Street food : culture, economy, health and governance / edited by Ryzia de Cassia Vieira Cardoso, Michéle Companion, and Stefano Roberto Marras.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I Governance: policies and politics -- Comparative analysis of legislative approaches to street food in South American metropolises -- Urban policy regimes and the political economy of street food in Canada and the United States -- Toward fair street food governance in Dhaka: moving from exploitation and eviction to social recognition and support -- The taste of precarity: language, legitimacy, and legality among Mexican street food vendors -- Street food markets in Amsterdam: unraveling the original sin of the market trader -- Part II Subsistence and enterprise -- Changing food landscapes: understanding the food truck movement in Atlanta, Georgia, USA -- Food trucks in the USA: sustainability, young entrepreneurship, and urban revitalization -- Street food vending in West African cities: potential and challenges -- Part III Women on the front line -- Violence and sexual vulnerability among Northern Mozambican female street food vendors -- Corporeality and the cooking practices of the Baiana de Acarajé -- Part IV Cultural tastes -- The tastiest food is in the small streets: the politics of flavor and nostalgia in Bangkok -- The structure of Penang street food culture in Malaysia -- Part V Food safety and nutrition -- A description of hygienic-sanitary conditions of street food trade at Parque Nacional, Bogotá D.C. -- Street food consumers in Salvador, Bahia: habits, knowledge and risk perception -- Street food and intervention: strategies and proposals for the developing world -- The way forward for better food safety and nutrition: an online discussion.

"Prepared foods, for sale in streets, squares 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, illustrating its immense cultural diversity and economic significance, both in developing and developed countries. Key issues addressed include: policy, regulation and governance of street food and vendors; production and trade patterns ranging from informal subsistence to modern forms of enterprise; the key role played by female vendors; historical roots and cultural meanings of selling and eating food in the street; food safety and nutrition issues. Many chapters provide case studies form specific cities in different regions of the world. These include North America (Atlanta, Philadelphia, Portland, Toronto, Vancouver), Central and South America (Bogatá, Buenos Aires, La Paz, Lima, Mexico City, Montevideo, Santiago, Salvador da Bahia), Asia (Bangkok, Dhaka, Penang), Africa (Accra, Abidjan, Bamako, Freetown, Mozambique) and Europe (Amsterdam)."--Back cover

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