Which Street Food Destination Matches Your Personality?
By: Ian Fortey
8 min
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About This Quiz
There's something about street food that's satisfying on a level you can't get with the food you prepare yourself or even food from a typical restaurant. There's an authenticity to street food, a realness that doesn't have the veneer and polish of restaurant food but has more flair and excitement than dishes you make yourself. Street food has a reputation, a feeling that you just can't get anywhere else. It's genuine and delicious and speaks to the heart of the city from which it was born.Â
For years street food had a maligned reputation in some circles. People looked down their noses at it as though it wasn't as respectable as "real" restaurant food. That was until people started giving it the respect and recognition it deserved. The fact is street food is made to be delicious. It's not pretentious, overdone, ostentatious, or factory-produced and processed. It's what you sometimes crave when you have no idea what you crave.Â
Part of what makes street food amazing is that you can find it all around the world, in every city. The people who make it are using traditional recipes with creative flair, giving you food you'll never experience anywhere else. Street food is a completely valid reason for going on vacation because it's a unique experience all on its own. But which destination is the one for you? Let's find out!
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There's street food for every meal out there. What time of day do you find yourself craving street food the most?
The experience of eating is sometimes as satisfying as what you eat. What food is worth having especially if it's a big, messy portion that's going to get all over you?
Head to Canada and the ultimate street food is poutine; hand-cut french fries topped with fresh cheese curds and brown gravy. But that's just the basic version. Which of the following is the best kind?
Taco poutine with seasoned beef, sour cream, green onion and tomato
Korean steak poutine with flat iron steak, shallots, bulgogi sauce and sambal
Bacon pulled pork poutine
Butter chicken poutine with grilled, seasoned chicken, butter chicken sauce and fresh green onion
Paris is often considered the most romantic city in the world, but it's also one of the greatest food destinations. Treat yourself to some of France's best street food!
New Zealand is one of the most beautiful counties in the world. To get the full experience you'll want to try at least one of these dishes, but which one first?
Hokey pokey ice cream made with caramelized honeycomb
Fried, whitebait fish fritters
A Kiwi burger made wth beetroot and a fried egg
Maori hangi - meat and vegetables slow-cooked in an underground oven
When you think of Italian cuisine no doubt images of a wood oven pizza and slow-cooked pasta sauce served over handmade capellini come to mind, but Palermo has some amazing street food, too. Which of these would you try?
Arancini — breaded rice balls stuff with meat and cheese and sauce
Pani ca meusa — slices of deep-fried beef spleen served on a roll with salt and lemon
Sfincione - an oily sort of pizza topped with a rustic tomato sauce and caciocavallo cheese and onions
Savory, fried chickpea fritters called panelle served on a sesame bun with a squeeze of Sicilian lemon
Russia often gets overlooked in the world culinary scene but Moscow has a ton of street food if you're looking to try something new. What will you try?
Blini — a thin pancake stuffed with anything from ham and cheese to luxurious red caviar
Pirozhki — small hand pies stuffed with rice, mushroom, onion and meat
Kvas — a malted rye drink best served cold from a barrel and flavored with herbs and berries
Cheburek — fried dough triangles stuffed with minced meat and spices
There are some flavors and ingredients and preparations that are almost universal. What do you know you can count on to be delicious in any part of the world?
Hot peppers fit into food all over the world and always add a nice kick.
Rice. You can find delicious rice dishes everywhere.
Anything deep-fried is probably delicious no matter what.
Anything grilled. From vegetables to meat, the grilled flavor never fails you.