7 Tastiest Street Foods Around the World

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Street food reveals most about a place and its cuisine. This food is available on the go while traveling to a new place or just returning from office or bar. So, if you want to know the food culture of a place, you must check out the best places which serve street food. Here are some of the tastiest street foods around the world.

1. M’neesh al zataar, Beirut

A piece of hot flatbread scooped off the griddle pan and put out generously with zataar (green dried herbs, a mixture including oregano and sesame). This one dollar dish is a great start to your day. It can be enjoyed with a cup of espresso. It will definitely make your mornings more charming than it used to be.

2. Dahi puri, Mumbai

It is served in a tin plate which is layered up with puri (crunchy pieces of hollow fried wheat) which are then each filled with chopped onions, tomato and cilantro, a sprinkling of spices and tamarind, and topped liberally with creamy yogurt. It has to be eaten by opening your mouth up to the limits of your jaw and placing one whole puri in it. You have to savor all those flavors and mouthwatering combinations of spices and yogurt!

3. Falafel, Tel Aviv

It is made by stuffing deep fried falafel balls made from chickpeas in warm pita bread. Stuff it further with fresh crunchy salad, pickles, tahini sauce (sesame), maybe French fries and hot chili sauce. It is a popular street food from Israel and also has its incarnations all through the Middle-East. It is a cheap and delightful street food to be enjoyed over and over again.

4. Herring broodjes, Amsterdam

This street food from Amsterdam consists of small pieces of marinated herring, the flesh soft and sweet, often served with onions or pickles. It is one of the specialty dishes in Amsterdam. Eating uncooked fish may sound as a bad idea but to have a Dutch dining experience, one should definitely try it.