35 Scrumptious Street Foods You Won't Have to Travel for ...

By Neecey

You don’t need a plane ticket to enjoy street food from all around the world. With a recipe, some exotic ingredients and a sense of adventure, you can create delicious street food in your own kitchen.

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Empanadas De Viento

Empanadas De Viento Recipe
Empanadas are fried pastries with a variety of fillings found all over all over South and Central America

2

Doubles

Doubles Recipe
Curried chickpeas in dough. The favorite street food of Trinidad and Tobago.

3

Sgonfiotti

Sgonfiotti Recipe
This Italian street food is fried ravioli stuffed with ricotta.

4

Chicken Shawarma

Chicken Shawarma Recipe
Juicy succulent spicy chicken in fluffy bread from the Arabic countries of North Africa.

5

Socca

Socca Recipe
A chickpea flour pancake popular in the French Provençal region.

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Poffertjes

Poffertjes Recipe

Made from buckwheat flour and yeast, Poffertjes are Dutch pancake puffs.

7

Bridies

Bridies Recipe
A yummy meaty pasty from Scotland not to be confused with the traditional Cornish pasty.

8

Falafel

Falafel Recipe
One of the main street foods of the Middle East.

9

Choripan

Choripan Recipe
Choripan is a grilled chorizo hotdog with chimmichirri sauce from Argentina.

10

Simit

Simit Recipe
Simit is a chewy Turkish pretzel sprinkled with sesame seeds.

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Grilled Corn

Grilled Corn Recipe
The ubiquitous Mexican street food.

12

Hoddeok

Hoddeok Recipe

A much loved Korean street food – a sweet pancake with a syrupy filling

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This delightful treat will have your taste buds dancing with joy! Hoddeok is traditionally served hot and graced with a gooey, rich filling, often composed of brown sugar, cinnamon, and chopped nuts. It's the perfect blend of soft, chewy bread on the outside enveloping a molten sweet surprise inside – a mouthwatering contrast that's utterly irresistible. Crisp around the edges and wonderfully fragrant, it's no wonder that these pancakes are a common sight, especially during the cold winter months. What's more, you can easily whip up a batch at home to sate those sweet tooth cravings any time.

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Besan Cheela

Besan Cheela Recipe
Another chickpea pancake but very different to Socca. This a huge hit in India

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Besan Cheela is a versatile and nutritious choice, often savored during breakfast or as a snack. The batter is a simple mixture of gram flour, water, and various spices, which can include turmeric, cumin, and chili powder to add a flavorful punch. Fresh ingredients like tomatoes, onions, and coriander are also mixed in, making it a colorful and wholesome treat. Once poured onto a hot griddle, it cooks to a golden-brown crispiness with a soft center. It's common to enjoy this delight with tangy chutneys or yogurt for a perfect balance of heat and coolness.

14

Grilled Chicken Yakitori

Grilled Chicken Yakitori Recipe
Skewered chicken is a favorite street food all around the world. This is the Japanese choice.

15

Bunny Chow

Bunny Chow Recipe
Despite the name, this South African street food is a curry in a hollowed out loaf of bread.

16

Leche Frita

Leche Frita Recipe
Spaniards love to munch on this fried milk dessert.

17

Zapiekanka

Zapiekanka Recipe
Head to a street stall in Poland for a soft chewy baguette loaded with cheese and mushrooms.

18

Kanom Krok

Kanom Krok Recipe
Kanom Krok are heavenly coconut cakes from Thailand.

19

Takoyaki

Takoyaki Recipe
Taste so much better than they sound - octopus stuffed pastry balls. Give them a try.

20

Souvlaki

Souvlaki Recipe
Skewers of pork or chicken or sometimes lamb. You pass dozens of souvlaki stalls in Greece.

21

Tantuni

Tantuni Recipe
This Turkish meat dish is a specialty of the city of Mersin.

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Aloo Tikki

Aloo Tikki Recipe
So much delicious vegetarian street food in India – like these pea and potato pancakes.

23

Suppli

Suppli Recipe
You’ll recognize them as arancini but in Rome and the Lazio region they are called suppli - named from the French word for surprise because there is always something delicious hidden in the center.

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Layered Scallion Pancakes

Layered Scallion Pancakes Recipe
Usually fried in lard in their original Taiwan, but this recipe uses vegetable oil.

25

Lángos

Lángos Recipe
Hungary's street food includes this deep fried flat bread.

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Steamed Dumplings

Steamed Dumplings Recipe
You’ll find so many recipes for steamed dumplings because every Chinese household will have their own version.

27

Bhajiya

Bhajiya Recipe
Commonly seen in India, Bhajiya (aka pakora) are also a favorite street food in Fiji.

28

Pupusas

Pupusas Recipe
Fried masa cakes filled with meat or cheese are a street food from El Salvador and Honduras.

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Churros

Churros Recipe
What makes this Spanish fried doughnut even better is a chocolate dipping sauce.

30

Panelle

Panelle Recipe
Panelle are fritters made from gram (chickpea) flour from Sicily.

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Baja-Style Fish Tacos

Baja-Style Fish Tacos Recipe
You’ll find these in Mexico and Brazil’s coastal regions.

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Dragon Phoenix Leg

Dragon Phoenix Leg Recipe
This charming sounding dish is from Taiwan.

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Chicken Crocodiles

Chicken Crocodiles Recipe
Deep fried dough filled with a yummy chicken mixture from Brazil.

34

Fried Bananas

Fried Bananas Recipe
A simple dessert that will transport you to the sublime shores of Hawaii.

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Chili Crab

Chili Crab Recipe
The most famous street food in Singapore.

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Pupusas are not fried. They're cooked on a comal/griddle.

These all look delicious. (:

It all looks SO GOOD. Yummy I'm hungry now

I have always been in love with street food.

Empandadas De Viento looks scrumptious..

yummy yummy I've got room in my tummy for all of these

Empanadas and leche frita is so delicous but so fattening these are high in cals but you know what you only live once so eat but as a treat every once just don't overdo it

I'm in Japan right now and last night I had really good Takoyaki - they were crispy and delicious!!

Wow doubles made the list! Proud trini

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