Street Food Recipes
Handheld, fast and built to be eaten standing up. Skewers, wraps, fried things in paper — the food that a city sells you on the way somewhere else.
33 free recipes below, every one with a full ingredient list and step-by-step method. They run across French, Vietnamese, German, Italian, American, Thai, Brazilian, Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, Korean and Indian kitchens. On FoodNeverComes the food never actually arrives — so these are the ones you make yourself.
Baguette Sandwich🇫🇷 French · ⏱️ 8 min
Banh Mi🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 20 min
Bratwurst🇩🇪 German · ⏱️ 15 min
Bruschetta🇮🇹 Italian · ⏱️ 15 min
Buffalo Wings🇺🇸 American · ⏱️ 50 min
Cha Gio🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 45 min
Chicken Satay🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 25 min
Coxinha🇧🇷 Brazilian · ⏱️ 45 min
Croissant🇫🇷 French · ⏱️ varies
Currywurst🇩🇪 German · ⏱️ 15 min
Dumplings🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 40 min
Elote🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 15 min
Frankfurter🇩🇪 German · ⏱️ 10 min
Goi Cuon🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 25 min
Guacamole🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 10 min
Gyoza🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 40 min
Hot Dog🇺🇸 American · ⏱️ 10 min
Kimbap🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 35 min
Nachos🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 15 min
Onigiri🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 20 min
Pani Puri🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 40 min
Pao de Queijo🇧🇷 Brazilian · ⏱️ 30 min
Pastel🇧🇷 Brazilian · ⏱️ 30 min
Pretzel🇩🇪 German · ⏱️ 90 min
Quesadilla🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 8 min
Samosa🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 60 min
Som Tam🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 15 min
Spring Rolls🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 35 min
Spring Rolls🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 35 min
Steamed Bao Buns🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ varies
Tacos🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 25 min
Takoyaki🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 30 min
Tteokbokki🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 20 min