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Street food

• Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold by a hawker, or vendor, in a street or other public place, such as at a market or fair. It is often sold from a portable food booth,food cart, or food truck and meant for immediate consumption. Some street foods are regional, but many have spread beyond their region of origin. Most street foods are classed as both finger food and fast food, and are cheaper on average than restaurant meals. According to a 2007 study from the Food and Agriculture Organization, 2.5 billion people eat street food every day.

• Small fried fish were a street food in ancient Greece; however, Theophrastus held the custom of street food in low regard. Evidence of a large number of street food vendors was discovered during the excavation of Pompeii. Street food was widely consumed by poor urban residents of ancient Rome whose tenement homes did not have ovens or hearths. Here, chickpea soup with bread and grain paste were common meals. In ancient China, street food generally catered to the poor, however, wealthy residents would send servants to buy street food and bring it back for them to eat in their homes.

• Street food vending is found all around the world, but varies greatly between regions and cultures. For example, Dorling Kindersley describes the street food of Vietnam as being “fresh and lighter than many of the cuisines in the area” and “draw[ing] heavily on herbs, chile peppers and lime”, while street food of Thailand is “fiery” and “pungent with shrimp paste … and fish sauce.” New York City’s signature street food is the hot dog, however, New York street food also includes everything from “spicy Middle Eastern falafel or Jamaican jerk chicken to Belgian waffles”.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Name: MAJINDI, Madzmer M.    
Age: 15 years Old
Birthdate: November 15,2003
Studied at: SCC WEST CAMPUS san jose gusu, zamboanga city philippines
Cell no. 09057990850
Status: Single
Tribe: Tausug
Nationality: Filipino
Occupation: Student