STREET FOOD ALL OVER THE WORLD

Lurace Claire Caballero andJay Vee Ann Lobiano

 Ho Chi Minh City

Bánh mì is a term for all types of bread in Vietnamese. Bánh mì consists of a baguette stuffed with meat  amese. cucumber slices, sprigs of cilantro, pickled carrots and daikon, liver pâté, and a swipe of mayonnaise. The best place to eat it is still one of the streets of Saigon.

Bánh mì 

 Istanbul

 Dürüm is a wrap made with flatbreads like Armenian lavash or Turkish yufka.   you’ll find typical typical döner kebab ingredients: spiced meat, cooked on a vertical spit then sliced off and topped with tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and lettuce, along with herb-laden yogurt and hot sauce. 

Dürüm  

 Rome

 A smaller version of Sicilian arancini, these fried rice balls are named for the word “surprise” - a reference to the oozing bit of mozzarella found inside.  Supplì were once sold by street vendors, but these days you can find the addictive croquettes at any Roman pizza spot or grocery store. 

Supplì  

 Mumbai

Mumbai is the best place to find the real deal: a combination of puffed rice, fried vermicelli-like noodles called sev, vegetables, spices, and chutneys. The result is an exciting balance of textures and sweet, salty, tangy, and spicy flavors. The dish is often associated with Mumbai’s beaches, but it can found at street stalls throughout the city.

Bhel Puri

Tel Aviv

The word falafel  refers to deep-fried balls made from chickpeas, though it can also mean a sandwich containing the fritters. Served in a pita, falafel can be topped with salad, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, spices, and tahini sauce. Though it’s widely available around the world, you’re likely to find that the falafel you get on the streets of Tel Aviv edges out any other you’ve had before.

Falafel

Philippines

Betamax is a popular street food in the Philippines.  When you extract blood from the chicken and leave that in an open jar, it will cool down and the texture will somehow become gelatinous and then scalded. The coagulated blood is now in solid form so it is possible to cut it into rectangular pieces just like the Betamax tape, so now you know why it’s called Betamax, 

Betamax