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Archaeologists uncover ancient street food shop in Pompeii

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 11 months ago

ROME (Reuters) – Archaeologists in Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD, have made the extraordinary find of a frescoed hot food and drinks shop that served up the ancient equivalent of street food to Roman passersby.

Known as a termopolium, Latin for hot drinks counter, the shop was discovered in the archaeological park’s Regio V site, which is not yet open the public, and unveiled on Saturday.

Traces of nearly 2,000-year-old food were found in some of the deep terra cotta jars containing hot food which the shop keeper lowered into a counter with circular

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Hotels turning to street food to make ends meet | Daily Express Online

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 11 months ago

Hotels turning to street food to make ends meet

Published on: Saturday, January 30, 2021

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JEN Penang has turned its driveway into a drive-through hawker strip.

GEORGE TOWN: With guests forced to stay away and no tourists in town, several Penang hotels are turning to hawking street food to make ends meet.Not only are top chefs putting on a new hat as roadside food handlers, the hotels are also giving away free stays for regular patrons of the hawker fare.
During the MCO period, hotels are not allowed to offer rooms to anyone except government officials,

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Nottingham street food business launches DIY delivery box to make pork burgers

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 11 months ago

A Nottingham street food business is making its award winning burgers available for customers to order and make in their own homes.

PORCO- a street food businessbased in Lady Bay – was awarded the title of Best Burger at the British Street Food Awards 2020 for its PIGMAC burger.

Jez Poyser, who runs the business, butchers shoulders of pork into the mouth-watering burger patties which are now being sold as part of a ‘[email protected]’ box that also includes the brand’s home-cured bacon.

The pork patties come in a pack of eight, making four full size Pig Mac’s which are delivered

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Armenian street food makes good use of savory flatbread | Tucson Restaurant News

By Elizabeth W. Jernigan 11 months ago


The key to making quality lahmacun is its meat, highly seasoned with Middle Eastern spices.



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In virtually every culture around the world, there’s some kind of risen dough, rolled out into disks, topped with a savory something and then baked.

It’s food at its most elemental, isn’t it? Just the basics of wheat and meat, quick to prepare, quick to bake and satisfying to eat.

All of us know pizza, America’s favorite flatbread. Whether you like it simply topped or loaded with everything, pizza is a reliable crowd-pleaser however

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