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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: dante on Wed, 31 December 2014, 22:17:31
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I don't know why [I'm sick as a dog] - but I've been watching Asian street food porn on youtube. Everything appears to be deep fried and/or coated in oil/salt.
Just out of curiosity for those who frequent these food stalls what are considered some "healthy" options? (Is this a crazy notion?)
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depends on which part of asia you're in. where are you now btw?
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depends on which part of asia you're in. where are you now btw?
I'm in 'Merica. I guess I'm just seeking any sort of dish as an idea of what passes for healthy street food anywhere in Asia.
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I don't live in asia, but for me, all street food is unhealthy. Many vendors try to cut cost by using sketch ingredients. Most of the food that I ate from stalls were either sugary or fat/fried.
My cousin used to eat street food in China almost every night...high cholesterol in his low 30's.
Night markets are fun as a tourist though.
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In the videos some stalls have green leafy vegetables on a shelf - but the food they cook doesn't use any of them.
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I don't live in asia, but for me, all street food is unhealthy. Many vendors try to cut cost by using sketch ingredients. Most of the food that I ate from stalls were either sugary or fat/fried.
My cousin used to eat street food in China almost every night...high cholesterol in his low 30's.
Night markets are fun as a tourist though.
^This. Just remember theres a reason why theyre sold on the street. Not an option for healthy eating but definitely a tasty treat once or twice a month.
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I live in Asia and I don't go for street food vendor because as you pointed out, they are fried and js unhealthy especially some reuse the cooking oil.
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I live in Asia and I don't go for street food vendor because as you pointed out, they are fried and js unhealthy especially some reuse the cooking oil.
Reused oil is repulsive.
I don't look at street food the same way after watching this video lol
(still can't link to youtube videos)
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Oh hell no...
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Hahahahha...
There's no such thing as Healthy chinese food imho.. They use a profuse amount of salt..
As far as street stalls go.. I suppose Fish meatballs are the least harmful.. they usually come in soup.. but of course you can get um fried..
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The thing that came to mind is Congee (rice porridge) maybe with some vegetables/fish added - but have yet to see anyone selling that.
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The thing that came to mind is Congee (rice porridge) maybe with some vegetables/fish added - but have yet to see anyone selling that.
the Congee isn't as popular because fried foods are significantly more enticing and sells better..
If you want fresh food-stall foods.. just go have dimsum.. it's essssentially the same thing..
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you think reused oil is bad? wait till you see gutter oil.
well, there are some street foods that's not oily like this:
(http://scene.sg/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/muah-chee.jpg)
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I always assumed one of the main attractions of going to China were the street food stalls. In India they were amazing, I **** for like two months straight, but they tasted great! The food, not my ****.
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Huh, I normally hear even from some Asians about how cheap street food is compared to <insert cheap local food here>. This is the part they seem to be excluding from the comparison.