Did you know that street food is eaten by almost 2.5 billion people around the world everyday? Some consume street food as a main dish for a day. Because the price of the food is affordable for everyone without a doubt, street food is very popular among the local people and tourists of each country. However, many individuals say the best ready-to-eat food which is sold on the street or outdoor public place are western street food and asian street food. What are the differences and distinctive points between these two street foods which become well-known in every corner of the world?

    First of all, the taste of the food. When talking about asian street food, we will think about the diversity of people. Also, they have several cultures and traditions. As a result, asian street food has various tastes, because asians always use a lot of condiments especially in the street food. Many foods that are sold on the street are usually flavorful. The appearance of the asian street food looks spicy and extreme -flavor, but the result after you taste the food is unexpected. You will discover how flavorful and the variety of food is. Because of the spices (which are usually one of the main ingredients of asian food), the seasoning and how they are cooked. For example, Mala, Sate, Tom-Yum Kung, Tteok-bokki and many more. On the other hand, western street food in countries like the USA, the UK, French, Germany, and Italy are not as varied and spicy as the Asian side. There are usually salty and kind of less-flavor. It is not like the asian street food. For the most part, the highlight of taste is robust and greasy. 

     Furthermore, The components of each street food are different. The ingredients almost always focus on meats, cheese, cheddar, tortilla, bread, potatoes, and cook with condiments and seasonings that when eating will feel sticky or feel spilled cheese in the mouth. For example, on a menu like pretzel, corn dogs, hamburgers, french fries, Supplì, and Currywurst. These dishes are very popular in western street food because it's delicious, quite inexpensive, and also helps to fill your stomach as well. However, asian street food has a variety of components in the dish. It helps asian street food more interesting. Pad Ka Pao — one of the most popular street foods in Thailand is a good example. In the dish we have basil leaves, meat, chilli, garlic and other seasonings. You can see that asian street food has outstanding ingredients in a dish.

     Last but not least, it’s about nutrition. Because of the many kinds of ingredients of a dish, asian street foods often contain more nutrients than western street foods. The process of cooking a dish is more than grilling and frying and the ingredients are fresh. For instances, Kao-Pad, Chicken Butter and noodle. These make asian street food more palatable for people who want healthy stuff. In contrast, western street food seems to be less nutritionally beneficial than Asian street food. It's due to the majority of its methods that are typically cooked with butter in a pan or fried with oil and components used mostly are meat and starch which contain high fat and sodium content such as popular street food of Italy like Supplì. It's fried rice balls stuffed with mozzarella cheese which on the outside is a mixture of ground beef, rice, tomatoes, and stuffed with gooey mozzarella cheese on the inside. 

       All of the above are the differences between Asian and western street food. For the Asian side, they have a variety of flavors and use herbal ingredients to cook it, which makes food have a lot of nutritional value. While on the western side, they have robust and greasy tastes and often use high-fat elements that can lead to a lack of nutrients that are not diverse. However, both street foods have their own strengths, unique flavors, and these make their street food extensive to people all over the world.