When travelling, it’s important to
try local food and most importantly to try the street food because true essence
of local food can be found in the street food.
I had my first tryst with street
food was when I visited Bangkok for the first time. The air smelt of seafood
and the food was very spicy and tasty. I have never forgotten that taste.
It’s my habit to try street food in
every city that I visit. It could be a simple stir fries or more complicated
sandwiches, or some weird dishes, but try I must. Every country has its own variety of street food.
Here in Canary Islands, most of the
street food you will find at the Sunday market. On regular days, you will find
near the city plaza, near the beach or closer to the church. People enjoy churro chocolate, a favorite street food and I had blog about this earlier.
Street food in Canary Islands is
clean and sold in kiosk or in a vehicle. Last week I tried a hot dog by the
beach at Garachico.
Now hot dog is the international
dish, found in almost every country in the world. The basic method of cooking
the hot dog is same. You put the hot dog in a saucepan, put little cold water
and cook till it begins to boil, then let it stand for five minutes and you are
ready to grill. What is different from country to country is the topping you
get. While under Mexican influence you might get mango salsa and avocados, or under
British spin you might get gravy infused spoonful of mashed potatoes but I kind
of liked the topping at this place in Tenerife.
The couple was happy to share their
recipe.
Hot dogs with the topping of mustard
sauce, chili sauce and mayonnaise, a salad leaf, tomato and deep-fried onions
and potato chips
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