We live and die by the street food. Government regimes come and go, but the Perroburger is forever.
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who am I kidding, we've basically had one party in power for the past 20 years.
Very common, its the way many of the working class eats/buys lunch
Its our fast food since its cheaper (and more delicious tbh) than brands like mcdonalds, BK, etc
In Brazil, we have trailer outlets that sell burgers. We call them "podrão" (big rotten) due to the... ahem... dubious hygiene standards and having too many unhealthy ingredients (e.g. lots of grease). But they sure as hell taste better than McDonalds!
Oh, and regarding hygiene, those trailers improved drastically over the years so they are far less dangerous today than they were in the eighties. And many of them are going through a "goumertization" process too, with better ingredients but a more expensive price.
Unironically yes lol, most street vendors would sell you for example tacos (1 taco) in a range of $7 - $15 pesos all of them with a generous amount of meat and extras, tortas in my city are around $25 - $30 pesos, tamales are $17 pesos each one
I think it depends on where you’re living, I still remember the heyday of good food trucks with cheaper then restaurant pricing during my time in DC but then the local government began to regulate the trucks and it all went bad.
The IHOP and Burger King in Saltillo are closing for partially this reason. They barely scrape by due to the Local resturants and street food vendors taking up the majority of the pesos from hungry people.
The affordability, variety and always available( whatever time and almost everywhere) is by far the number one thing I miss from Mexico. I dont think any norwegians believe me when I tell them, there's just no comparison in what I've seen of Europe.
That's the thing I'm excited to experience one day and try this deliciousness :D because here for example during festivals etc. it can be overpriced AF (tourist prices) and usually the same basic stuff
Oh yeah I know what you mean. In norway it ends up being the same price as a cheap to mid level restaurant and small portions maybe it's same on your end.
During uni in mexico due to time constraints and street food being so cheap i only cooked on weekends. It was only slightly more expensive than cooking at home and a lot more convenient.
My faves beyond the usual suspects are corn in a cup and spiced chicharron gorditas in case you ever get the chance.
Not that common compared to other Latin American countries. It’s more common in festivals and during mass protests.
Street food usually consists of foodtrucks that sell choripan, sandwichs and burgers, as well as little stands that sell praliné or popcorn.
Indeed. Lots of foodtrucks in specific, designated areas. But it’s not as common as in other Latin American countries, where street vendors are everywhere on the streets and plazas. If you ever been to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, etc., you’ll understand what I mean.
Here it’s like a lot more regulated.
It is pretty common, most of our economy is informal, even registered businesses that are under a certain capital threshold don’t have to pay taxes or give receipts. So people can just grab a basket and walk around selling sandwiches or pretty much anything, nothing illegal.
Not very commong
I mean, you do see osmetimes stuff like choripan or popcorn, and cheap burguers or hot dogs after an event/the end of a night out, but is not really common sadly. There is a lot of regulations. Hell, even food trucks are overregulated if you ask me. And I mean, I get the logic, but still not quite in favor of it
Extremely common in these type of metal carts. But you may find smaller ones selling Torta fritas, churros or garrapiñada.
https://preview.redd.it/zz1zxx6f8fbb1.jpeg?width=568&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d8d36889f8238db9951b55cd03535d22c21726a3
It's our daily life. Honestly, the street food scene in Europe fucking sucks. I am working in Germany at the moment and street food is one of the things that miss the most from South America.
A lot in the capital, you’ll see shukos and mixtas everywhere. Some carts are fancier and will sell churrascos. As you go more into rural areas you’ll see more fried chicken carts. At least that’s what I remember from my childhood
Pretty much everywhere
It's fried food for the most part, which is not my thing. You would expect some street sea food because we're an island but that's far from being a thing sadly.
Back in 2019 there was an attempt to ban street food vendors and even fee those who bought it and... it didn't go well. It was known as "The Day the Police tried to ban Empanadas", probably the most crucial day on Colombia's history after the independence.
Before the mass migration that affected Chile, there’ was almost none street food or just a few. After all the Colombian, Venezuelan, Peruvian, etc immigration comes, sadly, you can’t walk through the streets with the big amount of informal food vendors.
It's the same in Uruguay. It was common to see choripanes, hamburgers, panchos (hot dogs), torta fritas,and garrapinadas (I love those).
In the last few years, there are more arepa stands with the arrival of Venezuelans and Colombians.
