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Tag: Street Food
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Tostadas de Pollo
(Mexican fried tortillas with chicken)
Tostadas are snack food in Mexico. Crisp corn tortillas serve as a platform for all sorts of toppings, from cheese and beans to shredded chicken to ceviche.
Tlacoyos
(Mexican bean-stuffed masa patties)
For a satisfying Mexican snack, it’s hard to beat tlacoyos, thick ovals of toasted corn masa dough, stuffed with beans and adorned with toppings.
Tamales de Pollo
(Mexican steamed corncakes with chicken)
Tamales are a staple of Central American cuisine. At their simplest, they are masa corn dough wrapped in corn husks or banana leaves and steamed in a large pot, the tamalera.
Tamales de Elote
(Central American fresh corncakes)
Tamales de elote are a favorite breakfast food in Mexico and throughout Central America. In El Salvador and Guatemala they are often served as the starchy portion of a meal.
Sonoran Hot Dogs
(Mexican, American Southwestern beef frankfurter sandwich)
Sonoran hot dogs are a delicious, over-the-top style of serving frankfurters that originated in the northern Mexican city of Hermosilla.
Socca Niçoise au Four
(French Provencal chickpea bread)
This roasted chickpea crepe is a famous specialty from Nice. The batter is baked on large copper pans in wood-fired ovens and is a popular snack or starter to a meal.
Shawarma
(Middle Eastern spiced meat sandwich)
Shawarma is popular throughout the eastern Mediterranean and is sometimes called the Middle Eastern taco. It originated in northwestern Turkey as döner kebab.
Shashlik
(Central Asian grilled skewered lamb)
Shashlik, or shashlyk, is essential picnic food in the countries of the former USSR. Succulent lamb is marinated, then skewered and cooked until tender on an outdoor grill.
Sausage Rolls
(Australian, New Zealand sausage-stuffed puff pastry)
Popular in New Zealand and Australia, sausage rolls are eaten for breakfast, lunch or as appetizers at parties and get-togethers.