Street Food

Street food stall

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Try your hand at making these famous street and food cart dishes from roads around the world.

International Street Food Recipes

Pupusas

Woman making pupusas

(Salvadoran, Honduran stuffed masa flatbread)

Arepas

Arepas (Venezuelas corncakes)

(Venezuelan corncakes)

Fish and Chips

Plate of fish and chips

(English batter-fried fish with fried potato wedges)

Shawarma

Shawarma vendor

(Middle Eastern spiced meat sandwich)

Alcapurrias

Alcapurrias (Puerto Rican stuffed fritters)

(Puerto Rican stuffed fritters)

Empanadas

Tray of empanadas

(Latin savory stuffed pastries)

Nacatamales

Freshly steamed nacatamal

(Honduran, Nicaraguan meat and vegetable-filled tamales)

Tamales de Elote

A platter of tamales de elote

(Central American fresh corncakes)

Baleadas

Baleadas (Honduran flour tortillas with beans and cheese)

(Honduran flour tortillas with beans and cheese)

Samosas

Samosas (Indian, Pakistani deep-fried potato pastries)

(Indian, Pakistani, African deep-fried potato pastries)

Kushari

Egyptian kushari shop

(Egyptian pasta, rice and lentils with tomato sauce)

Curry Laksa

Curry Laksa (Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)

Banh Xeo

Banh Xeo (Vietnamese filled crepe)

(Vietnamese filled crepe)

Cachapas

Cachapas (Venezuelan fresh corn pancakes)

(Venezuelan fresh corn pancakes)

Pisang Goreng

Pisang goreng Indonesian batter-fried bananas

(Indonesian batter-fried bananas)

Pizza Napoletana

Pizza Napoletana (Italian traditional pizzas from Naples)

(Italian traditional pizzas from Naples)

Jamaican Beef Patties

Jamaican Beef Patties (Jamaican spicy curried meat pies)

(Jamaican spicy curried meat pies)

Falafel

Falafel (Middle Eastern fried chickpea patties)

(Middle Eastern fried chickpea patties)

Boerewors

South African boerewors on the grill

(South African homemade farmer's sausage)

Akkra

Black-eyed pea fritters

(Senegalese black-eyed pea fritters)

Satay Ayam

Satay Ayam (Indonesian chicken skewers with peanut sauce)

(Indonesian chicken skewers with peanut sauce)

Ceviche

Ceviche con choclo y cancha

(Latin citrus-marinated seafood)

Poisson Cru, or E'ia Ota

Bowl of Tahitian poisson cru

(Tahitian lime-marinated tuna)

Tamales de Pollo

A freshly steamed tamal de pollo

(Mexican steamed corncakes with chicken)

Döner Kebab

Doener Kebab (German, Turkish spiced meat sandwich)

(German, Turkish spiced meat sandwich; see Shawarma recipe)