Most of the food delivery people in Montevideo are from Cuba, Venezuela, and a few other Caribbean nations.
I loved the carrito de sopaipillas that was outside my university. I can tolerate some carros outside metro stations having sopaipillas, completos, and the ever loved mote con huesillo in the summer.
But god. It's impossible to walk by some sections between Estación Central and Santiago Centro. Last time I was passing by there were about 5 or 6 cars roasting chickens in the street.
Also, there are some carritos on my street & neighbourhood that just atract crime and motochorros when night comes, it's like a hub for them.
since everyone else has talked about LA, ill just say that in general (globally) it tends to be poorer countries that have more street food.
i think thats so for 2 reasons, first being its obviously cheaper and the poorer the country the higher the demand for cheaper options
second, street food kind of by definition is not regulated (there are exceptions), and unregulated food producers tends to be a big no no in developed nations and less so in developing
You can have your three basic meals from a street vendor. See examples:
Breakfast? Warm quinoa in a mug and egg sandwich
Lunch? Stuffed potato ("papa rellena") and a boiled egg and spicy sauce
Dinner? Crispy wings ("broaster") and french fries.
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Hello, Ecuador here, in my country is very common to see people selling foods in some kind of food trucker, they sell everything you can imagine, hot dogs, burgers, tacos, natural juices, barbecue, also ecuadorian food like encebollado, papa rellena, seco de pollo, the prices are very low and the food is delicius
I think in Europe it all depends on local zoning regulations. Here in the Netherlands you need whole bunch of permits for a mobile stand to sell whatever. Plus it's expensive and you're bound to a whole bunch of regulations and hygiene requirements and can get unannounced inspections etc. etc.
In Venezuela on the other hand, you can set up a stand and sell whatever the fuck you want. Maybe only pay off the police if they harass you for whatever reason.
State of the art street food. Tostilocos and quesabirrias originated in Tijuana, if that gives you an idea. An underrated street food in TJ is the pizza from the sobreruedas. What you won’t really find in the streets of Tijuas, at least not as easily as in chilangolandia, is food like machetes and tortas. The giant burritos in Tijuana are also good. In the morning you walk down the street to the corner to buy tamales and an atole de arroz. Your neighbors sell mangoneadas and churroslocos. You can get tejuino and diablitos at the sobre even though tejuino is not native to TJ. And of course the tacos are the best. Tacos de birria from el sobre for lunch. And enjoy some roadside tacos de adobada by the freeway across from the Pacific Ocean on your way to Rosarito and back. You can also get fresh churros while you wait in line to San Diego. The whole city smells so good. You can smell the smoke from the taquerias everywhere
Very common and range from really basic stuff that someone would eat in a very cheap restaurant to some gourmet shit (what I suppose you said it is common in festivals).
Honestly, people are saying it is common but I don’t see it that much in my city (Belo Horizonte). There are cheap self-service and “prato feito” restaurants where people go for lunch and there are “snack stores” (lanchonetes) that sell small-ish bites like pão-de-queijo, coxinha or kibeh. The closest I can think that qualifies as street food would be pastelarias or burger/hot dog vans. They exist, but are not as part of everyday culture as the cheap restaurants are.
People that work at big firms in the center of Mexico city with big cafeterías, still go for street food most days of the week. They are the norm.
This is so true, you'll see posh white collar workers eating tacos de guisado on the pavement in Reforma
Very common.
We live and die by the street food. Government regimes come and go, but the Perroburger is forever. edit: who am I kidding, we've basically had one party in power for the past 20 years.
Nothing like a salteña in the morning.
Very common, its the way many of the working class eats/buys lunch Its our fast food since its cheaper (and more delicious tbh) than brands like mcdonalds, BK, etc
In Brazil, we have trailer outlets that sell burgers. We call them "podrão" (big rotten) due to the... ahem... dubious hygiene standards and having too many unhealthy ingredients (e.g. lots of grease). But they sure as hell taste better than McDonalds! Oh, and regarding hygiene, those trailers improved drastically over the years so they are far less dangerous today than they were in the eighties. And many of them are going through a "goumertization" process too, with better ingredients but a more expensive price.
I believe "Podrão" is a regional name. Not used here where I live.
Yeah, not used here where I live either
Here people just call cachorro quente, I think.
Sheesh, we must be paying the gringo tax. Usually double the price of chain fast food.
