[Food] Street Food

jevs · May 28, 2018

Back in October after the London Stadium masacre. The Doris and myself stayed up in the smoke and went to Borough market. The choice and smells from all the food being cooked was something else. Settled for an Ethiopian curry believe it or not. Not tasted food that good for a long long time.. Street food at it's best.

Edit....just seen the post on previos page by Nitram

portlock seagull · May 28, 2018

I love the way they cut the prices offering affordable eating because the ‘street’ means they’re not paying any overheads...so cheap, just like Bangkok...”That’ll be £99.9 please”, “But it’s only a cheese toastie?”, “No, it’s a Crocque du Rue with heritage cheddar and sticky onion marmalade actually...” :annoyed:

Chicken Run · May 28, 2018

The best street food is to be found on the A27 Kingston Roundabout with NazBurger a close second and the joint in the Wickes Car Park third, the rest is overpriced foreign muck.....

bluenitsuj · May 28, 2018

The best street food is not found in the UK.
The night markets in Asia will give you food that won't be beaten by any western restaurant and ridiculously cheap.

Notters · May 28, 2018

jevs said:
Back in October after the London Stadium masacre. The Doris and myself stayed up in the smoke and went to Borough market. The choice and smells from all the food being cooked was something else. Settled for an Ethiopian curry believe it or not. Not tasted food that good for a long long time.. Street food at it's best.

Edit....just seen the post on previos page by Nitram

I go to the Ethiopian place nearly every week as it's by my office. Excellent food and good value.

thedonkeycentrehalf · May 28, 2018

Going back a few years, when the street food scene really kicked off in this country there were a number of places offering food which wasn't really mainstream at the time. Originally a lot of this was based on US type food such as smoked meat (ribs, brisket, pork, etc) and offering a different quality and style to other food such as pizza (be honest, who had heard of sourdough pizza's 10 years ago) and using quality ingredients for burgers. It then spread out to a wide variety of international food styles and our own Street Diner is a great example of food from across the globe being available in one place.

At the time, many of the places couldn't get the funds to open a restaurant so went down the food truck / market stall route as a cheap way to start off. There are plenty of examples in London of places which now own several restaurants that started out in street food. Brighton has its own examples such as Cin Cin, Burger Brothers and La Choza.

Several of the Brighton street food vendors took the opportunity to open up in pubs but most have now moved on as it didn't work for them (Trolls Pantry, Little Blue Smokehouse).

Some people have commented on the prices but this often reflects the cost of better quality ingredients and also the risk if the weather turns horrible and nobody ventures out in the rain for lunch leaving you with loads of stock. Also, the cost of something hot and different is not that much more than many of the overpriced sandwiches available in Brighton.

Life is about choice - if you want something different and don't mind paying a bit extra then why not. If you see it as a load of overpriced rubbish then you can always go make your own sarnies and be done with it.

The Clamp · May 28, 2018

Of course it's overpriced in London and Brighton. Everything is.

Green Cross Code Man · May 28, 2018

Postman Pat said:
The street diner on Fridays at Brighthelm Centre in Queens Road is awesome. Burritos, Jerk chicken, Paella etc...

Herr Tubthumper said:
It is. It really is.

Thanks lads, great tip, I like the look of that!

Green Cross Code Man · May 28, 2018

bluenitsuj said:
The best street food is not found in the UK.
The night markets in Asia will give you food that won't be beaten by any western restaurant and ridiculously cheap.

Hmm it may be cheap, but the air ticket pushes the price up a little!

Baker lite · May 28, 2018

jevs said:
Back in October after the London Stadium masacre. The Doris and myself stayed up in the smoke and went to Borough market. The choice and smells from all the food being cooked was something else. Settled for an Ethiopian curry believe it or not. Not tasted food that good for a long long time.. Street food at it's best.

Edit....just seen the post on previos page by Nitram

Ethiopian Curry.....you’ve got to be having a grin here?
What would the patron saint of pretentious helmets,Sir Bob say about this?
What was in it,flies,bogeys and rice?

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Green Cross Code Man · May 28, 2018

Baker lite said:
What was in it,flies,bogeys and rice?

Lovely comment.

British Bulldog · May 28, 2018

jevs said:
Back in October after the London Stadium masacre. The Doris and myself stayed up in the smoke and went to Borough market. The choice and smells from all the food being cooked was something else. Settled for an Ethiopian curry believe it or not. Not tasted food that good for a long long time.. Street food at it's best.

Edit....just seen the post on previos page by Nitram

Love Borough market the food on offer is top notch. Must go again soon.

looney · May 28, 2018

The UK version of street food is truck stop tea bars that sell burgers, egg n bacon Sandwiches etc.

Street food in the far east has been popularised on sky by various food porn programmes like asain street food and 2you got to eat here", it reflects these countries, poverty, lack of regulations and anything goes.

The old saying a fool and his money are easily parted springs to mind as any UK version is bound to be anglicised and pricey with nothing going for it other than for image conscious fools, especially not nutrition.

God only knows why HR departments dont include a question on application forms for employment along the lines of where/what do you like to eat? It would weed out a lot of dross.

Sorrel · May 28, 2018

The trouble with Borough Market is the enormous crowds and tourists. I walk through it every day on the way to work and back and I would certainly avoid the area at lunchtime. People who like street food in the area tend to go to Flat Iron Square as that means there's a chance of getting somewhere to sit down as well.

Personally I'm not a street food fan because I'm looking for somewhere quiet at lunch without much chance of sauce/food going all over my hands/clothes, but I can see why people might like it occasionally. When I worked in the City I used to be just south of Whitecross market, which I would say has a bigger and better selection of street food stalls than Borough market. Borough has the stalls for the ingredients and raw materials. If you want to eat that kind of thing then I would recommend Whitecross over Borough.

Bakero · May 28, 2018

Baker lite said:
Ethiopian Curry.....you’ve got to be having a grin here?
What would the patron saint of pretentious helmets,Sir Bob say about this?
What was in it,flies,bogeys and rice?

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What are you on about? Ethiopian food is great.

Raleigh Chopper · May 28, 2018

British Bulldog said:
Love Borough market the food on offer is top notch. Must go again soon.

Souvlaki Giros.
Why mainstream kebab shops have not cottoned on to these beauties I will never know.
In London soon for a 3 day Hindu wedding, Borough Market here I come.

Baker lite · May 28, 2018

Bakero said:
What are you on about? Ethiopian food is great.

I’ll take your word on that,what I’ve seen on the BBC news doesn’t look to clever,then again,gourmet curry won’t get people digging deep next time Bob sends the hat round....

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bluenitsuj · May 28, 2018

Green Cross Code Man said:
Hmm it may be cheap, but the air ticket pushes the price up a little!

I doubt anyone would be stupid enough to fly there just to eat

Green Cross Code Man · May 28, 2018

bluenitsuj said:
I doubt anyone would be stupid enough to fly there just to eat

Good point!

Green Cross Code Man · May 28, 2018

Baker lite said:
I’ll take your word on that,what I’ve seen on the BBC news doesn’t look to clever,then again,gourmet curry won’t get people digging deep next time Bob sends the hat round....

Do you have something against Bob Geldof? I imagine a number of people do. Or is it the poor, unfortunate, starving people you keep inferring about?

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