Food is a form of identity in today’s diverse world. With numerous cultures around the world that have their own cuisines and taste palettes, the modern world has resulted in a wonderland for your tastebuds. Apart from fast food chains and local restaurants, street food is another affordable way to experience a location’s culture and the best of their food. With the same thought in mind, we set out to look for some of the most unique street foods all around the world. And we ended up finding some amazing ones with unusual ingredients and herbs.
Here are the to 15 unique street foods around the world.
1- Poutine
It is a Canadian street food. Poutine consists of fries topped with gravy and cheese curds. The taste is so unique its hard to put it into words.
2- Supplì
The famous street food of Rome is a ball of rice (like risotto) mixed with tomato sauce and cheese. It is mostly filled with minced meat or provatura and coated with eggs and bread crumbs.
3- Stinky Tofu
Stinky tofu is a street food from China, usually sold by the roadside vendors and in the night markets. It’s a form of fermented tofu that is fried and dipped into hot sauce. It is also eaten with fermented vegetables and shrimp called brine.
4- Cuy
Cuy is a Peruvian dish made of guinea pigs. In Peru, guinea pigs are bred not to be kept as pets but to be made into an unusually delicacy that is not for the delicate hearted. The guinea pig is fried and served on the streets to an expensive restaurant.
5- Simit
Imagine a circular two toned bread that looks like a savoury doughnut, topped with flax or sunflower seeds. Well that’s what simit looks like. The dish is found all across the middle east with varying sizes, textures and crunchiness. Simit is usually made up of flour, salt, yeast, molasses and sesame seeds.
6- Snake Meat
This dish is not for the faint hearted, as they use actual snake flesh to prepare it. People often associate its taste with the taste of a fish. Served in the streets of china, snake meat is pretty easy to spot, given its appearance even after it has been cooked.
7- Daulat Ki Chaat
This Indian delicacy is usually served as a desert. Made from condensed milk, saffron and other similar ingredients, daulat ki chaat is a must if you are visiting India, anytime soon. The recipe is still closely guarded and no one exactly knows how it is made.
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