Street-food
The soul of streets around the world: a selection of sweet and savory snacks, soups, and kebabs to enjoy on the go.
Light spanakopita recipe with spinach herbs and feta: oven and air fryer version
Light spanakopita is a crispy Greek pie with spinach, feta, eggs, and fresh herbs, made with phyllo dough. To lighten it, brush the dough with a mixture of olive oil and water rather than with a lot of butter. It is cooked for 35 to 45 minutes in the oven at 180°C, or about 20…
Ayvalık toast: the crispy Turkish sandwich with sucuk and cheese
Ayvalık toast is a pressed Turkish sandwich from Ayvalık on the Aegean coast. It is prepared with thick toasted bread, sucuk, kaşar or tulum cheese, sausages, pickles, ketchup and mayonnaise. It is served very hot with ayran. Ayvalık toast, or Ayvalık tost in Turkish, is a hot, pressed and very crispy Turkish sandwich that originated…
Bolivian Cuñape: Naturally Gluten-Free Cassava and Cheese Bread
Cuñape, or cuñapé, is a Bolivian bread with cheese and cassava starch. Moist, slightly elastic and naturally gluten-free, it is prepared with a few simple ingredients: cassava starch, cream cheese, egg, butter, milk, salt and baking powder. Native to eastern Bolivia, particularly associated with the Santa Cruz region, cuñape is one of the cheese buns…
Ivorian coconut cake: crispy little coconut fritters
The Ivorian coconut cake is a small fried sweet made with fresh coconut, flour, sugar, milk, vanilla and nutmeg. Cut into diamonds and then immersed in hot oil, it becomes crispy on the outside while remaining soft and fragrant on the inside. In Côte d’Ivoire, these small coconut cakes are eaten as a snack, with…
Andean pastelitos: fried pastries from the Venezuelan Andes
Andean pastelitos are small Venezuelan fried pastries typical of the Andean region of the country. Their thin, crispy dough contains a generous filling of beef, rice, hard-boiled eggs, peppers, tomato, coriander and achiote, also known as annatto or onoto. Very popular in western Venezuela, especially in the states of Mérida, Táchira and Trujillo, Andean pastelitos…
Aish baladi: the recipe for Egyptian flatbread with wholemeal flour
Aish baladi is Egypt’s most iconic flatbread. Prepared with wholemeal flour, slightly leavened and then baked in a very hot oven, it puffs up when baked like pita bread and forms a perfect pocket to accompany everyday dishes. Rustic, supple and nutritious, this Egyptian bread can be served with ful medames, taameya, mezze, stews or…
Tunisian casse croûte: the tuna and harissa sandwich
The Tunisian casse croûte, or kaskrout tounsi, is a street-food sandwich filled with harissa, tuna, hard-boiled eggs, Tunisian salad, olives, chili pepper and sometimes potatoes, capers, mechouia or candied lemon. It is usually prepared in a Tunisian Italian bread, which is softer than a classic baguette. Since we had mentioned the famous Tunisian fricassee a…
Tunisian Mtabga: the tomato-harissa stuffed flatbread
Mtabga is a Tunisian stuffed flatbread, generous and spicy, prepared with a semolina-based dough and a stuffing flavored with tomato, onion, garlic, harissa, chili pepper and tabel-karouia. Associated with southern Tunisia and often the Gafsa region, it is one of those simple, nourishing street-food recipes that are deeply rooted in popular cuisine. Halfway between a…
Mofo sakay (anana): the recipe for Malagasy fritters with chili pepper
Mofo sakay are small Malagasy fritters with chili, crispy on the edges, soft in the center and flavored with turmeric. In Madagascar, they are one of those street-foods that are eaten hot, often as a snack, as an aperitif or to accompany a simple meal. The word “Mofo ” refers to bread or cake in…
Harley Quinn’s Sandwich: The Famous Egg Sandwich from Birds of Prey
Harley Quinn’s sandwich in Birds of Prey is an ultra-gourmet American breakfast sandwich: eggs, crispy bacon, melty cheese, hot sauce and buttered bread. Here’s how to reproduce Sal’s famous sandwich in 15 minutes.
Senegalese dibis, just like at a dibiterie: grilled lamb and onions with mustard
Dibi is a Senegalese street food dish made with grilled meat, most often lamb, cut into pieces and then served with onions, mustard and bread. Prepared in the dibiteries, this great classic of Dakar grills seduces with its smoky, tender and spicy meat. Today we’re making a delicious dibi, a quintessentially Senegalese street food made…
Peruvian Beef Empanadas: Lima-Style Meat Pies
Peruvian empanadas are savory Meat Pies filled with beef, onion, ají amarillo, garlic, cumin and sometimes hard-boiled egg, olives or raisins. They are usually baked in the oven and served with icing sugar and a squeeze of lime. We discover our “dumpling” of the country with Peruvian empanadas! As in all former Spanish colonies, empanadas…