Street Foods

Street food is a by-product of cities. Where people worked away from a hearth — Rome’s thermopolia, the night markets of Song-dynasty Kaifeng, the fried-food stalls of Edo — someone sold them a cooked meal they could eat standing up. It appears wherever dense wage labor does, independently and repeatedly, because the need is structural rather than cultural.

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Al pastor tacoAlbanian savory pieAlexandrian liver sandwichAmazonian jambu and tucupi soupAmerican hot dogArmenian lahmajunAustin breakfast tacoBahian black-eyed-pea fritterBaja fish tacoBandung fried fish dumplingsBasotho fat cakesBean fritter-and-beans street plateBean frittersBelarusian potato pancakesBelgian friesBelizean fry jackBengali pani puriBetawi spiced sticky-rice omeletBhutanese momoBosnian grilled minced-meat sausagesBrazilian fried pastelBreton sausage in buckwheat galetteBulgarian cheese pastryBunny chowCali shaved-ice fruit dessertCambodian baguette sandwichCape Town Gatsby sandwichCape Verdean spicy tuna pastryCatalan coca flatbreadCheese spaetzleCheese-filled sausageChennai seasoned legumesChicago hot dogChicken croquetteChickpea-flour flan sandwichChilean loaded hot dogChongqing spicy noodlesChorizo sandwichCoconut pumpkin bakeColombian arepaComorian coconut griddle breadCongolese sweet frittersCosta Rican corn empanadaCroatian frittersCuban street pizzaCurrywurstCypriot souvlaki in pitaDanish hot-dog sausageDelhi chickpea curry with fried breadDominican chimi sandwichEast African fried breadEgg-filled fried arepaEstonian savory pastryFijian curry roti parcelFinnish fried half-moon pastryFish pastryFlorentine tripe sandwichFood Trucks Become a Global Urban FormatFrench crêpeFried cheese sandwich