photo by karmalaundry
The point of doing this…
I certainly never set out to fall in love with street food. It very much found me. There was a time where I was travelling to Bangalore on a very regular basis. More and more I found myself avoiding the hotels and large restaurants, heading out to Commercial Street to eat at Lazee's. In Singapore I would make my way to the hawker centres, almost as soon as the plane landed. Slowly I started paying attention to more than what was good - how was it made, what is different about a specific dish, what is that guy doing behind the counter?
photo by thaisilvestre
The inevitable question was "can I make this at home"? The answer, in the case of my favorite roll at Lazee's, was "no". But along the way I've been able to make some interesting (and some inedible) versions of what I've found on the road. Some things are just not meant to be recreated (cheese curds), but I've been able to take an honest attempt at most of the street food I've come across. At some point, it made sense to throw some of these recipes out into the interwebs to see if anyone has tried the same thing. Not all of these are perfect but none of them are bad. Some I cook on a regular basis. I make way too many empanadas; they no longer resemble their Argentinean cousins.
Eventually I will post a list of all the recipes I am working on. At any given time I might have 5-10 different recipes I am working on. Very interested in anyone thoughts or experiences with street food.