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
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Hermanita, his current pop-up, explores Peruvian street food.
—Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
The Vietnamese then created their own lighter, crispier version of the bread and used it as the base for a unique street food sandwich.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Nearly 50 years later, the neighborhood is a foodie destination for everything from Pho, to bao buns, to Korean bbq, Laos street food, and Cantonese roast duck.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Various tacos and nachos with guacamole and chili con carne served at a street food festival.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 May 2026
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Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
The Vietnamese then created their own lighter, crispier version of the bread and used it as the base for a unique street food sandwich.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Nearly 50 years later, the neighborhood is a foodie destination for everything from Pho, to bao buns, to Korean bbq, Laos street food, and Cantonese roast duck.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
Various tacos and nachos with guacamole and chili con carne served at a street food festival.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 May 2026
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 22 May. 2026.
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