Comments on: Street Snacks, Athens & Istanbul

By: navyGOLF

navyGOLF — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:04:08 +0000

Very nice MM!!! I wonder if they had some more exotic street food like ours, betamax, adidas, IUD, helmet and the likes? Funny thing is, there’s a place behind St. Luke’s hospital they call ‘streetlife’ and you’ll be surprised to see some young doctors and medicine students eating there especially, the roasted exotic offerings mentioned above. How’s that for a doctor’s advice : )

By: B

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:11:12 +0000

It’s true. Street food still exists (and is evolving) in the many little thoroughfares of Metro Manila. It’s just the exodus into gated communities that makes us think they are dead :)

The best street food I’ve had was in India, where the large agricultural sector and many home gardens allows people to sell things really cheap, and always delicious.

This is not the case in larger cities in Europe, where being a street vendor requires outlay in terms of expensive input, permits (or even space rental!) In Asia and in smaller cities barriers to entrepreneurship and creativity (new ideas abound!) are low.

2 rupee samosas=heaven.
3 peso bananacue= heaven

By: dhayL

dhayL — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:21:41 +0000

You needed the snacks to keep you moving right? Specially when you’re doing a lot of walking :), so don’t feel so bad after all!Our family has a rule whenever we go on trips or vacations, dapat walang-diet-diet! heehe

By: garret sanchez

garret sanchez — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:33:56 +0000

Did you get a chance to try “kokorech”? It’s Turkey’s one of Turkey’s most beloved snack/ street food. It’s made from sheep intestines and was one of my favorite culinary adventures in Istanbul.

By: danney

danney — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:08:23 +0000

Yes sanitation is very important particulary in food handling but I still eat street food like fishballs, banana cue, turon, arroz caldo, goto, guinatan, pancit, maning adobo, sorbetes, taho, manggang hilaw in stick and more in the Philippines pero I never get sick. Just be very cautious of the the food, the food handler(s) and the sanitation where you are buying the food.

This is part of my culture and I love it. I just wish though the vendors will maintain proper sanitation, proper personal hygiene and presentable stores.

Walang street food like what I mentioned above sa abroad nor where I live in California unless you go to a Filipino restaurant.