Street food
Subtitle: culture, economy, health and governance
By: edited by Ryzia De Cássia Vieira Cardoso, Michèle Companion, and Stefano Roberto Marras
Series: Routledge studies in food, society and the environment
Publisher: Routledge, Earthscan from Routledge
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 281
ISBN-13: 9781138023680; 9781315776255
Subjects: Restaurants; Social aspects; Street food; Street-food vendors; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food
Work titles: Street food (Earthscan from Routledge)
Description: "Prepared foods, for sale in streets or markets, are ubiquitous around the world and throughout history. This volume is one of the first to provide a comprehensive social science perspective on street food. It is shown how street foods represent a culturally diverse, multifaceted and economically significant phenomenon, particularly for poor or vulnerable groups, including women and migrants. Other key issues addressed include: policy, regulation and governance of street food and vendors; food safety and health; and the contribution of street food to urban food security. Many chapters provide case studies from specific cities in different regions of the world. These include North America (Los Angeles, New York, Portland, Toronto, Vancouver), Central and South America (Bogota, Buenos Aires, La Paz, Lima, Mexico City, Montevideo, Santiago, Salvador da Bahia, Sao Paolo), Asia (Bangkok, Dhaka, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Penang), Africa (Accra, Abidjan, Bamako, Freetown, Mozambique) and Europe (Amsterdam). Such studies illustrate the immense diversity and economic and cultural significance of street food"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.