Stamp and Go is really fried salt cod fritters. The recipe involves a simple way of making a batter with the cod, but it does involve the fish sitting overnight to get the salt out. So leave some time to cook these. This is an intentionally small recipe, since I have found that these do not keep well. They are best served fresh and hot, which really makes them the perfect street food. This recipe will make 10-12 fritters, depending how big and how flat you make them.



After making the batter, I cooked the fritters by dropping a bit of batter in the oil and building the fritters up to the right size. Don't try to get enough batter on a spoon to make one fritter - just drop some in and build it up into the right size. I make three fritters at the same time in a cast iron pan with a cover. [More]

Maybe I am too heavily influenced by pollo asada, but I think this recipe should be grilled. I think the grill adds the right amount of smoky flavor to the meat. My proximity to Mexico influences the ingredients too - dried shrimp are a common ingredient on the border, so I used them to recreate the shrimp paste used in Bali.


These make for a fantastic appetizer or snack, and don't take long to make. They are best as chicken wings, but a whole chicken would well too. [More]

Table for Six: Cupid's Dinner Update and Jeff Smedstad's Elote Recipe -A fresh take on Elote. Elote trucks are littered throughout my state. [Phoenix New Times]


Curry Up Now - Another bay area Indian food truck. I've seen this one mentioned before. [curryupnow.com]


Spanish tapas & Jewish deli food trucks to roll into O.C. - Spanish tapas food truck. That may be a bit much, but the paella sounds worth the trip [fastfood.freedomblogging.com]


The short history of Indian Chinese food and where to breathe fire in Mumbai - Chinese food influences in India street food. [cnn.com]


Street vendor harassment in California - Harassment of street food vendors really is inevitable in high rent areas. [zenkimchi.com]


Generations of Malaysian street food families find tantalizing new home in 'heritage village' - I'm in Malaysia in a few weeks. I've never tried a "food court" in a mall. [startribune.com]


Homemade Tahô - A Filipino street food dessert - Taho [panlasangpinoy.com]


FRIDAY’S RECIPE: PERFECT THAI FRIED RICE - A great recipe for Thai fried rice. [newyorkstreetfood.com] [More]

Making Roti Canai is different for a couple reasons - the dough is sweeter, and more importantly, easier to finish. This recipe makes a bunch of breads - probably too many if you are having a small meal. The dough keeps for a couple days in the fridge if you decide to make it all.

There is of course a more authentic way of flattening the dough than using a roller. There are some great videos on YouTube that show the process in detail. I've tried them, but to be honest, they make a bit of a mess. Using a roller is not that difficult, so I just stick with that method.

This recipe helped me learn how to make Kerala Porotta, so eventually I post that recipe too... [More]

An Indian Palate Meets A California Street Corner - NPR covers a street food stand in Berkeley and the relationship of diners to the food in India. [NPR.org]

A street-food serenade to Mexico City's fresh flavors - a great set of recipes for carnitas, a Mexican street food favorite. [star telegram]

LA Street Food Fest attracts thousands - Los Angeles Street Food Festival happened to long lines and frustrated "epicures". Hard to imagine folks eating at a food truck would wear that badge. [LA Times]

A new app and web site to track street food - cool idea - a street food aggregator. [Roaming Hunger]

An iPhone app for tracking street food - personally, I use Yelp, but its interesting to see an actual app. [Taco Loco]

Street vendors stir food debate in Castro district - conflict with their bricks and mortar neighbors in San Francisco. [SF Examiner] [More]