An article outlining nine main attributes of street food that deem it dangerous to a consumers health and possible solutions.
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A study analyzing the costs and benefits for having street food in an economically growing nation.
Your Vietnamese Street Food Guide to the San Gabriel Valley
Your Vietnamese Street Food Guide to the San Gabriel Valley
A guide to the types of Vietnamese street food found in the San Gabriel Valley area.
Taipei Night Markets and Street Food
Taipei Night Markets and Street Food
A guide to several night markets in Taipei, Taiwan.
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10 Best Street Foods From Around the World
10 Best Street Foods From Around the World
A top 10 list of street foods from around the world.
Street Food Around the World
Street Food Around the World
A Nat Geo serious about street food around the world.
A Bite of China
A Bite of China
A CCTV special documentary documenting food, culture and history.
Shanghai Street Food #1 Roast Sweet Potatoes
Shanghai Street Food #1 Roast Sweet Potatoes
A list of top favorite street food, with the blogger's favorite roast sweet potatoes at number one.
Top 10 Chinese Street Food
Top 10 Chinese Street Food
A top 10 list of Chinese street food.
Street Food in Beijing
Street Food in Beijing
A blogger’s account and photos of a full day of eating Beijing street food.
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Shanghai Streeetfood @Lift China, September 2014
We are really honoured to have being invited, this September, to present Shanghai Streetfood to the audience of Lift Conference in Shanghai.
For the first time in China on September 10th, the Lift Conference is a place for makers, artists, startups and pioneers alike to meet and make fruitful connections. Since 2006 Lift Events explores … Continue Reading ››
Featured in Academia!
Shanghai Streetfood has been featured at DESIS China Spring Festival, an yearly initiatives of Chinese school involved in the Design for Sustainability and Social Innovation (DESIS) network.
During the DESIS-China Seminar held in Jiangnan University on May 26th, a showcase of project that has connection with social innovation practice has been presented. Our … Continue Reading ››
Hawker Streetfood
hawker: all about streetfood
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Tongji University
Bear in mind - wherever there's a college, there's street food. One of the top univercities in Shanghai, Tongji University is also famous for its street food market. The food includes skewers, noodles, etc, all at a price competitive with the … Continue Reading ›› Wenmiao Road文庙路
Wenmiao or Confucius Temple, used to be the place where Chinese worshipped Confucius and students prayed for good grades and bright future. While the temple was still there, Wenmiao Road has become a classic Shanghai local market. Located in the heart … Continue Reading ›› Zhangjiang High Tech Park
The Zhangjiang High Tech Park is one of the biggest IT/Research Park in China. Its residence are mostly college students and young white-collars. Street food market flourished there and most stalls gathered near the metro station. Beijing’s disappearing street food
The end of Beijing BBQ? ... "'Nobody goes there anymore; it's too crowded.'"
http://www.citylab.com/work/2014/06/beijings-famed-street-food-scene-struggles-to-survive/373484/
Anhua Lu, Changning District
Type: Market
Area: Changning District
Time of Day: 8am-7pm
Comments: many different small shops, most sell fruits and vegetables, but you can also find tea stores, butchers, fresh and dry fish, bread and more variety; produce is fresh and available; very convenient location
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Continue Reading ›› Liang Quan Shi Mei: 3635 Zhongshan North Road, Putuo District
Name/Description: Liang Quan Shi Mei pancake stand
Specialty: Shou Zhua Bing 手抓饼, fried pancakes. You can add sausages, eggs and other toppings and everything is wrapped up in the pancake
Location/Area: 3635 Zhongshan North Road, Putuo District
Fixed or Moving: Fixed
Time of Day: From 8:00AM to 9:00PM
Comments: Shou Zhua … Continue Reading ›› Juan bing, ECNU Front Gate
Name: Chinese Style Burito Specialty (named dish): Juan bing Location/Area (address or cross-street): across front gate of ECNU Fixed or Moving: Fixed Time of Day: 11:00am-9:00pm
