International Street food

Staying with the street food theme for a tick. I stumbled across this Al-Jazeera TV series last week. It covers eight cities around the world; Nairobi, London, New York, San Sebastian, Penang, Beijing, Cairo and Jerusalem. The links to the videos on the Al-Jazeera website don't work for me, but if you flick through their YouTube channel you'll find all the shows there. The above clip is from Penang,

Veronica Pedrosa discovers the street really is the place to eat. But the food [in Penang] does more than feed locals and visitors alike, it tells a story that has developed over time - influenced by the movement of people, the trade of produce and the demands of consumerism - it caters not only to the tastebuds but the hip pocket, where meals are fast and often inexpensive.

And just for the record, never visit Penang during Chinese new year... I did and it was closed :(

Comments

[Stephanie]

The NYTimes just did a great feature about street food/dive food in Queens. Made me miss the city!