street food
noun
plural street foods
: prepared food of a kind that is typically sold to customers on a street or sidewalk and that is often designed to be carried and eaten while walking
Pizza is quintessentially a street food: a quick lunch or a quick snack often eaten standing up or on the go.—
Don Lesser
Don LesserTraditionally eaten as street food, empanadas are ideal for snacking on the go but are just as satisfying to sit down to for a simple dinner.—Melissa Roberts and Maggie Ruggiero
Melissa Roberts and Maggie RuggieroSatays, which are skewered and grilled morsels of beef, fish, chicken, pork, or vegetables, are street food in Southeast Asia, devoured day and night with gusto.—Karen MacNeil
Karen MacNeilExamples of street food in a Sentence
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Travelers can sign up to try mosaic art in Amman, Jordan; enjoy a tuktuk street food tour in Bangkok; or go on a horseback ride through the Utah backcountry.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The food has a variety of influences, from German-style meat platters to Japanese street food.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
What used to be a popular burger spot in this small North Carolina town has transformed into a go-to destination for real-deal Mexican street food called Tacos Oaxaca.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
EggHolic, which specializes in Indian-style egg dishes and other street food, recently opened a restaurant in Pineville, marking its first North Carolina location.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
The food has a variety of influences, from German-style meat platters to Japanese street food.
—Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2025
What used to be a popular burger spot in this small North Carolina town has transformed into a go-to destination for real-deal Mexican street food called Tacos Oaxaca.
—Natalie Hoy, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
EggHolic, which specializes in Indian-style egg dishes and other street food, recently opened a restaurant in Pineville, marking its first North Carolina location.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for street food
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“Street food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/street%20food. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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