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Youyu: ECNU, Front Gate
Name/Description: Pan-fried squid Specialty (named dish): youyu Location/Area (address or cross-street): across front gate of ECNU Fixed or Moving: Moving Time of Day: 1:00pm-7:00pm
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Takoyaki: ECNU Front Gate
Name: Takoyaki Specialty (named dish): Takoyaki Location/Area (address or cross-street): across front gate of ECNU Fixed or Moving: Moving Time of Day: … Continue Reading ››
Danping: 111 Yunnan Road
Name/Description: Egg pancake Specialty (named dish): Danbing Location/Area (address or cross-street): 111 Yunnan Road, Huangpu District Fixed or Moving: Moving Time of Day: 6:00am-10:00am
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Niu Rou Bao / Sheng Jian Bao / Guotie: Dingxi Lu, Anhua Lu
Name/Description: Fried Beef Bun / Pan-fried Pork Bun / Potsticker Specialty (named dish): Niu Rou Bao / Sheng Jian Bao / Guotie Location/Area (address or cross-street): Dingxi Road and Anhua Road Fixed or Moving: Fixed Time of Day: … Continue Reading ››
Shaokao: Dingxi Lu, Anhua Lu
Name/Description: Skewers Specialty: Shaokao Location/Area: Dingxi Road and Anhua Road Fixed or Moving: Fixed Time of Day: 8:00pm-2:00am
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Dianbing: Dingxi Lu, Anhua Lu
Name/Description: Egg pancake Specialty (named dish): Danbing Location/Area (address or cross-street): Anhua Road and Dingxi Road Fixed or Moving: Moving Time of Day: 6am-10am
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Baozi: Dingxi Lu, Anhua Lu
Name/Description : Steamed bun Specialty (named dish): Baozi Location/Area (address or cross-street): Dingxi Road, between Anhua Road and Xuanhua Road Fixed or Moving: Fixed Time of … Continue Reading ››
Jianbing: Dingxi Lu, Anhua Lu
Name/Description : Chinese-style crepe
Specialty (named dish): Jianbing
Location/Area (address or cross-street): Dingxi Road, between Anhua Road and Xuanhua Road Fixed or Moving: Moving Time of Day: 6am-10am Comments: Located at the top of the stairs of a cigarette shop, this jianbing breakfast stand is arguably one of … Continue Reading ›› Youtiao + Doujiang: Zhaozhou Lu, Jianguo Lu
Name/Description (e.g. fried rice stand, xiaolongbao): Chinese cruller + Soymilk Specialty (named dish): Youtiao + Doujiang Location/Area (address or cross-street): Zhaozhou Road and Jianguo … Continue Reading ››
Mala tang: Dingxi Lu, Anhua Lu
Specialty (named dish): Mala tang 麻辣汤
Location/Area (address or cross-street): Anhua Road and Dingxi Road
Fixed or Moving: Fixed
Time of Day: 4pm-2am
Comments:
Despite its seemingly unsanitary environment, this hole-in-the-wall is praised by myself and others about its delicious malatang and friendly service. There is indoor and outdoor seating, however … Continue Reading ›› Liangpi, Front Gate, ECNU
Name/Description : Cold Jelly Noodles Specialty (named dish): Liangpi Continue Reading ››
Xi’an rou jia mou: Dingxi Lu, Wuyi Lu
- Name/ Description: 西安肉夹馍/ Xī'ān ròu jiā mó
- Specialty (named dish): Ròu jiā mó, “meat burger”, “meat sandwich”
- Location/Area: Changning District, Dingxi Lu and Wuyi Lu
- Fixed or Moving: Moving Cart (make shift table attached to a bike)
- Time of Day: Evening
- Comments: The server was really nice … Continue Reading ››
Burger Babes: Infiltrating Shanghai’s Underground Economy
After a month of living in Shanghai as a study abroad student and experiencing what can only be understood as a place burgeoning with opportunity with little regulations, a friend and I took hold of the chance to establish a street food stand in the midst of Shanghai’s thumping nightlife. We … Continue Reading ››
Shanghai’s Forgotten Food Streets
With the recent shutdown of many of Shanghai's "big-name food zones" due to authoritative regulations on food safety, the Shanghaiist featured an article about the food streets that are overlooked by expats yet boast just as many street food offerings.
http://shanghaiist.com/2013/06/27/four_forgotten_shanghai_food_street.php
Street Peddler Beaten and Paralyzed By Shanghai Chengguan
A street food vendor in Sanya, Hainan was beaten by a chengguan after an argument broke out over the position of her cart and its obstruction of traffic.
