Street food

This article describes the term used for food and drink sold on a public thoroughfare. For further meanings see: street food

A stall in Seoul , South Korea : corn on the cob , roasted chestnuts and tteok (rice cake), dried persimmons , squid , octopus and filefish

Street Food (including street food ) than Anglizismus an expression for food and drinks, which for a snack either a food carts out on a public traffic area, on a market or fair offered or traveling consumed on a public traffic area in the stay (Engl .: "Take away"; AmE: " To go ").

Concept and concept history

Street Food in China : Chuanr (roasted starfish , sea horses and scorpions on a wooden stick)

Street food in Manila , Philippines

Street vending of candied fruits in Tianjin , China

Various insects as street food in Bangkok

Coconut water as a drink

The presentation is usually such that the food can be consumed immediately and without cutlery (as finger food ), for example on a paper plate , on or in a plant leaf, wrapped in paper or in a paper napkin or attached to wooden sticks.

Street food is often unique and typical of the region and is mostly sold at stalls or carts run by small business owners. Sometimes the whole family works on a street food cart . Usually the food is prepared or finished in front of the buyer and is often inexpensive because of the small portions , the simple preparation and the sale through "hawkers".

Although fast food is often consumed on the go, this term refers more to fast consumption in combination with fast production. Food and drinks "to take away", English "to take away", Austrian "Sale on the street (s)", are sometimes offered in better packaging.

Health aspects

According to a 2007 study by the FAO , 2.5 billion people eat street food every day, and urban households in South America spend up to 30 percent of household spending on street food. In Bangkok, 20,000 street food dealers supply city residents with an estimated 40 percent of their daily grocery needs . Street food is not only cheap, it can also be nutritious. A study from Calcutta , India found that the average street food meal contained 30 grams of protein , 15 grams of fat and 180 grams of carbohydrates .

Street food worldwide

United States

In New York City there has been an annual street food competition since 2005 with the Vendy Awards (from English vendor for "seller"), in which the seller of the year is chosen by a jury. In the US, the term Food Truck Party is common.

Examples

Common street food dishes include:

• Pastries : pretzels , sandwiches
• Flatbreads : Chapati , Farinata , Laxoox , Naan , Pizza , Puri , Samosa
• Deep-fried : Acarajé , donuts , doubles , fish and chips , donuts , French fries , arancini
• Cakes , confectionery : waffles , baklava , cookies , ice cream
• Vegetables : corn on the cob , potatoes , sweet potatoes , chestnuts
• Fruit : whole or in pieces
• Snacks: roasted nuts or seeds
• Meat and sausage dishes: kibbeh , doner kebab , Ćevapčići , meat cheese , fried and curry sausage , satay , hamburger , hot dog
• Fish dishes: fried sardines or squid
• Soups and stews
• Picnic meals: Bento

Common street food drinks include drinking water , coffee , tea ( bubble tea ), fruit juices , beer , lemonades and coconut water .

literature

• Carla Diamanti, Fabrizio Esposito: Street food - Authentic snacks from all over the world , published under the imprint “hfullmann” in 2011 by Tandem-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-8331-5614-4
• Hinnerk von Bargen: Street Foods . Wiley, Hoboken 2015, ISBN 978-0-470-92864-6 .

Web links

Commons : Street Food  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: Street food  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FAO.org: School kids and street food ( Memento from April 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ StreetVendor.org: Vendy Awards. Retrieved April 29, 2018 .