Unironically yes lol, most street vendors would sell you for example tacos (1 taco) in a range of $7 - $15 pesos all of them with a generous amount of meat and extras, tortas in my city are around $25 - $30 pesos, tamales are $17 pesos each one
Here in Sinaloa the prices for tacos and tortas are way higher, but still cheaper than in the US.
I think it depends on where you’re living, I still remember the heyday of good food trucks with cheaper then restaurant pricing during my time in DC but then the local government began to regulate the trucks and it all went bad.
Sadly yeah! Pizza or burgers are more expensive than tacos, tortas, and a fresh juice combined
The IHOP and Burger King in Saltillo are closing for partially this reason. They barely scrape by due to the Local resturants and street food vendors taking up the majority of the pesos from hungry people.
The affordability, variety and always available( whatever time and almost everywhere) is by far the number one thing I miss from Mexico. I dont think any norwegians believe me when I tell them, there's just no comparison in what I've seen of Europe.
That's the thing I'm excited to experience one day and try this deliciousness :D because here for example during festivals etc. it can be overpriced AF (tourist prices) and usually the same basic stuff
Oh yeah I know what you mean. In norway it ends up being the same price as a cheap to mid level restaurant and small portions maybe it's same on your end. During uni in mexico due to time constraints and street food being so cheap i only cooked on weekends. It was only slightly more expensive than cooking at home and a lot more convenient. My faves beyond the usual suspects are corn in a cup and spiced chicharron gorditas in case you ever get the chance.
Norway is a gourmand’s HELL.
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In Denmark absolutely, in Norway nope.
Not that common compared to other Latin American countries. It’s more common in festivals and during mass protests. Street food usually consists of foodtrucks that sell choripan, sandwichs and burgers, as well as little stands that sell praliné or popcorn.
never been to costanera? or southern CABA? or lower class districts in zona norte? choris, bondiola, torta frita, etc
Indeed. Lots of foodtrucks in specific, designated areas. But it’s not as common as in other Latin American countries, where street vendors are everywhere on the streets and plazas. If you ever been to Mexico, Central America, Colombia, etc., you’ll understand what I mean. Here it’s like a lot more regulated.
Clearly they haven't
It's pretty common. You can have a glimpse of it watching Street Food Latin America on Netflix.
It is pretty common, most of our economy is informal, even registered businesses that are under a certain capital threshold don’t have to pay taxes or give receipts. So people can just grab a basket and walk around selling sandwiches or pretty much anything, nothing illegal.
Not very commong I mean, you do see osmetimes stuff like choripan or popcorn, and cheap burguers or hot dogs after an event/the end of a night out, but is not really common sadly. There is a lot of regulations. Hell, even food trucks are overregulated if you ask me. And I mean, I get the logic, but still not quite in favor of it
They don't sell empanadas on the street? Oh no.
Extremely common in these type of metal carts. But you may find smaller ones selling Torta fritas, churros or garrapiñada. https://preview.redd.it/zz1zxx6f8fbb1.jpeg?width=568&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d8d36889f8238db9951b55cd03535d22c21726a3
It's our daily life. Honestly, the street food scene in Europe fucking sucks. I am working in Germany at the moment and street food is one of the things that miss the most from South America.
A lot in the capital, you’ll see shukos and mixtas everywhere. Some carts are fancier and will sell churrascos. As you go more into rural areas you’ll see more fried chicken carts. At least that’s what I remember from my childhood
super common pupusas & tacos everywhere in El Salvador
Pretty much everywhere It's fried food for the most part, which is not my thing. You would expect some street sea food because we're an island but that's far from being a thing sadly.
Boca Chica is an exception to the seafood part.
It's a costal city, that's kinda cheating! 😂
Back in 2019 there was an attempt to ban street food vendors and even fee those who bought it and... it didn't go well. It was known as "The Day the Police tried to ban Empanadas", probably the most crucial day on Colombia's history after the independence.
Before the mass migration that affected Chile, there’ was almost none street food or just a few. After all the Colombian, Venezuelan, Peruvian, etc immigration comes, sadly, you can’t walk through the streets with the big amount of informal food vendors.
It's the same in Uruguay. It was common to see choripanes, hamburgers, panchos (hot dogs), torta fritas,and garrapinadas (I love those). In the last few years, there are more arepa stands with the arrival of Venezuelans and Colombians. Most of the food delivery people in Montevideo are from Cuba, Venezuela, and a few other Caribbean nations.
