Post Tagged with "street food"

A roadside snack in Nairobi

Thanks again to Isabelle Prondzynski who is a regular contributor to our Food of the World Flickr group. These vegetable samosas were being fried at the roadside in Nairobi, Kenya.

Isabelle wrote: “They were the best I have ever eaten! I am sure I shall be back for more…”

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Read more:
I love Madagascar on Blogs of the World
Nshima and Zambia’s food culture
A Kenyan festive lunch

Temple Fair Phad Thai

Today’s Food of the World photo is a Phad Thai station in Temple Fair, Bangkok, taken by gnarlykitty. Thanks Kitty!

Kitty also wrote about how to find good Phad Thai in an earlier post.

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The Real Phad Thai
Satay in Singapore
Madrid street food

Madrid street food

Last week we saw street food from Italy, and this week’s Food of the World photo is of street food in Madrid, Spain.

Thanks to cassell_chris for sharing this photo. If you have photos to share please join our Food of the World photo group on Flickr. Each week we choose a favourite to post on PocketCultures.

Read more:
Street food from Italy
Spanish blogs on Blogs of the World
All about the typical Costa Rican breakfast

Arrosticini: Italian street food

Thanks to Jessica of Romephotoblog for this street food photo from Rome, Italy.

Arrosticini are skewers of lamb meat often cooked on the barbeque, like the ones in the photo. If you’re not squeamish have a look at the precooked version here.

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Read more:
Street barbeque in Canada
Britain’s 10 favourite foods – is spaghetti bolognese Italian food or a British invention?
Italian blogs – read more about Italy on Blogs of the World

Penang street food reflects cultural melting pot

The culture and food of Penang in Malaysia has been heavily influenced by immigrants. Inputs from mainland China, and more recently India and Sri Lanka have blended with local Malay flavours to make up this unique and world famous cuisine.

For immigrants life here opening a street food stand is an accessible, low-investment way to make a living. However life is tough – many work from 6am to 10am to earn enough to keep themselves and save some money for their families.

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