Who has the best street food and why is it Mexico?
>>7677781
The best street food is in China
>>7677785
Close.
>>7677790
>>7677805
>>7677807
>>7677781
>mexico
Enjoy your headless body
>>7677812
China, Morocco, Mexico, Peru, Thailand
>>7677824
>>7677815
will do :^)
>>7677781
Singapore, because the govt moved the vendors in doors and regulates their cleanliness so you won't get botchulism and die from your admittedly tasty cheap eats
>>7677845
Tried some of these last time I was in LA. They were pretty good tbhf.
>>7677781
Look here, just because it's the last meal of a lot of people there doesn't mean they knew/wanted it to be.
>>7677852
I cum every time I see this pic. WHY CANT WE HAVE GOOD ASADA in the US!?!?!?
>>7677870
>>7677781
>eat tacos
>lose head
>hang from bridge
ill take some heroin from mexico though
>>7677877
The food is better m8
>>7677883
>>7677785
this, but you gotta search for the good ones, way too many clones of the same shitty bbq and noodle carts
>>7677886
>>7677890
Delicious looking clam.
Where are all my tijuanafags at? How come I never see posts of Kentucky fried buches, tortas mobile wash, el mazteno, tacos aaron, taconaso, tortas el turco, mariscos ruben and the like here?
>>7677870
Where do you live, shithead?
In socal we literally have the mexicans so it's the same shit.
fucking cabeza street tacos walking distance from my house hnngggghhhhh
to all you fags who love al pastor and chorizo, they got nothing on this
>>7677913
Santa Ana?
>>7677918
nice b8
>>7677913
If there is one place to choose, go to el mazateno, the shrimp enchilado taco is amazing. Mariscos ruben is just as good ( better imo) but a tad expensive.
everywhere. its all good. you answer is gonna be tied to which country's cuisine you like most i bet
speaking of street food though, and I'm sorry to mention the poo in loo meme, but how true do you think this article is? I love travelling for street food and love Indian food but after seeing this I'm apprehensive
http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/05/29/delhi-street-food-poop_n_7468612.html
love living in Texas
I can go a block down my street and get delicious tacos at a gas station
>>7677941
Are Sonoran dogs well known in texas?
>>7677947
Los de Ciudad Obregón son los mejores xD
>>7677919
I do live in SanTana, guey, but the northeast part near Tustin and Orange (I'm a few minutes from the plaza).
I've been taking spanish lessons and while I practice all over for some reason I want to do it in Mexico proper.
>>7677926
My legitimate thanks /ck/ bro. I was going to start a /trv/ thread about it. Not like I can't just research on my own but personal input can be nice.
>>7677978
Anaheim faggot here. Check out Carnitas Uruapan for some pretty godlike carnitas/cueritos
I usually eat this in the streets, shrimp cocktail...
>>7677978
The nightlife is Tijuana is one of the best in Mexico, so if that's your thing, go to la sexta. Tijuana's beer scene is horribly underrated as well, so drink a lot of local beer until you lose your sense of smell ( don't forget the mezcal bar as well)
>>7677991
What part of Mexico?
>>7677888
Why is authentic malatang so much worse than the ones slathered in majiang?
>>7677886
The fuck is this?
>>7678033
Al pastor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_pastor
>>7678033
al pastor/trompo/adobada
>>7678004
I live in Guanajuato, too bad we can't have better sea food, all we get is frozen.
>>7678051
Its okay. At least you guys have a pretty good tortas and gorditas.
>>7677989
>Carnitas Uruapan
Thanks my dude. I will check it out.
I'm sure you've been already, but if not, obviously check out Anepalco's on Main (the breakfast one not the dinner) and grab some chilaquiles or the nortena omelette and some coffee.
Not mexican Mil Jugos in DTSA has some top tier jugos and their cachapas are fucking dope as all fuck.
>>7677994
Honestly, I don't party anymore and I've been sober about two years. Thanks for your thoughts. I was thinking about checking out some bullfighting tbphwy.
