35 Scrumptious Street Foods You Won't Have to Travel for ...
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.
1. Empanadas De Viento
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Empanadas are fried pastries with a variety of fillings found all over all over South and Central America
2. Doubles
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Curried chickpeas in dough. The favorite street food of Trinidad and Tobago.
3. Sgonfiotti
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This Italian street food is fried ravioli stuffed with ricotta.
4. Chicken Shawarma
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Juicy succulent spicy chicken in fluffy bread from the Arabic countries of North Africa.
5. Socca
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A chickpea flour pancake popular in the French Provençal region.
6. Poffertjes
Made from buckwheat flour and yeast, Poffertjes are Dutch pancake puffs.
7. Bridies
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A yummy meaty pasty from Scotland not to be confused with the traditional Cornish pasty.
8. Falafel
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One of the main street foods of the Middle East.
9. Choripan
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Choripan is a grilled chorizo hotdog with chimmichirri sauce from Argentina.
10. Simit
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Simit is a chewy Turkish pretzel sprinkled with sesame seeds.
11. Grilled Corn
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The ubiquitous Mexican street food.
12. Hoddeok
A much loved Korean street food – a sweet pancake with a syrupy filling
13. Besan Cheela
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Another chickpea pancake but very different to Socca. This a huge hit in India
14. Grilled Chicken Yakitori
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Skewered chicken is a favorite street food all around the world. This is the Japanese choice.
15. Bunny Chow
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Despite the name, this South African street food is a curry in a hollowed out loaf of bread.
16. Leche Frita
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Spaniards love to munch on this fried milk dessert.
17. Zapiekanka
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Head to a street stall in Poland for a soft chewy baguette loaded with cheese and mushrooms.
18. Kanom Krok
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Kanom Krok are heavenly coconut cakes from Thailand.
19. Takoyaki
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Taste so much better than they sound - octopus stuffed pastry balls. Give them a try.
20. Souvlaki
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Skewers of pork or chicken or sometimes lamb. You pass dozens of souvlaki stalls in Greece.
21. Tantuni
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This Turkish meat dish is a specialty of the city of Mersin.
22. Aloo Tikki
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So much delicious vegetarian street food in India – like these pea and potato pancakes.
23. Suppli
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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.
24. Layered Scallion Pancakes
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Usually fried in lard in their original Taiwan, but this recipe uses vegetable oil.
25. Lángos
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Hungary's street food includes this deep fried flat bread.
26. Steamed Dumplings
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You’ll find so many recipes for steamed dumplings because every Chinese household will have their own version.
27. Bhajiya
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Commonly seen in India, Bhajiya (aka pakora) are also a favorite street food in Fiji.
28. Pupusas
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Fried masa cakes filled with meat or cheese are a street food from El Salvador and Honduras.
29. Churros
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What makes this Spanish fried doughnut even better is a chocolate dipping sauce.
30. Panelle
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Panelle are fritters made from gram (chickpea) flour from Sicily.
31. Baja-Style Fish Tacos
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You’ll find these in Mexico and Brazil’s coastal regions.
32. Dragon Phoenix Leg
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This charming sounding dish is from Taiwan.
33. Chicken Crocodiles
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Deep fried dough filled with a yummy chicken mixture from Brazil.
34. Fried Bananas
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A simple dessert that will transport you to the sublime shores of Hawaii.
35. Chili Crab
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The most famous street food in Singapore.