It is controversial videos and photos like this that inform netizens of the underlying issues and rising tensions between the authoritative forces and street vendors.They are forced to defend themselves … Continue Reading ››
French Students Sell Crepes In Shanghai, Flee From Chengguan
Two French study abroad students of Tongji University set up a cart selling crepes near their campus in 2011. Their stand gained attention from both bloggers and chengguan authorities, and quickly got banned from conducting any business in China. After their story went viral, the French students became a lasting example for future expat street … Continue Reading ››
Discarded Food Waste Slop Recycled Into Cheap Cooking Oil
China Smack posted repulsive images of gutter oil that had been 'refined' to be reused and resold as cheap cooking oil for restaurants that were trying to cut costs. Street food vendors have been notoriously known to use this oil, posing a danger especially because the majority of street food is deep-fried.
http://www.chinasmack.com/2009/pictures/recycled-slop-swill-cooking-oil.html
Behind the Camera: Fiona Reilly on Street Food Photography
Fiona Reilly, author of award-winning food and travel blog Life on Nanchang Lu, offers advice on how to discover, capture, and equally embody smell, taste, and sight on camera when exploring street food.
http://shanghaistreetstories.com/?p=3835
Man Offers $16,112 Reward to Test Youtiao
China Daily reported about a man named Wang Dawei, a youtiao street food vendor from Weifang in East China's Shandong province, who offered a 100,000RMB reward to any individual who could disprove his claim that his youtiao was not aluminum-free. Many people know that the secret ingredient local street food vendors use to … Continue Reading ››
Juǎn Bǐng – Chinese-style Burrito – 卷饼
Originally from Taiwan, Juǎn bǐng (Chinese: 卷饼) is served as a portable street food snack or meal throughout the day. It comes with a thin pancake smeared with sweet and spicy sauce and wrapped around a variety of fillings that are garnished with lettuce, scallions and cucumbers before being rolled up and served. Their … Continue Reading ››
Málà tāng – Hot and Spicy Soup – 麻辣汤
Málà, which translates to mouth-numbing, refers to the saliva-inducing, buzzing sensation that the Sichuan pepper creates the moment it hits your tongue. It is the essential ingredient to málà tāng (Chinese: 麻辣汤), a type of “DIY hot pot” experience that can be found around the city in various hole-in-the-walls. Typically served … Continue Reading ››
Shāokǎo / Chuàn’r – Barbecued Skewers/Kebabs – 烧烤 / 串儿
Easily found by the billowing smoke and strong smells that trail its coal burners, shāokǎo/chuàn'r (Chinese: 烧烤 / 串儿) street stands corner nearly every street as soon as the sun begins setting until the early hours the next morning. Whether they’re found inside a hole-in-the-wall or pitched on a wooden tricycle, their stands … Continue Reading ››
Shǒu Zhuā Bìng – Hand-grabbed Pancake – 手抓并
Shǒu zhuā bìng (Chinese: 手抓并) originated in Taiwan, and became capitalized by various chains, such as Liang Quan Qi Mei, that specialize in making this street food. Its stands can be found throughout the city, and are available at any time throughout the day. The pancakes are typically made from pre-made dough that is frozen … Continue Reading ››
Qiāng Bǐng – Puffy pancake – 羌饼
Commonly sold in wet markets or on the street throughout the day, qiāng bǐng (Chinese: 羌饼) is a thick, savory bread that is fried in a shallow, round pan. Its dough is chewy and slightly crisp on the outside with fragrant and nutty flavors from the minced scallions and sesame seeds. The thickness of … Continue Reading ››
Cōng Yóu Bǐng – Scallion pancakes – 葱油饼
Cōng yóubǐng (Chinese: 葱油饼) is a savory, non-leavened flatbread that can be found in wet markets or on the street side in small glass-box stands. Scallions are dispersed throughout the dough, and it can be topped with various flavors including spicy and spicy sauce, plain, or with eggs coated on one side. The pancakes are … Continue Reading ››
Jiānbing – Chinese-style crepes – 煎饼
Jiānbing (Chinese: 煎饼), a traditional Chinese snack commonly served in the early hours for breakfast, closely resembles a cross between a crepe and a dosa. The crepe is made with a beaten egg, garnished with fresh herbs, pickles, and dried chili, and smeared with various sweet and spicy sauces. Its fillings are customizable, but … Continue Reading ››