Ceviche originated as a way of preparing fish and seafood in Inca times, first in a fermented corn beverage, and now mostly in the juice of the lemon, lime and Seville oranges.
Tag: Street Food
Ceviche
Carnitas de Puerco
(Mexican crispy tender shredded pork)
Mexican carnitas are an amazing option for stuffing tacos, burritos and tamales. Slow-simmered pork, with a quick fry and the end, carnitas are easy to make.
Camarões Piri-Piri
(Mozambican, Angolan shrimp in fiery red pepper sauce)
Piri-piri sauce, or molho de piri-piri, is used both as a marinade for fish, shrimp or chicken and as a tabletop condiment.
Cachapas
(Venezuelan fresh corn pancakes)
Cachapas are rib-sticking pancakes made with fresh corn. They are sold as road-side snacks in Venezuela, wrapped around cheese and meat or simply spread with butter, cream cheese or sour cream.
Boerewors
(South African homemade farmer's sausage)
This spiral-shaped sausage is a popular braai (barbecue) meat in South Africa. Made with beef and pork and flavored with coriander and vinegar, boerewors has its roots in the Netherlands.
Banh Xeo
(Vietnamese filled crepe)
Banh xeo ("bahn SAY-oh") is a popular street snack in Vietnam, especially the south. The name means "sound crepe" and indicates the sound the batter makes when it hits the hot skillet.
Baleadas
(Honduran flour tortillas with beans and cheese)
A quick and satisfying Honduran breakfast, lunch or evening meal, baleadas are thick flour tortillas folded over a variety of fillings.
Bánh Mì
(Vietnamese baguette sandwich)
The foundation of this versatile sandwich is French: baguette, mayonnaise and sometimes paté. But everything else in the Saigon sub is pure Vietnamese.
Nacatamales
(Honduran, Nicaraguan meat and vegetable-filled tamales)
Nacatamales are popular steamed corncakes from Nicaragua and Honduras, similar to Mexican tamales, but larger, filled with meat and vegetables and steamed in banana leaves.
Jerk Chicken
(Jamaican spicy grilled chicken)
Jerk is a method of cooking meats that comes from the original inhabitants of Jamaica, the Arawaks. They roasted meats over fires of pimento wood from the allspice tree.