer skewers have been left on the ground.
Many night market favorites, from grilled corn to sweet potato balls, are eaten with bamboo skewers. But when they’ve served their purpose, they’re often left on the ground. Now there’s a “home for skewers” — a straw pole where visitors can put their skewers when they’re finished eating.
Visitor
I’m really for it. It’s great. It’s a good idea. It’s why I traveled all the way from Beigang to Xiluo.
Visitor
It’s not bad. There are fewer skewers on the ground, so you’re less likely to get poked when wearing sandals. I’ve been to many night markets, and it’s my first time seeing this.
Visitors love it. One person even came from another county just to see the post here at Dongnan Night Market in Yunlin. The person who came up with the idea sells pot stickers at the night market. After seeing lots of people drop their skewers on the ground, littering as well as endangering others, he was inspired to create this post made out of straw and sticks.
Liu Shun-lin
Creator
People would leave skewers all over the place and I was afraid they’d get stepped on. This way is cleaner and people won’t get hurt.
Huang Chien-fa
Dongnan Night Market manager
People now have standards. When they see this, they willingly use it. Now the amount left on the ground has decreased by at least half.
The pole has attracted some attention online, with some people suggesting that Liu change it to look like a scarecrow that people can skewer. Liu said he’ll consider it, and come up with more ways to make visitors’ night market trips more fun.
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稻草木棒製"竹籤的家" 有效改善髒亂
2025-12-29
雲林東南夜市，最近出現有趣的景象！有攤商看到逛夜市的民眾走路，常常不小心踢到竹籤受傷，於是發揮創意，用稻草跟木棒組成"竹籤的家"，放在夜市裡，讓民眾吃完美食後，可以插在稻草棒上，上路後效果超好，地面竹籤大幅減少。
逛夜市，少不了品嘗夜市小吃，不管是烤玉米，還是地瓜球，不少美食都需要用到竹籤，過去這些竹籤常常被亂丟在地上，現在出現”竹籤的家”，民眾看到這根稻草棒，自動自發把竹籤插上去。
[[民眾]]
“真的讚，這不錯，這個構想很好，就是這樣我千里迢迢，從北港跑來西螺這裡逛夜市”
[[民眾]]
“不錯啦，地上比較少竹籤，穿拖鞋的經過比較不會去插到腳，我逛好幾個夜市第一次看到”
民眾讚不絕口，還有人專程來朝聖，這裡是位在雲林的東南夜市，發明這個竹籤救星的人，其實是賣鍋貼的攤商，因為擺攤時看到民眾常常亂丟竹籤，不僅造成環境髒亂，還會害人戳傷，創意突發奇想，利用稻草跟木棒，製作竹籤的家。
[[稻草棒製作者 劉順彬]]
“走路竹籤四處丟，這樣怕去踢到，這樣算說清一清比較乾淨，比較不會有人受傷”
[[東南觀光夜市總幹事 黃建發]]
“現在的人有水準，他看到我們這個東西，他就自己主動去插，地上幾乎都已經減少了一半以上”
創意稻草棒在網路引發熱議，還有網友建議可以做成人形，用這個稻草人來"插小人"。發明者表示會考慮研發看看，讓大家逛夜市多一點趣味！
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