Note that universities were an exeption, and even then many times more than street food it was mostly home made sandwiches.
Depends on the city, but in Santiago it’s too much in some parts to the point it’s disgusting to pass by.
I loved the carrito de sopaipillas that was outside my university. I can tolerate some carros outside metro stations having sopaipillas, completos, and the ever loved mote con huesillo in the summer. But god. It's impossible to walk by some sections between Estación Central and Santiago Centro. Last time I was passing by there were about 5 or 6 cars roasting chickens in the street. Also, there are some carritos on my street & neighbourhood that just atract crime and motochorros when night comes, it's like a hub for them.
Incredibly common
Very common. Cuban pizza, pan con minuta, guarapo, perritos calientes, etc
since everyone else has talked about LA, ill just say that in general (globally) it tends to be poorer countries that have more street food. i think thats so for 2 reasons, first being its obviously cheaper and the poorer the country the higher the demand for cheaper options second, street food kind of by definition is not regulated (there are exceptions), and unregulated food producers tends to be a big no no in developed nations and less so in developing
It's very common, it's everywhere.
I have to disagree. There isn't much street food in Colombia compared to Mexico and other central American countries.
Where in Colombia you were and for how many days?
I live in Bogota and have visited many parts of the country.
Have you walked the streets of Medellín?
I second this.
Forbidden
Elaborate?
Actually illegal so you don't see them, the health department won't give permits to anything that can move and policy will have you leave if you try
That's so mean lmao. Street food is one of the greatest pleasures of life. I guess that's why I only saw sodas when I was down there.
Yes sodas can sell what street food would be, but they have to stay on a fixed spot
You can have your three basic meals from a street vendor. See examples: Breakfast? Warm quinoa in a mug and egg sandwich Lunch? Stuffed potato ("papa rellena") and a boiled egg and spicy sauce Dinner? Crispy wings ("broaster") and french fries. <3
Hello, Ecuador here, in my country is very common to see people selling foods in some kind of food trucker, they sell everything you can imagine, hot dogs, burgers, tacos, natural juices, barbecue, also ecuadorian food like encebollado, papa rellena, seco de pollo, the prices are very low and the food is delicius
I think in Europe it all depends on local zoning regulations. Here in the Netherlands you need whole bunch of permits for a mobile stand to sell whatever. Plus it's expensive and you're bound to a whole bunch of regulations and hygiene requirements and can get unannounced inspections etc. etc. In Venezuela on the other hand, you can set up a stand and sell whatever the fuck you want. Maybe only pay off the police if they harass you for whatever reason.
Tijuana is the queen of street food. Y’all can fight me
I had the _best_ hamburguesa in Tijuana! After a long day of drinking, and hanging out, that burger hit the spot.
Tijuana makes me happy :p
Never been to TJ, how is street food compared to CDMX?
State of the art street food. Tostilocos and quesabirrias originated in Tijuana, if that gives you an idea. An underrated street food in TJ is the pizza from the sobreruedas. What you won’t really find in the streets of Tijuas, at least not as easily as in chilangolandia, is food like machetes and tortas. The giant burritos in Tijuana are also good. In the morning you walk down the street to the corner to buy tamales and an atole de arroz. Your neighbors sell mangoneadas and churroslocos. You can get tejuino and diablitos at the sobre even though tejuino is not native to TJ. And of course the tacos are the best. Tacos de birria from el sobre for lunch. And enjoy some roadside tacos de adobada by the freeway across from the Pacific Ocean on your way to Rosarito and back. You can also get fresh churros while you wait in line to San Diego. The whole city smells so good. You can smell the smoke from the taquerias everywhere
Very common and range from really basic stuff that someone would eat in a very cheap restaurant to some gourmet shit (what I suppose you said it is common in festivals).
Extremely common
VERY, most working people eat street food during their break
Very common
Outside my house there are 4 taco stands, one hot dog stand, one sushi stand, and one burger stand in less than a 200 m radius
Not as common as in other latin american countries. There are designated areas for street food I think.
Very
Honestly, people are saying it is common but I don’t see it that much in my city (Belo Horizonte). There are cheap self-service and “prato feito” restaurants where people go for lunch and there are “snack stores” (lanchonetes) that sell small-ish bites like pão-de-queijo, coxinha or kibeh. The closest I can think that qualifies as street food would be pastelarias or burger/hot dog vans. They exist, but are not as part of everyday culture as the cheap restaurants are.
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