10 Most Popular Street Foods in the World

Vada Paav (India)

Also known as the ‘Bombay Burger’, Vada Paav is a deep fried potato dumpling placed inside a bread bun sliced almost in half through the middle. People usually have Vada Paav with two or more chutneys, mostly the green chili pepper one. Chutneys could be made of peanut, tamarind or mint and coriander. This carbohydrate-rich snack catered to the mill workers in Girangaon and later became popular in the rest of Maharashtra. Now it’s available at all the popular metropolitan cities in India.

Fish & Chips (England)

Even though the origin of Fish & Chips is from the Europe, it is an example of culinary fusion of the ingredients, i.e. the chips from France/Belgium and the fried fish from Portugal/Spain. It was in 1860s, when Fish & Chips appeared in the UK and since then several food chains started serving Fish & Chips. Usually, the Chips are harder than the American chips and it can be served in a paper cone, box or a plate (with coleslaw and tartar sauce). It is often sprinkled with salt and vinegar along with mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy or ketchup.