Introduction to 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 ( wikipedia)

Today, people may purchase street food for a number of reasons, such as convenience, to get flavourful food for a reasonable price in a sociable setting, to try ethnic cuisines, or for nostalgia.

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

Why is street food important?

The financial aspect of street food lies in it being a major source of urban food consumption for millions of middle to low income consumers, and is most commonly associated with its accessibility and low prices. Along those lines, street food stands are a source of income for many families.

What is the history of street food?

The roots of street food can take us way back into history. It is believed that as the first distribution point of street food, small fried fish were sold on the streets. Historically, in places such as ancient Rome, street food was purchased because urban poor did not have kitchens in their homes.The most ancient evidence of food prepared and cooked on the street dates back to the dawn of civilisation, around ten thousand years ago. The ancient Greeks described the Egyptian custom, traditional in the port of Alexandria and subsequently adopted throughout Greece, of frying fish and selling it in the street.

MEStreeteatz: We are taking an old tradition and bringing it to the present day with a 

new twist.  As a Chef from a family of great cooks and Chefs I am what you might call a 

designer of Cuisines. Having been in business for over thirty four years. I have a lot to share. 

Our Mission:  We are in the early phases of branding our products we will be using the

Markethive tools to make this happen and sharing our results as we go.

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