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Originally Posted by A380 Flyer
(Post 24113695)
I am a huge foodie, and I travel to experience the food as much as the culture. :D
But what do you think of street food? Which country or region has the best street food of all? I reckon South Korea and Japan have some pretty awesome street food, especially the takoyaki and yaki imo from Japan, as well as the hotbap and tteokbokki from Seoul. ^ |
Jakarta and Bangkok are classic street food cities in terms of variety and quantity, and Istanbul, China and South Asia get good marks too.
Wandering through Cairene hinterlands also led to some memorable ful and falafel sandwiches. |
Originally Posted by stut
(Post 24117112)
I love street food. India in particular - chaat, panipuri, vada pav, bhel puri, kati rolls, and any number of things whose name I can't remember or never quite understood. You do have to be very careful, of course, but I've yet (touch wood) to succumb to anything nasty as a result.
Sri Lanka has its wonderful 'short eats' as well - little rotis drowned in pepper, wadi, meat buns, breaded samosas... Where I work in London, there's a nearby market that has yet to be hipsterified, and has a great selection of subcontinental and Chinese snacks (some of the tastiest dumplings I've had). But then just up the road, there's one that has been - but does manage to sport some interesting stuff (obscure South American snacks seem to be the order of the day...) I am careful though and eat at certain shops and hawkers. Trick for novice is to try and eat mainly very hot ( temp wise). |
LOVE IT!!
Hotdogs & burgers in Rio, NY & Florida; almost anything (even some bugs!) in Thailand; Pho in Vietnam; Takoyaki, oden & yakisoba in Japan; those rice cake & fish sticks in Korea.... I'm drooling right now....... |
Love it, eat it everywhere and feel sorry for the timid who never try it.
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I love street food!
Dhabba stands in India. The night market in ZNZ Fish tacos near any beach anywhere! The carts in PDX Bizarrely good hot dog stands in Iceland. Stuffed mussels in IST. nom nom nom nom nom.......... Sadly NYC does not have the vibrant street food scene a city its size should have. They basically have the same Halal Meat Over Rice/pretzel/dirty water hot dog stand every other block. There are a few food trucks, (I had empanadas from one yesterday-delicious!) but nowhere near the variety easily found in PDX. I'm told that onerous regulations and stiff competition from restaurants keeps it that way. |
My wife and I love trying street food! Plus it usually saves time and money particularly for the mid-day meal when I don't want to take too much time away from activities/sightseeing.
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Originally Posted by A380 Flyer
(Post 24113695)
But what do you think of street food?
Which country or region has the best street food of all? I reckon South Korea and Japan have some pretty awesome street food, especially the takoyaki and yaki imo from Japan, as well as the hotbap and tteokbokki from Seoul. ^ I would say best is Malaysia, specifically Penang, as it is very much a part of its culture to hang out with friends at night trying out different hawker stands. There is also good variety as it benefits from influence from Malaysian, Chinese, Peranakan and Indian cultures. Bangkok is also good for its variety though quality is not as top notch as Penang. |
I'll eat any veggie street food - I would LOVE to go to India and eat nothing but street food!
The ones I miss most tho are the baked potato man who used to have a mobile oven, and sold them in the market near where I lived in the UK (soooooo good), and pommes mit mayo at silly o'clock in the morning in Germany after rolling out of a bar. |
Originally Posted by emma69
(Post 24166056)
The ones I miss most tho are the baked potato man who used to have a mobile oven, and sold them in the market near where I lived in the UK (soooooo good), and pommes mit mayo at silly o'clock in the morning in Germany after rolling out of a bar. Speaking of which, I had to go to Dongguan (Southern China) for work, and walked into a 7-11. There seemed to be a small contingent of Ghanaian expats, one of whom ran a baked potato store. He said his Chinese wife was trying to introduce locals to the concept too. |
Taiwan has a huge street food culture. Grilled squid, chicken, stinky tofu, steak . I can't get enough.
China also has great street food. Xian's Halal BBQ sticks are great as well as the various meat on a stick where it is better you do not ask what meat it is so that vendors don't have to lie to you. I have had various street food in dozen or more different Chinese cities, all have a local flare to it but none have disappointed. |
Originally Posted by emma69
(Post 24166056)
I'll eat any veggie street food - I would LOVE to go to India and eat nothing but street food!
The ones I miss most tho are the baked potato man who used to have a mobile oven, and sold them in the market near where I lived in the UK (soooooo good), and pommes mit mayo at silly o'clock in the morning in Germany after rolling out of a bar. Alas will be a few months before I an return. :( |
I would say Singapore has some of the best street due to a) the cultural variety (Singaporean, Chinese, Thai, Indian, etc.) and b) the extreme tastiness.
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I love street food. Just gotta be careful with uncooked sauces made with water!
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Originally Posted by lighthand
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Pho in Vietnam
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