Those who’ve been traveling a lot will tell you that you cannot consider yourself to be a true traveler if you haven’t tried out street food. It seems like, over the past couple of years, this has become a huge trend.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that you should force yourself to eat it, just because it’s trendy, but because if you don’t, you’ll be missing out on some truly amazing things. This is especially the case with Asian street food. One of the best things about it is the fact that it’s cheap, yet very delicious.
But what makes it so tasty and appealing to many tourists from all around the world? If you want to know the answer to this question, then just keep reading and you’ll get all the information you need.
Reasons Why Asian Street Food Is Amazing
Food In China
Nowadays, if you go to China, you will realize that their street food is being served in something that resembles restaurant-like stalls. It’s all because the authorities told them to leave their temporary settlements and pavements, to something that’s a bit cleaner and safer.
Fortunately, these latest rules and regulations haven’t negatively impacted the quality of their street food. Now, what are some of the most popular dishes in this part of the world? This country has a vast selection of delicious foods.
For those who are looking for something that’s not too spicy, and is very light, then you should definitely try out Chinese honey chicken. A lot of restaurants use pure Australian honey to make the meat very juicy, sweet, and tender. Another dish that’s extremely popular is pancakes.
Tourists from different parts of the world love it because these so-called bing pancakes are frequently topped up with eggs. In China, it is also known as Jianbing and is usually served for breakfast.
Many people compare them with Indian Rotis and French crepes because they look like flatbread. Another extremely popular street food can be defined as a snack and is called xiao chi. Now, this is not a name for any snack in particular, but Chinese people generally refer to any street food snack as xiao chi. It is typically served with a main dish like tapas.
Thailand
Here, in the past couple of years, this whole street food culture has become very popular, especially famous Thailand noodles that are frequently served in street food stalls. The most popular dish in this country is for sure Pad Thai noodles and it seems like people cannot get enough of it.
Besides that, there are some other delicious foods that are worth a try, such as a tom yum soups, Khao phat which represent Thai fried rice, and many other things. All of these things can also be found in their street food stores.
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South Korea
Just like these previously mentioned countries, here street food is also on the rise. For the time being, the most popular dish is their rice called, known as tteokbokki which represents a delicious stir-fried rice cake.
Besides that, avid street food lovers usually opt for South Korean egg toasts which is actually an egg sandwich also known as Gilgeori toast. Gilgeori literally means street toast and it is famous for its salty and sweet egg flavor.
Even though this dish has been consumed in this country for a long, long time, it seems like just recently it has started gaining in popularity among the tourists, and residents as well. Just like many other foods, this one can also be found in their street food stalls.
Although street food stalls are generally very popular in this country, there are some cities (such as Hongdae, Busan, Myeongdong) that are loaded with amazing street food markets. Another dish that definitely must be mentioned when it comes to South Korea is cheese Hotteok.
What is it really? Namely, it can be defined as a pancake that is loaded with lots of tasty fillings. Usually, hotteoks look like pan-fried patties that are filled with honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, and peanuts.
On the other hand, you can come across previously mentioned cheese hotteok that are typically loaded with mozzarella cheese. Another dish that is popular around the world, that comes from this country is a corn dog.
It’s practically a sausage. Furthermore, it’s actually a thick roll made from cornmeal batter that’s placed on a stick.
There’s no right answer to this question. The truth is, Asian street food is something that should definitely be consumed if you want to taste different flavors. As you can see, there are so many amazing examples of it, that it’s hard to pick just one.