Street foods from around the world

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September 1, 2013

Tom Harte presents some of the street food he has sampled from around the world.

Tom Harte

A vendor in Istanbul offers ice cream cones to passersby on the street.

Turkish taffy is often made and sold right on the street in Istanbul.

TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com Kaya Toast, a classic breakfast--and hangover cure--in Singapore is street food turned haute cuisine at Susan Feniger's Street restaurant in Los Angeles.

The Super-Rica Especial, a popular Mexican street food in Santa Barbara, California.

A native American in Tucson, Arizona, prepares Indian Fry Bread, a popular street food.

Tom Harte samples the focaccia on a sidewalk in Lucca, Italy.

An array of Spanish pastries tempt people on the streets of Barcelona.

ĘThe Pork Noodle Bowl from Daikokuya restaurant in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles.

Peruvian chicken, a dish available from many of Los Angeles' food trucks.

ĘHong King style steamed bun, part of the international menu of street foods offered at Street restaurant in Los Angeles.

Szechuan potstickers, street food from China available at Street restaurant in Los Angeles.

Polish doughnuts, a typical street food in Warsaw.

Spicy deviled eggs called Angry Eggs are among the many street foods offered at Street restaurant in Los Angeles.

Southern pralines cooling on a counter in Savannah, Georgia.

A food truck in Los Feliz, California, offers it wares to people on the street.

Pork knuckles roasting on a sidewalk spit in Krakow.

A perogi stand offers it wares on the streets of Krakow, Poland.

Perogi, a staple of Polish cuisine, is a typical street food in Krakow.

Cotton candy is a typical treat made by vendors on the streets of Krakow, Poland.

One of the many varieties of beautiful breads offered for sale on the streets of Lisbon, Portugal.

A pot of stew awaits passersby on a street in Tucson, Arizona.

Czech pastries are a tempting street food in Prague.

Polish doughnuts, ready to be eaten out of hand in Warsaw.

Pastries ready to savor at a stall in a market in Prague.

Baumkuchen, or tree cake, being prepared in a booth on a street near the Charles Bridge in Prague.

A sign advertising baumkuchen or tree cake in Prague.

A side of pork cooking on a spit on the street in Prague's old town square.

Sausages and fries make for delicious street food in Prague.

Stacks of pretzels offered for sale outside the Reichstag in Berlin.

A typical rice dish, wrapped up for eating on the street or on a park bench in Honolulu.

Simit, a round pretzel, is a common Turkish street food.

Berliners, or jelly doughnuts, a common sight on the streets of Berlin.

Vendors in Warsaw, Poland, offer typical Polish doughnuts to passersby.

Polish pretzels arrayed in a street cart in Krakow.

TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com Indian Fry Bread is a popular street food in Arizona.

TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com A neon sign beckons diners to come in off the sidewalk to enjoy street food at Susan Feniger's Street, a restaurant in Los Angeles that specializes in street foods from around the world.

TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com Take-out pizza by the slice is easy to find on the streets of Rome.

TOM HARTE ~ photos@semissourian.com Beautiful pizzas available by the slice are a common sight on the streets of Rome.

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Tom Harte presents some of the street food he has sampled from around the world.

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