New York Street Food

Nothing says New York quite like pickles.  My uncle used to make them in his basement on Long Island, and they were a part of many meals on holidays, at barbecues and of course, at diners growing up in the New York area. This Sunday is National Pickle Day, and Gothamist has a poll here where you can vote for...

It's a good thing food trucks know how to tweet.  How else would I have found out that Bistro Truck had Moroccan chicken pastilla today. When I hear about something wrapped in phyllo dough, it always get my attention - and when there are chicken, eggs and almonds involved, my antenna really goes up.  Today's Lunch is chicken pastilla ($10)...

It's a beautiful, sunny fall day.  Perfect for enjoying some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. If you're a veteran, some of the trucks below are offering free goodies to veterans.  If you're not a veteran, you can still get free samples from Schnitzel & Things in Fly Austria wrapping on...

Malaysian food media company FriedChillies (www.friedchillies.com) have launched a “Love Your Street Food Campaign” (LYSF) where you can vote for your favorite street food vendor.  As FriedChillies CEO and founder Mohd Adly Rizal points out, it is the least we can do if we love street food. “With the LYSF campaign, we can show appreciation for an art form (because...

I often see the El Idolo taco truck in Greenwich Village, on 6th Ave between West 4th St and Washington Place, although their schedule doesn't seem to be that regular.  I enjoyed a couple of tacos from El Idolo last January, and after trying huaraches from Paty's taco truck on the Upper East Side about a month ago, I...

Should be a decent day weather-wise.  Enjoy some great New York Street Food from the vendors on the right and the trucks below. As always, check the pink Mobile Munchies twitter feed on our homepage before heading out, in case someone had to move at the last minute. BistroTruck Special: Moroccan chicken pastilla (3Layers of braised chicken,grounded roasted almonds, poached eggs...

CNN International did a colorful feature on Malaysian street food, with it's varied Chinese, Malay and Indian influences.  The two things they all have in common, as one busy cook said, is "chilis and garlic." In addition to chicken satay and some of the usual Malaysian street food dishes, they also tried durian, the "stinky fruit" - comparing it to...

I will not be able to get out the Mobile Munchies post today.  Please check the NYSF website or the Mobile Munchies twitter feed for today's locations.

We found this short video of street food in Mombasa, the 2nd largest city in Kenya.  There's no English narration, but you don't really need it here to get the point. http://www.youtube.com/v/yZmwBPR2stU&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3

Germany isn't particularly known for it's street food culture like Malaysia, Thailand or India.  But if you know where to look, you can find some tasty, cheap, and local snacks from German street vendors. We have previously written about German grillwalkers and currywurst, the most popular street food in Berlin.  Here are some favorites of the people who responded to...