Street food

Indian food safety officer shakes up Mumbai, one viral raid at a time

Tukaram Mundhe, Commissioner of the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), addresses the media during a press conference in Mumbai, India, August 20, 2026. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

Thailand launches street food app and certification scheme

The scheme is intended to help Thai street food vendors reach more customers and support efforts to bring the sector up to international operating standards.

'Keeping Our Roots Eternal': Korean Americans celebrate home at World Cup

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group A - South Africa v South Korea - Fans gather in Los Angeles - Los Angeles, California, U.S. - June 24, 2026 A South Korea fan reacts as they gather to watch the match in Los Angeles REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Letter from Hong Kong

‘Scrappy and so adaptable - like Hong Kong people’: Promoting the city’s iconic food

Hong Kong foodie influencer Virginia Chan sampling dishes at a “daipaidong”-style (street food) restaurant in Mong Kok.

Zohran Mamdani, rapper turned NYC mayoral frontrunner, embraces diverse roots

New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani performs as Young Cardamom alongside HAB in this frame grab from the music video for \"#1 Spice\" from the film Queen of Katwe. Zohran Mamdani/Handout via REUTERS

Manila struggles to keep a lasting hawker culture, casts eyes on how Asian nations lifted street food

Street vendor Jacklyn Alfaro on July 31, 2025 cooks a fresh batch of fried pork lungs, the delicacy that made her stall famous along Carriedo Street in Manila, Philippines.

Malaysia moves to clean up its street food scene with shiny new kiosks topped with solar panels

While the project has generally been given the thumbs up by the public, criticisms include low traffic and poor earnings at some locations.

Are people who can’t take spicy food ‘not Asian enough’?

Given the myriad ways chilli is found in Asian food, it is easy to jump to the conclusion that there is something intrinsically Asian about spicy food.

As temperatures rise in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, concerns are raised about street food safety

To minimise the risk of eating contaminated food, students to limit consumption of food of unknown origin.

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