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The Most Iconic Street Foods from Around the World

Tasting street food is much more than a quick and cheap bite. It is the best way of exploring the culture and traditions of the country you’re visiting.

The Best Street Food of Bangkok and Beyond

After spending a week eating street food in Bangkok and off the coast of Central Thailand, here are some of our favorite street food items we think everyone should try.

Oso Brings Mexican Street Eats to Harlem

Further past the popular Harlem eats of Red Rooster and Sweet Bird, you will find Oso, the new destination for traditional Mexican street food. From tacos to enchiladas, Oso brings the vibrant culture of Mexico to Upper Harlem.

The Slow Life and Hungarian Lángos

This Hungarian recipe for lángos shows us how to make the delicious fried street dough and also the way to a slow and fulfilling life.

Recreate International Street Food at Home

Every country has many street foods to be discovered. Here are a few to make in your kitchen, no matter how far you are. What is your favorite street food?

Finger on the Pølse: Introducing the Danish Hot Dog

With the street food revolution creating an abundance of tacos, dumplings, and souvlaki vendors isn’t it time Nordic cuisine got in on the action too?

“Eat Mexico” A Roadmap to Mexican Street Food

Well-known blogger Lesley Tèllez’s new cookbook, “Eat Mexico,” is a love letter to authentic Mexican street food. It gives readers a glimpse of food that isn’t stylized, but raw and bursting with local flavor. “Eat Mexico” is your roadmap to fresh, authentic Mexican street food that you can make in your own kitchen.

Paneer-Filled Aloo Tikki

There’s nothing like street food in India, but you can recreate the famed fried potato cakes, aloo tikki, filled with spices and paneer.

Korean Street Food: Fish Shaped Pumpkin Spice Bread or Bungeobbang

Fish-shaped treats made by Korean vendors are similar to waffles with sweet red bean paste. A crispy, golden exterior encases this molten pumpkin version.

A Foodies Guide to June Food Festivals

Foodies rejoice! Honest Cooking has curated a list of June 2014’s best food-centric festivals, street fairs and free events in NYC

31 Days of Barbecue: Mexican Street Corn – Elote

Just because May is National Barbeque Month it doesn’t mean that Honest Cooking has forgotten about vegetarians. Embrace the grill with Elote.

Street Food Tour: Phuket, Thailand

With so many mouthwatering foods, there’s not a single frame of this Phuket street food survey that’s not appealing.

Street Food Tour: The Philippines

It’s impossible not to crave Filipino cuisine after watching the delectable array of street food chronicled by Daily Ampersand.

10 International Cities with Beautiful Street Food

Explore these cities through their flavorful and unique street food.

Vada Pav

Vada Pav is a popular street food from Maharashtra, India that consists of a spicy, deep-fried potato mixture served on a roll with chutney.

Instant Rava Dhokla

Dhokla is a popular snack in Gujarat. Here, the usual fermentation process is skipped for a quicker prep time.

Hungarian Lángos

This deep fried flatbread is a common street food in Hungary where it is served warm with sour cream and grated cheese, rubbed with garlic or garlic butter, or doused with garlic water.

Street Food Brings an International Air to Helsinki

Chef Tomi Björk explores and explains the wide array of street food options in Helsinki.

Kibbeling: Deep Fried Battered Fish Pieces

Learn to make your own version of this typical Dutch street food at home for deep fried fish that you can control.

Street Food in Stockholm

Stockholm does street food with style – grab gourmet herring and artisan hot dogs on the go.

Die Thaiwiese – A Melting Pot for Asian Cuisine in Berlin

Locals call it “die Thaiwiese” (the Thai-Meadow), a charming meadow located inside the small Wilmersdorfer Preußenpark in south western part of Berlin.

Channa Zor Garam – Indian Street Food

Chana zor garam is a street food which is normally made with packed ready-to-mix black chickpeas which are flattened and deep fried in oil.

Carrot Halwa Mini Cheesecakes

Mini cheesecakes recipe inspired by the much loved indian street dessert – Carrot Halwa.

Delhi Street Food – Quinoa Potato Cakes

These healthy and delicious street food inspired quinoa potato cakes makes a great appetizer, snack or breakfast.

Latin American Street Food – Carne en Palito

Carne en palito mixes tender beef strips with the fruity aroma of oranges, the sharpness of garlic and the smoky texture of achiote.

Indian Eggplant Sliders

Shuchi Mittal with an Indian street-food twist to the classic sliders.

Khasta Kachori Recipe

Khasta Kachori is everything Indian food is famous for, spicy, flaky, has a tang to it and is extremely addictive.

A Weekend of Food at the Oregon Country Fair

Food options at the Oregon Country Fair range from simple salads and smoothies to extravagant sandwiches and ethnic cuisines of many sorts.

Fruit Chaat – A Popular North Indian Street Food

Fruit Chaat is a popular street food of North India and Pakistan, featuring awesome textures, lightly spiced flavors and juicy fruits.

The Million Colors of Bangkok Street Food

Eating street food in Bangkok, surrounded by vibrant traffic and colors of urban life, is an essential part of experiencing the city.

Food Trucks in NYC – Wafels & Dinges

Karla Diaz Cano goes on a mission to find the best food trucks in the city of New York. First up, Wafels & Dinges.

Burma – a Gourmet Getaway?

Reena Pastakia had high expectations on Burmese cuisine. Did it live up to them?

Succulent Chicken Satay

Satay is one of the must try Malaysian street food – charcoal grilled succulent skewered meat served with a delicious satay sauce.

Denver – Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs

Ambra Meda checks out Biker Jim’s gourmet hot dogs in Denver.

Photo Tour – Street Food in Kolkata, India

Kankana Saxena checks out the colorful street food choices in Kolkata, the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

Savoring Seoul: Vatos Urban Tacos

The Korean taco craze may have started in Los Angeles, but it has now made its way, appropriately, to Seoul.

Savoring Seoul: Ho-ddeok, Pancakes on the Go

Ho-ddeoks are the most delicious syrup-filled pancake you’ll ever have in a cup.

Seoul, Korea – Cheonggyecheon Stream and Kwangjang Food Market

What to do with a massive three day vacation? Hit the food market of course.

Street Food Vendors in Istanbul

Karla Diaz Cano falls in love with the street food culture in Turkey’s largest city.

Savoring Seoul: Bungeoppang, “Fish Bread”

Meagan Mastriani turns to street food to get her through the freezing Korean winter.

Savoring Seoul: Sindang-dong Ddeokbokki Town

“Ddeokbokki Town”, Seoul, is so much more than a collection of your average street-side stands. And the ddeokbokki they serve is so much more than your average street-side fare.

Street Food In Mexico City: A Taco That Told A Tale

Jessie Chien recounts a recent trip to Mexico City, and the unplanned taco that made her visit worth the while.

Indian Street Food: Pav Bhaji

The charm of Indian streets is sure to engulf you like the proverbial snake charmer, that the country seems to be famous for.

Experiencing Tainan Small Eats: Beef Soup

It sounds unremarkable, conjuring images of a German soup kitchen, huge ladles of cloudy brown soup, and broken pieces of stale bread. But in Tainan, beef soup gets a new reputation.