>>7677904
>tfw we have the best tacos in Mexico
>tfw we have the best tortas in Mexico
>>7677781
>Who
>Mexico
Retard.
best street food was when i was drunk coming back from a strip club in jamaica , had jerk chicken
like the most perfect drunk snack ever.
>>7678110
1/10 bait
>>7678115
>hipster trying to comment
you're an idiot, shut the fuck up weeb
>>7678094
Yeah I know. before it used to be just mobile wash and el turco now there are places like la carmelita and that food truck that sells that duck torta.
>>7678217
the same way you eat any other lobster maybe?
>>7678239
>>7678239
>how to eat rice
anon go to sleep pls
>>7677785
enjoy your feces
>>7678033
meat spin
>>7678481
You're missing out
this thread has been so goood so far. better than that meme food pici n japan thead
>>7677861
a small mexican place near were i live, good real stuff(menu only has 10 items at best), recently started doing tortas ahogadas....not had them outside chicago and still my favorite sandwich
>>7678816
What's the place called memeito?
>>7678828
its just got a sign that says birrieria, if it has a proper name i dont know it
>>7678838
it wouldn't happen to be birrireria los reyes, right?
>>7677848
are hawker centres and foodcourts really streetfood though
closest would be lau pa sat i guess?
>>7678854
no, im not in chicago
>>7677781
Implying Mexican food is superior to Texas Mexican food.
>>7678886
WOW!!! WHAT A REVOLUTION
>>7678886
texmex is honestly mediocre.
A yuro here.
>>7678413
He said China, not India.
>>7678976
When I posted Texas Mexican food I was specifically speaking as someone from Houston. I've had TexMex in Latvia. It can't compare.
>>7679049
tex mex is just bar food m8.
>>7679054
So are burgers, fries, and grilled chicken. Doesn't imply a certain quality across the board. Besides, this is a street food thread. You could literally replace the title with Bar Food Thread and nothing would change.
>>7679100
>Doesn't imply a certain quality across the board
It doesn't but Mexican Food is much more than that. It can more that + more
>this is a street food thread
Yet no one mentions or posts pics of tex mex food in here. street food in Mexico is life, tex mex street food is almost non existent
Tijuana street tacos are literally 10x better than any tacos I've had in the US. Then again, I'm not Mexican so I probably don't know the good restaurants.
>>7679189
What are you favorites in TJ?
>>7678094
i think you mean Trump Tower
>>7678046
Stale
>>7677855
How can you say they were pretty good if that is just a fucking corn on a stick smeared in flour and oil?
>>7679281
Not flour.
>>7677947
In houston, yeah
>>7678110
either troll, or fat, sour cream guzzling, stoner
It seems like Mexico City would have the best Mexican food in general
>>7680092
That would be Tijuana/Ensenada.
>>7677910
I'm in Texas and we have legit Mexican food everywhere, it's a godsend.
>>7680092
Close but I'd say their second.
Do Mexican girls have stinky feet?
>>7677785
Yeah. I especially like that they use gutter oil to cook the food.
I'm traveling to Mexico in a month. I've been there once already (DF and Michoacán), but this time I'll have more money and won't have to live on Gansito and bread from Soriana. I'm definitely visiting DF but is there anywhere else in Central Mexico I should go to for the food?
>>7681354
Puebla and maybe mexico state If you can go to Oaxaca from bus
>>7681354
Make sure you already know where to go in DF
>tfw no at Poblana gf
>>7681475
>wanting any mexican gf outside of northern mexico
no gracias
>>7681475
*qt
>>7681480
I see Mexican chicks of Puebla/DF descent all the time where I live, many if them are qt as fuck. They have really nice hair too.
>>7681488
Show me one example of this """"""""""qt"""""""""" poblana chick
>tfw don't know how to use that meme yet
>>7681494
I don't take pictures of random chicks, but come to New York and I'll show you
>>7679985
I live in The Woodlands and have never heard of these
>>7681497
Less of poblana chicas, more poblano street food
>>7681519
>>7681521
>>7681524
>tfw no molotes in my city
>>7681519
What is that?
