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TKK is memefood. I should just request you eat at various places I like and post pictures so I can live through you.
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Places with a rich street food culture are lucky
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living in Texas there is very little of that, aside from taco trucks
visited los angeles recently and the food truck scene is great, doesn't touch new york city tho...
visited los angeles recently and the food truck scene is great, doesn't touch new york city tho...
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Food trucks are a growing trend where I live but they completely miss the point. If you're selling food from a truck, your overhead is much lower (no rent, cheaper insurance, etc.) and your prices should reflect that. Why the fuck should I buy from your food truck if your product is the same price as a sit-down restaurant that probably has to meet more stringent health code standards?
Grew up in the culture of street food and is probably one of the few things I've missed. Japan does have some but you have to go to specific ginzas around tokyo. My fav is Yanaka Ginza near Nippori Station.
Talking about street food however, this seems kinda sad:
Talking about street food however, this seems kinda sad:
You know it. I feel like going over there this weekend... Best Halal food I've had is one cart in Astoria. Best Chinese and Korean in flushing. Best everything else in between and further south. Mmmm
In the part of LA I work in, there really are taco trucks on (almost) every corner (obviously an exaggeration). You see then set up by places that have workers working night shifts. My fav spot for tacos is actually a little spot just behind the airport runway for cargo. Best carne asada tacos for dirt cheap.
My favorite thing about the Inglewood/Hawthorne/LA area is the plethora of tamale ladies selling then out of their cars with a warm cup of champurrado. Usually carry cash just to buy like 10 tamales and take them home for lunch and dinner for the next few days after.
Go further into LA where more people are around and you find a ton of food trucks around. Stuff is pricy and commercialized but still delicious.
Kinda craving a trip to Mexico, though. At least to Baja. I remember going to Mexicali and my friends and I were up all night just grubbin and having fun.
And I've always wanted to go to Taiwan or S.Korea to try their street food. Probably in 2019.
My favorite thing about the Inglewood/Hawthorne/LA area is the plethora of tamale ladies selling then out of their cars with a warm cup of champurrado. Usually carry cash just to buy like 10 tamales and take them home for lunch and dinner for the next few days after.
Go further into LA where more people are around and you find a ton of food trucks around. Stuff is pricy and commercialized but still delicious.
Kinda craving a trip to Mexico, though. At least to Baja. I remember going to Mexicali and my friends and I were up all night just grubbin and having fun.
And I've always wanted to go to Taiwan or S.Korea to try their street food. Probably in 2019.
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I can honestly watch her make sandwiches all day long. Looks fucking delicious!
Yes. It's great esp on a hot day. Lots of texture to it. Can get very sweet though. Some places you can adjust sweetness. Also can customize.
Avoid eating on Indios Verdes in Mexico city, like if you survive you are inmune to everything now.
Mexican food have lots, lots of variations. I cant really envy other countries but I would love to taste other spicy food out there
Mexican food have lots, lots of variations. I cant really envy other countries but I would love to taste other spicy food out there
Most American cities don't have any sort of street food. Seeing as this is an America-centric forum, it would make sense that most people are gonna be envious of places that actually do have it. That said, people who have natural access to street food probably don't need to spend a lot of time coming and voicing their envy of other street foods.
It's a pretty decent approach in my opinion. Loved the hawker centres when I visited. Some of the best food I've ever had!
I would probably not live past 50 if my town had good street food.
But what a life it would be.
But what a life it would be.
He's not saying any of those things. he's pointing out the properly understood terminology as it relates to the US. A food desert is a rural or urban area where "normal" supermarkets and fresh groceries are not available and poor or remote folks are forced to eat garbage from 711. For example. You're defining the term for yourself, which is fine, but there's no need to argue about it. he's right.
I have a few you tube subscriptions including Mark Wiens, Mike Chang, Aden Films, amongst others, and is always mesmerizing to see and appreciate how so many countries around the world have such a rich "street-food" culture, and while I've seen my share of amazing food-prep skills from teppanyaki to street-style tacos, this lady right here blows them all out of the water. Seriously, how is it even possible to handle an avocado like that ? I'd be missing at least 3 fingers on each hand if I could cut the way she does, and not only that but the final product, DAAAAAYUM !!!
Yea I wish this was more prevalent in the US, especially since a lot of these meals are dirt cheap without the hipster food truck tax attached to it.
Asia has local markets with fresh produce everywhere. Not a dessert by that definition either.
You quoted my post from three months ago where it was regarding Asia and supermarkets where there are not super markets but food is pretty much better than anywhere else.
Food truck culture is growing fast in my area, largely thanks to all of the high income, IT and medical jobs being concentrated in a few places. Most are still attached to a brick and mortar restaurant, but regardless, I love knowing I can swing by a few spots at noon and get some fast unique food (for the area).
Food trucks here in LA are pretty dank but pale in comparison to my experiences in Singapore and Hong Kong.
You fuckers are making me want to visit Seoul.
You fuckers are making me want to visit Seoul.
