Street Food (Hardcover)

by Clare Ferguson (Author), Jeremy Hopley (Photographer)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
The basic premise of Street Food is just brilliant. A survey of food cooked and/or eaten on the streets of cities around the world promises some of the most excitingly vivid eating imaginable, and, continent by continent, Clare Ferguson delivers.

• From the Americas: Hush Puppies, Corn Dogs, and Cheeseburgers from the North; Chicken in Banana Leaves, Tortilla Wraps, and Jerk Pork from the Latin South and the Caribbean
• Europe: Italian Pizzas and Ice Cream, Scottish Fish and Chips, Greek Tiropitakia (fried cheese pastries)
• Africa and the Middle East: Turkish Lamb Pies, Iranian Roasted Beetroot, Nigerian Caraway Pastries
• India: Samosas, Tandoori Chicken (a particularly good version of this favorite), and Mango Kulfi
• Southeast Asia: Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup, Philippines Pork Spring Rolls, Burmese Coconut Ice Cream
• China, Japan, and Korea: Fried Wonton Dumplings, Tempura, Korean Barbecued Beef

When the book reaches Australia and New Zealand, the sheer variety goes into overdrive, with cuisines from all over the world contributing to these young nations: Vietnamese Pork Satays, Lebanese Souvlaki, and Hokey Pokey (Scottish-Italian honeycomb toffee ice-cream).

Many readers will regret the omission of that one item that, for them, epitomized the experience of eating in the street. Mine would be the spicy, charred bratwurst grilled over fruit wood at a stall in one of Berlin's Christmas markets, smeared with mustard and eaten in a roll, washed down with hot mulled wine. I'm sure Clare Ferguson meant to include it, had her publishers allowed her more space.

Street food at its best is pure pleasure--it has to be. Why else pay for it and eat it? Pure pleasure is what Street Food offers in abundance. This is a fabulous collection, evocatively written, beautifully designed, and ravishingly illustrated. --Robin Davidson, Amazon.co.uk

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Time Life Medical (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0737000309
• ISBN-13: 978-0737000306
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #777,676 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than a Coney Island Hot Dog..., December 21, 2001

By	Bonnie Burton (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you're a big fan of munching on pizza by the slice, soft pretzels and hot dogs smothered in sauerkraut bought from corner
vending stands, then you're in for a treat with the cookbook Street Food. This cookbook takes you all over the world to show
you what people are eating on the run. From hush puppies, corn dogs and cheeseburgers in the States to Chicken in Banana
Leaves, Tortilla Wraps and Jerk Pork from the Latin South and the Caribbean. There are too many tasty recipes to list here,
but some highlights include: Scottish Fish and Chips, Greek Tiropitakia (fried cheese pastries), Turkish Lamb Pies, Iranian
Roasted Beetroot, Tandoori Chicken, Philippines Pork Spring Rolls, Burmese Coconut Ice Cream, Hokey Pokey
(Scottish-Italian honeycomb toffee ice-cream) and Lebanese Souvlaki. The book not only has stomach-growling recipes from
across the globe, but also features beautiful photographs of the countries and its people eating as they walk through busy city
streets.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful photographs - fabulous "appetizers", November 3, 1999

By	indiestar "indiestar" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This is a must-buy for anyone that loves beautiful cookbooks. The photographs are gorgeous and the recipes are very good. I love street food and here is a fantastic collection.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pictures Pictures! A Must Have for People Who Love Pictures!, June 12, 2000

By	Suzi (New York) - See all my reviews

I Love Buying cookbooks, and using them of course! This book is one of the most fun books i own. It has great great pictures, a very important thing, for me at least! The recapies are also fun and tastly and also very varied. I have loved the couple of things that i have already been able to try and can't wait to try more.