http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/20/travel-picks-food-idINL4E8IK3K120120720 Summer holidays are definitely on by now and wherever you go there will be street food. In many countries that doesn't mean a hot dog on a bun, but a delicious celebration of culinary heritage. In honour of those mouth-watering meals abroad, the members and editors of travel website VirtualTourist.com (www.virtualtourist.com) have compiled a list of the "Top Ten Best Street Food Cities." Reuters has not endorsed this list: 1. Bangkok, Thailand Few places in the world, if any, are as synonymous with street food as Thailand. For the variety of locations and abundance of options, we selected Bangkok, Thailand, as our number one spot for street food. Bangkok is notable for both its variety of offerings and the city's abundance of street hawkers. VirtualTourist members recommended Soi Rambuttri, a U-shaped lane off of Khao San Raod and near Wat Chana Songkhram, as a great spot in the old district of Bangkok. One member lovingly described his last meal there: after getting an enormous Pad Thai from a street vendor against the wall, he turned 180 degrees to find an open air beer garden. Another highly recommended spot is Soi 38 near Sukumvit, which is almost like an evening food market, running until about 3 am, and very close to much of the city's best nightlife. Green Papaya salad bruised on a stone pestle, mango sticky rice, pad thai (stir-fried noodles with egg, fish sauce, tamarind juice, red chili pepper, and a combination of meat, garnished with crushed peanuts and lime), and chicken with green curry are all some of the Thai specialties our members mentioned finding in Bangkok. Read More: http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/07/20/travel-picks-food-idINL4E8IK3K120120720
1. Bangkok, Thailand 2. Singapore. 3. Penang, Malaysia 4. Marrakech, Morocco 5. Palermo, Sicily 6. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 7. Istanbul, Turkey 8. Mexico City, Mexico 9. Brussels, Belgium 10. Beachside Ceviche in Ambergris Caye, Belize
These all make sense except for #10, about which I know nothing so cannot opine and Palermo, that does not seem a great street food place to me. I'd argue there are many, many other cities just as good, though. Helsinki, for example has magnificent street food along the harborside during the summer including one of the best paella to be had anywhere. The streets of Vieux Nice have quite spectacular outdoor cafes and street vendors during the summer. Istanbul and Penang are no match for those. That is the problem with 10 best lists. There are just too many competitors. It's easy to name Bangkok and Singapore, then fight over the rest of the world.
Mind going into a bit more detail about Palermo and Belizean ceviche? Did the ceviche contain spiny lobster?
Come to think of it, a mileage run from Palermo to Belize City would be swell. If only the former colonial power still had a flight to British Honduras, I've always been interested in those flights.
