What is your favorite street food?

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   Leroyworldposted 13 years ago

   What is your favorite street food?
   
   I am looking for food sold from carts and stalls and possibly food trucks.  Food trucks would be at the upper end of the price range I associate with street food.
   
   

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   tjdavisposted 13 years ago

   I personally love hotdogs, nachos and funnel cakes.

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      Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Nachos are great, but I usually find them in bars.  I can see the potential as street food.

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   Cat Rposted 13 years ago

   Philly! Preferable with chicken and LOTS of all that pepper/onions/cheese/else stuff!
   
   Equal choice: Donner Kebab! Turkish sandwiches! Also done by some Greek places in similar style.
   
   Equal choice: Hispanic food of any kind!

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      Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      There are not a lot of Philly places in Dallas, but some of the chains over charge for something they call a Philly.

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   hbentleymomposted 13 years ago

   Hot Dogs, Corndogs, Chicken on a stick, Nachos and Funnel Cakes

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      Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      There is a hot dog cart I sometimes eat at when I am downtown.  Somehow his stuff just tastes better.

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   Ericdierkerposted 13 years ago

   I am a lucky one when it comes to street food. I live about 5 miles due north of Tijuana, Baja Norte, Mexico. Taco Erica is about 10 feet off the main drag in the community of Rosarito. Probably a 15 by 5 foot shack with a no water kitchen and Grill. Carnitas, Carne Asada, Ejos y Cabezas, fish and chicken are all on the menu. This place looks so bad, dogs don't eat there. The sly old fox that owns it put two girls through USC off that cart, and while I have not been there since the tourist expansion of the last decade, I hear it still thrives. Besides we now have Tamale vendors that walk down our street, and they have the best pelotes. Wow that makes me hungry, guess I'ii go on down in back of the 7-eleven and get  some of Maria's tortas, off of her charcoal power cart.

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      Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Okay, that made me hungry too.  Sometimes I think the smaller the operation the better the food is.

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      Cat Rposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Best place in Abilene was some tiny, greasy looking place that was the size of my bathroom. But you got a giant burrito for a $1.50. That thing was so big you had to hold it with both hands and it weight a ton. They are closed now.

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   MicheleFrazierposted 13 years ago

   REAL corn dogs, not that junky, frozen, "pre-made" crap. The ones they actually make on site.
   
   Yes, okay, they are junky anyway because they're considered junk food. You know what I meant. LOL!

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      Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Oh I do understand.  Freshly fried corn dogs with some mustard.  State Fair heaven.

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   nikkiraeinkposted 13 years ago

   Pepinos! Hands down my favorite, especially in the summer.

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      Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I am not familiar with pepinos.  Are they a type of melon?

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      nikkiraeinkposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      They are cucumbers with Chile powder and lemon juice. So good!

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      unpretentiousviewposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Yes!  Pepinos are cucumbers, for those of you unfamiliar.  They are especially great with lemon or lime and paprika with a little bit of cayenne pepper  OR doused in rice vinegar salt and pepper, maybe garlic, onion or a little red chili for taste.

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      leroy64posted 13 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks guys!  I will be on the look out for some pepinos.  Someone has to sell them in Dallas.

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   WD Curry 111posted 13 years ago

   I live in Florida. We have "health food" street food along with the rest. I like a veggie burger sort of thing served in fresh pita bread with a virtual salad in it. It is topped with a handful of alfalfa sprouts and miso. I get a "Vanilla Rush" smoothie to go with it. You can be tired and hungry from a morning of surfing, eat this lunch, and surf until dark. It is fast and slow burning food energy.

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      Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I would mind seeing a picture of that.

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   Kaili Bissonposted 13 years ago

   mmmmm, hands down, soft pretzels with mustard. Every time I visit NYC I make a bee line for a cart and have at least one hot pretzel.
   Second choice would be chestnuts. I love the smokey smell they give off; you know a chestnut cart is near before you can even see them.

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      Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

      I have never seen a chestnut cart; but,  I do like pretzels.

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    point2makeposted 13 years ago

    Redbones BBQ in Boston does it for me. I love BBQ and Redbones does it the best. Street food at it's best.

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       leroy64posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Boston BBQ?  Is it pork?  What kind of sauce?  Mustard based or vinegar?   There are a lot of BBQ places in Texas.  The best ones are outside of cities like Dallas, unfortunately.  I would love to do BBQ road trip across the US.

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    dghbrhposted 13 years ago

    I do love 'Phooska' , a street food found in India .

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       leroy64posted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Thank you.  I like finding out about new foods andI have never heard of Phooska, or at least I don't remember it.  I will be looking it up.

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       Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       I am sorry.  I forgot to switch avatars.  Leroy64 is my alter ego on Hubpages.

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    unpretentiousviewposted 13 years ago

    Tacos are always my go-to.  Yuca's Tacos on Hillhurst are a little pricey, but they have been around for over 30 years and are consistent.  One of my favorite little trucks can be found usually on Saturdays late at Western and Santa Monica in the gas station parking lots. My favorite stand-o-ramas are in Compton off of Greenleaf surrounding the East side of Compton, now El Camino college.  You have to hunt, though.  That's part of the fun.

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       Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       Oh yes hunting is part of the fun.  I am curious what other people have found.  Tacos seem to be very popular everywhere.

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    viewfindersposted 13 years ago

    love to eat hot thatt dosa and  special coconut chutney.......

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       Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       New things to look up.  I have a good idea about coconut chutney.  I will have to look up thattu dosa.  Okay, I looked it up and that looks interesting.  Thank you.

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    LikaMarieposted 13 years ago

    Hand dipped corn dogs.
    
    Beer battered cheese curds (it's a Wisconsin thing).
    
    And in Portland, OR, there is a food truck food court, that takes up a whole entire city block, and you can get anything from hot dogs, to sushi (all kinds, not just rolls), to other various Asian food like terriyaki and Russian food, and even Eastern European foods...
    
    And here in my area, there is a cart that has tacos and Mexican food.

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       Leroyworldposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       The beer battered cheese curds sound interesting.

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       LikaMarieposted 13 years agoin reply to this

       It's a favorite around here...  I think everyone in S.E. Wisconsin looks forward to them, and they're sold at vendors as well as festivals and fairs.

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    moonfairyposted 13 years ago

    definetely steamed hot dogs or tacos......awesome!!

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    vespawoolfposted 13 years ago

    In Peru, street vendors sell picarones in the early evening. They're Peruvian-style fried donuts made with sweet potato and pumpkin. Maybe I'll write a hub on it someday!

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    JamesGrantSmithposted 12 years ago

    My Street food favorites, have got to be Ice cream and hot dogs.

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