And does Puebla have good tortas?
>>7681531
>>7679281
It's pretty fucking good corn anon.
You gotta try it.
It's not flour either.
>>7681532
>he doesn't know about cemitas and the various regional tortas of puebla
btw thats a quesadilla. in puebla/mexico city it is usually made with a blue corn torta and folded with a cheese filling and a guisado (stew), the usually guisados are corn smut, squash blossoms, chorizo, tinga, and stewed pork rinds.
pic related is a cemita. a torta with a sesame seed bun, meat of your choice( milanesa , lamb, cecina and pork in adobo being the typical), oaxacan cheese, papalo ( an herb that smells like skunk piss, avocado spread and a chipotle sauce.
>>7681553
blue corn tortilla**
>>7681553
then you have chanclas, which is basically mini pulled pork tortas bathed in a chipotle sauce
>>7681549
I've only been to 3 places so far, a taco truck in Kensington, a restaurant in Flatbush, and a taqueria in Jackson Heights. They were all really good, but I'm not sure what would stand out to you.
I think your best bet for stand out kind of stuff would be midrange restaurants. I hear Downtown Bakery in the East Village is really good, I want to try it when I gey a chance.
>>7681567
Pelonas are better than both though. dat fried bread
Can you guys post pictures of tostilocos? That shit looks delicious.
>>7681553
Why would you want to eat an herb that smells like skunk piss?
>>7681582
You always ask not to put it in your cemita. It just has a very strong taste. I remember guy fieri saying it makes arugula taste like iceberg
>>7681580
>tostilocos
why anon why. I did not want to do this
>>7681596
Is it a faux pas to ask for no papalo? And are you not a fan of papalo?
On a related note, I hate cilantro in large amounts, but in the good Mexican food I've had, they chopped it up nicely and it blended nicely with the meat and onions.
>>7681603
>I hate cilantro
Uhh... you probably won't like papalo then
Those Mexican ladies that sell mangos in the subway are so cute
I'm curious about something though, is it common for them to offer hot sauce with the mangos? That seems like an odd combination
>>7681613
Well I do like herbs, I just think that cilantro (in large amounts) tastes bad
>>7681618
It's a fucking great combination.
>>7681627
It seem really odd, but it's worth a try of course.
>>7681618
There are 2 things you should know
1) Mexicans will eat anything with chile
2)Mexicans don't like their food too spicy.
Mexican dishes calls for multiple ways of using peppers, but its mild compared to korean and indian.
>>7681635
It's all about balance, that salsa verde they give you with the tacos has the perfect amount of bite
>>7681639
This. No one wants to suffer while they eat.
There's this food truck close to where I live that serves pakistani street food. I know I've spent too long on /int/, because the only thing I could think of was "Isn't all pakistani food street food?"
>>7678110
Don't really disagree, I used to live in socal and visit Tijuana before it went to shit and I've found the best mexican food is made on the American side of the border in San Diego. Basically it's the same Mexicans making the same food but with higher quality ingredients.
>>7681667
I'm pretty sure Tijuana was worse back in the day
>>7681618
Have you ever seen Ratatouille? In the beginning there's this animation where he's talking about how cheese and grapes are perfectly fine on their own (iirc), but when you add them together there's like a flavor explosion and there's fireworks and shit on screen.
I always thought that was kind of dumb. I love food but I never had a moment like that where I was like "wow holy fucking shit this is life-changing".
Now I'm going to sound stupid, but I fucking love mangoes, and the first time I had some fucking tajin on a mango it was like the fireworks went off. Pls, do yourself a favor and buy one of those mangoes.
>>7681679
I have seen that movie, but it was a long time ago and I don't remember that part.
