Food is as diverse as the number of finger prints from all over the globe. Because of continuous development and innovation, we surely won’t be able to count how many types of food there are. From a simple fish, we have 101 ways on how to cook it without repetition and all the results would surely be a taste to remember.
We can combine apples and cucumbers to form an enhanced salad and drizzle it with twenty different dressings. There are packs of assorted nuts that can be flavored with garlic powder, or mix them in as a taster to a more complicated dish. The possibilities are endless and so long as there’s food on the plate, we are all happy campers.
Differences in culture are strong reasons why food is innovated. Latin countries are enamored with the spiciness of jalapeno peppers. People from China are fixated on soy sauce. The French love doughnuts and sweets and the list can go on forever. Food is classified depending on the person who cooks it, who eats it and where it’s eaten. Multiply these factors by hundreds of nationalities and you’ll get a thick cookbook to examine.
The human race is also known to be adventurous. We want to try things that are different and risky. From the thrill of experiencing a new outdoor activity to the exhilaration felt when arriving in a new country, the enjoyment that we gain from adventures is certainly a nice feeling. Combine the diverse types of food found everywhere and the audacious traveler would start to talk about street food.
In India, one famous street food is Chicken 65. Make sure to put this dish on your list to enjoy this spicy, red-colored chicken platter topped with India’s minty raita. The explosion of flavors and the unknown inclusion of the number 65 is surely an experience to take note of.
Malaysia’s well-known Corn in a Cup is also a must-try. The simplicity of corn kernels placed in huge Styrofoam cups and drizzled with oozing butter will surely make you roll on the floor from utter satisfaction.
Taiwan’s Fried Milk should not be missed. Proving yet again that if you deep-fry something, it’s going to taste awesome, this simple yet ingenious creation entails a skewer of three condensed milk cubes dipped in batter and fried. The resulting crispy-chewy interior contains a sweet, delicate center.
Bosnia-Herzegovina is known for its filling street food called burek. Crisp yet moist, hearty yet subtly spiced, burek is the Balkan street food. A filo pastry is filled with aromatic minced meat, spinach, or cheese and herbs, then rolled, glossed with butter or olive oil and baked until golden. Burek can be eaten at any hour: for breakfast accompanied by black tea or after a busy night in the bars of the Sarajevo District.
If croissants are for the French, sfenj are for Moroccans. They are uniquely spongy, deep-fried pastry rings made of unsweetened, sticky yeast dough, with no milk or butter added. They are eaten as a morning treat, or in late afternoon.
South Africans are addicted to walkie-talkies which are primarily the feet (walkies) and heads (talkies) of chickens. They are boiled together to facilitate the removal of chewier bits, then the pieces are seasoned and cooked according to taste.
Filipinos beat the heat with halo-halo which is a heavenly cup of sweetened fruits like banana and other native root crops, shaved ice with yam paste or leche flan as a topper then doused with huge portions of fresh milk. Halo-halo is their local term for ‘mix’ so you’re expected to mix everything in the cup and be amazed on how well this tastes.
Tel Aviv’s Carmel Market features some of the most photogenic produce you’ll ever see: bright red pomegranates, plump dates and deliciously prepared food. One you’ll want to try is a kebab burger sandwich: flavorful small patties of ground lamb, beef, and mint stuffed into a chewy pita bread pocket with tahini sauce, parsley, and dash of cilantro.
If you’re craving for sausage but not just the fried and typical way of eating it, then Germany will do the trick for you. Currywurst transforms sausage into night-time nirvana, after it is chopped and doused with spicy tomato sauce. Some favor a sauce with Indian spicing; others prefer pure chili heat. Then there’s the choice of chips, white bread or wholegrain roll to go with it.
Italians would take you to sweet tooth lane with their very own gelato. This is your guilt-free dessert fantasy, slightly softer and less fatty than your usual tubs of flavored ice cream. Choose from pistachio, strawberry and other fruit flavors to suit your salivating palate.
Street food is eaten not only for hunger satisfaction, but also to serve as your ‘markers’ for all of the places you’ve visited, or shall we say, tasted.
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