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Streetfood: recent trends
2022. 05. 18.
The concept of street food
The new trend has already arrived in Hungary with the English translation, which thus means something different than what we would think based on the translation. We would primarily think of street food as eat on the street.
However, street food means something else. It is true that the habit of eating on the street has largely developed with the urban lifestyle. For example, the hotdog was brought to the USA by German settlers and began to be sold on the streets of New York. The breakthrough came from the simplicity and genius of the food: you could eat on the street without a plate, fork or anything else.
Parallel to America, the culture of street food has developed in all major cities of the world. Of course, everywhere with easy-to-eat versions of local flavors and dishes.
Then, in the last decade, a gradually unfolding change began to characterize street food. An experiment has started to improve the quality of street food. Just because someone is in a hurry, why eat bad food? Then more and more serious chefs got involved in this experimentation, and the end result was quite good.
On the streets of Budapest
So the food has been transformed. Although they remained quick and easy to consume, their quality is now much better.
In Budapest, it started with a rethinking of the hamburger, and then gradually more and more diverse dishes appeared. Of course, these trends quickly reached small towns as well.
The various Mexican tortillas, the quality fish places, with sea fish or directly focusing on fish from Hungarian waters, with trout and catfish, appeared.
In a word, street food is not fast food, because it is prepared using quality ingredients, it is often really high-quality food.
Retro trends reimagined
Let's see what street food versions of retro dishes can be found on the streets of Pest!
Scone Reimagined
The traditional cheese and sour cream is always available, but tzatziki, onion jam, and foie gras versions of this delicacy have also appeared. But we can also eat scone with mozzarella and tomato sauce and pizza toppings.
What's more, there are the tiny sconeballs that you can eat with a dip. What do all the reimagined versions have in common? The base is the same dough fried in hot oil. Anyone who knows a good topping just needs a scone fryer.
Hungarians' favorite Wiener Schnitzel sandwich
For a Wiener schnitzel sandwich, you need nothing more than a slice of meat, a small salad, our own sauce and a crispy bun. We can also find aspirations for quality versions of this dish.
Chimney cake with ice cream
Of course, the chimnay cake did not escape the fashionable redesign either. We can get giant chimnay cake calorie bombs shaped like ice cream. It's delicious, although according to many, the food loses its essence: the dough is soft and crumbly on the inside, crunchy on the outside, this is the soul of chimnay cake.
If you want to make chimnay cake, get a baking wood, and for homemade ice cream an ice cream machine, or a stand mixer.
Steamed dumplings, the eternal favorite
Steam dumplings are having a renaissance again, and we no longer have to go to the Alps or the Tatras to enjoy them. Traditionally, they are sold with poppy seeds and jam, but nowadays, from Nutella to vanilla, all kinds of steamed dumplings are available, not only in winter.
If your imagination is excited by this light dumpling, you can make it yourself using the dumpling steamer.
What are the new crazes?
Of course, there are not only reimagined Hungarian dishes. Let's look at the more traditional premium street foods.
Hamburgers in all quantities
The street food craze started with hamburgers. Not by chance, because you can make an amazing sandwich from quality meat, homemade buns and fresh vegetables. The secret is that the meat should be juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside, this can be achieved with beef fat. The vegetables are marinated, and the buns should be homemade, fresh and delicious. The sauce and the rest are just a matter of imagination.
If you want to make the perfect hamburger at home, get a burger kit, before grilling season begins! You are guaranteed to have a wonderful summer. For large quantities, we recommend the Gammo hamburger press.
Of course, the best part is that by purchasing the right kitchen tools you can make everything again at home.
We hope that we were able to provide you with interesting information and useful tips. If you want to read similar interesting content and get to know new recipes, keep an eye on our page, so you don't miss out on the news!
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