It's also common for Mexican ladies around here to sell churros and corn wheels, so far I've only bought corn wheels (with hot sauce). I'll definitely buy some of the mangos when I get a chance
>>7681679
That was the same reaction I had when I went to an upscale French restaurant and had wild rice stroganoff.
What's a better torta, Milanesa or Cubana?
>>7681206
Not like the oil from a fast food joint is that much better after it's gone rancid.
>>7681730
The Hawaiiana
>>7677855
Oh fuck, I don't know what those wheel-looking things in the bag are called, but they are the perfect snack
>>7678117
weeb applies to japan ya dummy
he's right too, thai/vietnamese/cambodian street food is god tier
wouldnt something like this be a hassle to eat while walking around
>>7679252
Kek
>>7681755
reminds me of my naco days
>>7681746
That's literal sewage you fucking pleb, you're telling me you'd rather eat food cooked in some ping pong's shit?
>>7681667
HAHAHHAHA. This is probably the most top kek worthy comment in this thread
Let me know when you can find ny strip steak carne asada tacos in mexican food trucks or cart in san diego. Also sea urchin, fresh shrimp from sinaloa (yeah 90% of shrimp used in mexican food trucks are frozen), salmon, octopus and chocolata clams. You won't. Because if there is one border town that has their food right, its Tijuana. Even Anthony Bourdain said to take a cab to tijuana and eat at a local restaurant when asked where to eat in San Diego. kek
>>7683322
I would argue that the ingredients are probably better on the Mexican side, as they higher quality ingredients are cheaper. And with so much competition, it's better not to have an inferior product.
>>7683322
So the other border towns aren't as good when it comes to food? How about Monterrey?
Getting tacos on Friday hopefully, which 3 of the following 10 should I get?
Bistec
Pollo
Tilapia
Cameron
Tinga
Cecina
Barbacoa
Carnitas
Enchiladas
Chorizo
>>7677947
>Mexican sodas
Hell yeah motherfucker
>>7684044
Oh and they also have Lengua and Al Pastor, I'm not interested in the Lengua though
>>7684088
Get 1 al pastor, 1 bistec, and 1 carnitas
>>7684044
Ask if they have Tripa. That's the bees knees
>>7684044
Cameron sounds hot
>>7684863
Oops, meant to write Camaron
>>7677824
>mexican bubble tea
>>7684044
I would get the Barbacoa.
>>7684939
What does it taste like?
>>7677781
vietnam all the way
>pho
>those baguettes with sarchia and random herbs
>grilled chicken
>spring rolls of all kinds
>strange honey pastry
>>7684088
Ask them what they sell more of. No point in getting a chicken taco from a place that specializes in pork or an asada taco from a place that specializes in sea food.
>>7685005
I don't think they specialize in anything
>>7685020
Ask them what they sell more of. If you ask what is good they will say everything.
>>7685028
Most places will sell the most of the two most common options
>>7685031
yeah..
>whatever they have the highest profit margin on
>whatever is going to expire the soonest/most food waste
>>7685038
Well I meant most places will sell predominately steak and chicken tacos
>>7685020
No offense bud , but it seems like you're a mexican food amateur. Most mexicans are great at specializing in 2-5 dishes but the rest are for profit. make sure you find out what they most known for. This is not always the case, but back in mexico, it is very common for a restaurant to sell one dish only (carne en su jugo, tacos de pescado, birria barbacoa moles)
>>7685047
Real taquerias rarely sell lots of chicken tacos. If its a tj style taqueria it will be adobada and asada. If it puebla it will be arabes and cesina. Df will be al pastor. Etc. i dont know of any great taqueria that sells chicken as their most popular protein. Asada is also a northern mexico and mexican american thing. Lots of taquerias in central mexico sell suadero instead of asada. Knowing what taco is the most consumed will lead you to what tacos to try.
>>7685047
>chicken tacos
this is one of those dishes that they have just for profit. probably to bring gringos in coming to the restaurant.
>>7685145
That's where you'rewrong.
