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Post by imec on Oct 27, 2009 13:21:15 GMT
imec, I've never seen poutine sold on the street... I was only in Winnipeg for 3 hours though... is this common? They sell it out of trucks here (big old step vans converted to "chip trucks") - I've seen that in Toronto, Montreal and Hull also. |
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Post by auntieannie on Oct 27, 2009 20:20:14 GMT
Right in the centre of town, on most days, you have a choice for crepes, sausages, "jumbo hot dogs" and fudge from street vendors.
At night many trucks sell a horrible version of chips (with or without cheese on top) or an horrible version of "doner kebab". I am sure they can manage a combo if requested. just the smell of it makes me want to run away.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2009 9:39:46 GMT
We don't have cart vendors in Paris, except for a few ice cream carts at the entrance of some of the main parks.
In the suburbs, you do see pizza trucks at some of the street markets.
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Post by hwinpp on Oct 29, 2009 11:28:03 GMT
What was the street food in Cairo like, Jack?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2009 12:07:10 GMT
I did not go downtown, so I saw no real street food this time.
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Post by traveler63 on Oct 30, 2009 1:50:09 GMT
Our version of street food in Tucson is affectionately called Roach Coaches. Actually they are mobile kitchens, and are generally Mexican food. They can be seen on the corners of big intersections, and are complete with chairs, tables and tarps to keep the hot sun off of the customers. I don't have any pictures but the next time I see one, I will take a snap and post. There are also hot dogs, hamburgers, etc. Some of them actually go from business to business for the breaks that employees take and for lunches. They are also very popular on construction sites. They will serve anything from breakfast burritos to complete plates of tacos, enchiladas, etc. The food is always wonderful! I became a pretty regular customer when I worked as an outside salesperson for construction supplies. I would end up taking all kinds of food to the construction sites for my customers, I probably have bought 100's of breakfast burritos. It was an interesting job as I was one of only 3 female constructions salespeople in Tucson. I am 5' 1" and you should have seen me demoing hammerdrills, screwguns for drywall, rotohammers, etc. Not to mention, walking on catwalks 6 stories off the ground, and going up ladders 4 stories.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 30, 2009 5:50:27 GMT
Catwalks! Ladders! Yeek!
Still, that had to have been a constantly interesting job.
Thanks for the description of the instant-restaurant aspect of the roach coaches. Sounds like one of the best bits of Mexican culture has been imported to Tucson.
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Post by fumobici on Oct 30, 2009 23:07:23 GMT
Taco wagons! Often very good indeed, can be better than the local restaurants and the value is usually outstanding.
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 11, 2009 1:14:54 GMT
Just took a walk through earlier pages of the On the Menu board and thought everyone might like to re-visit this thread: Bangkok Street Food. |
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