If there is one thing distinctive of Asian cities are the number of food stalls and eateries that can be found in alleyways or in the streets.

Let me see some images of streetside eateries around Asia.

I'll start. HK has numerous food stalls in various alleys and sidewalks that serve some of its local cuisine. We call them

Dai Pai Dong

http://www.hongkonghustle.com/wp-content/DaiPaiDong2_02.jpg

http://eflaherty.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/dai-pai-dong1.jpg

http://babelbabble.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/stanley_street.jpg

http://images.travelpod.com/users/evanng/hong_kong-jun06.1149338280.046_-_dai_pai_dong_2.jpg

In Indonesia, they call it "warung" and there's a lot esp. at night. I hope some of our friends can post the warung. :)

do we have a distinct name for that in the philippines??? i guess carenderia or turo-turo is the closest, i'm not sure if there is one specific term for that.. sadly i never really indulged in any treat in the streets in the philippines, though they really smell good...

In Indonesia, they call it "warung" and there's a lot esp. at night. I hope some of our friends can post the warung. :)

:lol:..yup "warung" or "kaki lima" is street food in Indonesia

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^^ is it because of the hygiene? :)

I like those stir fried noodles
I usually order and load it with hot chili pepper oil,
oyster sauce, soy sauce, etc...
And then sweat comes from all parts of my body :lol:

There's a place in Bukit Mertajam, Penang that the stalls are surrounding a temple. The foods there are delicious.

hygiene is one thing... though i'm really dying to try those. and yeah, i had also tried one of those noodles wherein you're the one who mixes the sauce according to your taste. but they're fairly new stuff, and not quite like any traditional "street food". in fact, i have tried it inside a shopping center in ortigas... but i've seen lots of it in the streets, so i guess it's still qialified here! heheh..

i hope our friends from bangkok could post their street foods here... lots of exciting and exotic stuff in there... but i also never tried any... vietnamese noodles served in the streets are interesting. i have tried "hu-tiw" before, i'm not sure if i remembered the name correctly though...

What I remember of street food in HK is fish-ball curry. For Bangkok, I remember sausages with thai-style chili on it. Here In Jakarta, the popular street food is usually Mie Ayam (Noodles with Chicken), Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice), Siomay (Fish Shumai), Bakso (Beef Balls), Sate (Chicken or Lamb Skewers) and Roti Bakar (roasted bread).

Some of the take-away stuff commonly found in Bangkok
all pictures from flickr


Pad Thai and various type of fried noodle

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Pork/Chicken/Beef BBQ

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Grilled Banana

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Khanom Buang (Crispy Pancakes)

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Sweet corn with magarine, sugar and shreded coconut

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Fried quail egg

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Meat balls and sausages

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Grilled chicken/meat/sea food

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Grilled egg

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Coconut Icecream in hotdog bun

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Sweet Roti

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Look chup (made of mung bean)

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Deep-fried Doughstick (with Kaya)

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Kanom krok (Coconut pancake)

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Fresh cut fruits

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and of course..... bugs!
;)

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i could try everything except for the...you know what..., bugs! and those sausages and barbeques look so delicious! just one question though, since there are lots of those bugs sold in the streets, is it considered an ordinary food? or is it also a sort of exotic food or taboo to some??? in the philippines we have dinuguan(made with blood), balut(several days old duck egg with the embryo in some advanced stage of development) and both could be considered ordinary but still many filipinos do not like them at the same time!

^^

I don't have the official number or something. But I think it's similar to your balut. Some people eat, some people don't.

Personally I don't. And most people around me also don't.

Bangkok is making me hungry!!

cHemon wow!
I wanna devour in all of those foods.

Insects are still considered as exotic food. You cannot find it everywhere like other food and you don't eat it daily. Besides, the material is rare. 90% of insects sold in Thailand is imported.

in the philippines we have dinuguan(made with blood)

Is this for real??:nuts:

^^It is Swine's blood not Human Blood... hehehehe... I love eating street foods. It's on top of my To Do List whenever I go somewhere I've never been to.

Is this for real??:nuts:

Its for real but not for all Filipinos.
The Roman Catholic church which the majority of Filipino belongs
don't prohibit eating blood.
But as for the Protestant churches, it's prohibited because
according to the Bible, blood is the symbol of life,
It is the replacement to the fruit which was prohibited to human
during the times of Adam and Eve.
For me it does makes sense.

Did you know..
That the Holy Bible also prohibits eating the meat of double dead animals
or any animal in which the blood aren't drained immediately
after its death?

By the way I'm not a protestant.

Is this for real??:nuts:

yes it is real. :D
it's either chicken or pig's blood.

i myself don't eat it.... but most pinoys do.. it's an exotic food yet very ordinary in the Philippines.
:D hehe

here is a picture for your reference
http://lutongpinoy.info/featured-images/dinuguan.JPG


here is the most typical street food variety in the Philippines. :D
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i hope our friends from bangkok could post their street foods here... lots of exciting and exotic stuff in there... but i also never tried any... vietnamese noodles served in the streets are interesting. i have tried "hu-tiw" before, i'm not sure if i remembered the name correctly though...

Actuallty it is spelled á "hu tiu". Long time no see. Where have you been? Hope to see you in Nha Trang thread.

OT: hehe, thanks for that correction... i'm just lurking in some vietnamese threads lately... just speechless and enjoying the view...

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