>>7685145
ya bro im in houston and eat at trucks a lot, it's all about knowing what to get where, i wish it were like the above anon mentioned where they only did one thing and focused on that but they all want to have the basic list of meats so you have to try a lot of stuff to find what really shines at certain places
>>7677781
Well don't you think that's debatable anon, what about Thailand?
>>7679258
I disagree, it was a "fresh" maymay "anon", don't let this fella get you down :)
>>7681746
Not like fast food places have to follow saftey regulations. Please don't tell me you're so jaded that you side with gross ass china on shit...
>>7677824
>cup of corn with seasoning on it
such talent *swoon*
>>7686123
>>7677785
Rebublic of China maybe.
>>7677805
>Fried dough
Churros are shit tier food, m8
>>7686129
>>7686162
tijuana GOAT street food region
>>7686170
I find it hard to believe that most Mexican places specialize in 2-5 dishes...maybe in the middle of nowhere, but I can't picture that being that case in a cosmopolitan city like DF, at least
>>7686470
The average Mexican still doesn't know how to cook protein when making mole.
>>7677845
>serving food in a molcajete
That's dumb.
>>7681686
>so far I've only bought corn wheels (with hot sauce)
You didn't put a dash of salt and lime on them? You have to.
>>7681730
Milanesa. A good medianoche will beat out a good milanesa torta, though.
>>7686962
I would put lime if it came with it. I'm not a fan of adding salt to anything.
>>7683337
>I would argue that the ingredients are probably better on the Mexican side
I think Mexico has beef subsidies, so meat is cheaper in Tijuana than Chula Vista/San Diego. San Diego restaurants use flank/skirt because they're cheaper cuts, but a lot of taquerias in Tijuana use sirloin or NY strip because it's way cheaper. Last time I was down there, strip steak was about $4/lb.
>>7686988
>taco with sirloin or NY strip
that sounds good as fuck, I'd love to try that
>tfw no qt Mexican gf to cook for me
>>7686988
I got NY strips on sale here in Texas at $2.33/lb recently.
>>7687002
Lucky bastard
>>7686952
It's not . Especially when you can mix and marinate the food there , especially seafood
>>7687002
Yeah, but that's a hell of a deal. American taco places aren't go switch cuts of meat on the off-chance they'll get steak on sale. ~$4/lb was the normal, everyday price of steak in Tijuana.
>>7677829
This, friend went to Morocco and i got so jelly after watching his pictures of Marakesh
>>7687067
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTj8o8I-D4o
>>7687238
Sup guys Irvine fag
>>7687238
Taco maría best restaurant in oc
>>7686994
https://youtu.be/jeWu6NXRVcU
>>7686162
What is this
>>7681516
No shit. You live in the Woodlands. Might as well be Maine
>>7686123
>That uni
hnnng
>>7686952
It's just a bowl. Chill
>>7687238
Have you guys eaten those teriyaki bowls made by Mexicans ? Those are goat
>>7677904
I'm in Chula Vista, been meaning to go down to Tijuana. New to the area, Tacos el Gordo is right near me and it's delicious, but I know there's gotta be better. Any recommendations?
>>7687929
Telfonico gastronomía park
El mazateno
Mariscos Ruben
Tacos el franc
Cevicheria erizo
Kentucky fried buches
Tacos don esteban
Tortas Mobile wash .
If I had to narrow it down to 2 , I would say El mazateno (local fav and classic ) and Cevicheria erizo (a taste of new Baja cuisine )I also recommend Mariscos then but that's a bit overpriced . Tortas Mobile wash for the best torta ever
>>7688061
Mariscos Ruben *
>>7677785
Dumb fucking nigger, never eat street food from the mainland. Literally the first goddamn post. Enjoy your gutter oil, and if that isn't the problem the chunk swindlers will be.
Thailand
>>7677845
I never understood why Mexico doesn't get more acclaim for their soups.
Mexico has some fucking delicious and refreshing soups.
>>7688117
That's not a soup though
Anything in a wrap makes great street food.
