Food

Published on January 7th, 2013 | by iDidGo Blog Team

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Street Foods

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Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold in a street or other public place, such as a market or fair, by a hawker or vendor, often from a portable stall. While some street foods are regional, many are not, having spread beyond their region of origin. Most street foods are also 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.

Today, people may purchase street food for a number of reasons including “ethnic taste, nostalgia, and the opportunity to eat quickly obtained, reaonably priced and flavorful food in a sociable setting.” Historically, in places such as ancient Rome, street food was purchased because urban poor did not have kitchens in their homes.

Check out some of the street food gallery located all over the world.

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