>no carne asada
Shit thread
>>7688195
Literally 5 pics of asada you autist
>>7681730
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flc072cIVg4
you tell me
>>7677805
Where does one get a good churro
>>7688375
Texas Rangers baseball game.
>>7688375
Mercado Olympic
>>7681755
onion-ring?
>>7681755
Duros.
>>7688101
I hate him.
Street food? Like paying for diarrhea?
>>7677810
>chose
>>7689709
Depends on where you eat it.
>>7677781
You've got to go back.
>>7689813
Trumps love hispanics!
>>7689813
>being xenophobic on the cooking board
>>7688061
>Tacos el franc
Tacos El Ruso > El Frances and Taqueria Franc
>>7690803
you wanna fight ese?
>>7677947
that's Arizona stuff man. Texans will just scream
>CONDIMENTS ON YOUR MEAT?!?! WHAT, IS YOUR MEAT THAT SHITTY YOU CAN'T EAT IT ON IT'S OWN??
how salty is cecina?
Because they live in the streets. Street food is their only food.
>>7692008
Pretty salty. Cecina is not as chewy as one expects though.
>>7692188
Ah I don't usually like overly salty things but I'll try it anyway
>>7686138
You've never had a good churro.
>>7677916
This is GOAT, but I like it better in gorditas.
>>7680092
Mexico city here. The food is absolutely great if you know how to recognize a good spot. There has to be people there; not throngs of yelp hipsters, but real people, like workers and such. The cooking oil should not look like it's been reused since Texas was Mexican, and it should be boiling lava hot before the dough goes in (the end result is less greasy that way). Also, the person in charge should, if female, be a nice lady who is at least 50 years old. Young bitches either can't cook, get distracted by their phones or look down on cooking because of muh modern womyn meme, and you can't do that with Mexican food. It needs love and respect for tradition.
>>7684044
>>7684939
Barbacoa is awesome, but it's a Saturday and Sunday thing, because that's when they make it fresh. Every time I have barbacoa on another day I'm disappointed. My advice to anon is to get carnitas, cecina and chorizo on Friday and then go out for barbacoa and a nice bowl of broth on Sunday morning (from one of these places that only set up shop on the weekends and only sell barbacoa). Glorious shit.
>>7692207
You can add a spoon of cream to it if it's overly salty. Have some frijoles charros with it as well, it strikes a good balance.
>>7677904
what is that
>>7692213
The new wave chefs in DF are as good as 50 yr old women cooking passed down recipes
>>7692213
I don't even know if they have sour cream at the truck I go to.
But a combo I might get is one tilapia, one bistec and one tinga. I like to balance out the flavors.
>>7692225
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrX7Wh1hAwM
>>7692232
Yeah, restaurant scene in Mexico City is really booming right now, so many delicious shit. It's kind of a perfect storm: you have a country with a rich-as-fuck tradition, the culinary boom of the masses aided by Yelp, Foursquare, etc., and an absurdly mega-sized town full of people who genuinely love to eat.
But I was referring to street shops and low-level fondas in my original point; chefs are a whole other story.
>>7692242
barbacoa instead of bistec
>>7692257
Is that Goat usually?
>>7692270
Goat but sometimes beef in US
>>7677883
>>all that uni
why not sprinkle in truffles and gold foil too? jesus.
>>7692285
What does goat taste like?
I was in Cabo San Lucas a few years back and I went fishing with a mexican bro who brought some ceviche on the boat for me to try. The liquid part was red but also sort of sweet. Does anyone know the name of it or what made it sweet? Every time I go looking for ceviche recipes they're all mostly acidic but I want one that's got that mildly sweet taste to it. And no it wasn't corn or sweet potato it was the liquid.
>>7692353
Ketchup or soda
>>7692353
Fresh lemon or lime juice is what "cooks" the fish. Both are sweet
>>7693540
If it's pic related then it's most likely they added orange soda or ketchup ,which is uncommon in cócteles
>tfw no Mexican gf to make me this stuff
