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Street food in Asia

16 street dishes in Asia that travelers often order plant based.

16 dishes

List of street dishes

  • डोसा

    Dosa · Chennai

    Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace ghee.

    Ask about: Ghee

    Breakfast, Snack

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  • चना मसाला

    Chana masala · Delhi

    Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace ghee.

    Ask about: Ghee

    Snack, Evening

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  • ผัดไทย

    Pad Thai · Bangkok

    Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace fish sauce, egg, shrimp.

    Ask about: Fish sauce, Egg, Shrimp

    Snack, Evening

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  • ส้มตำ

    Green papaya salad · Chiang Mai

    Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace fish sauce, shrimp.

    Ask about: Fish sauce, Shrimp

    Snack, Evening

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  • gỏi cuốn

    Fresh spring rolls · Ho Chi Minh City

    Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace shrimp, fish sauce.

    Ask about: Shrimp, Fish sauce

    Snack

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  • Bánh mì chay

    Plant bánh mì · Hanoi

    Often plant based when labeled chay, but mayo and pâté can still be animal.

    Ask about: Mayonnaise, Pâté or meat fillings

    Breakfast, Snack

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  • gado-gado

    Gado gado · Jakarta

    Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace egg, shrimp paste.

    Ask about: Egg, Shrimp paste

    Snack, Evening

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  • tempe goreng

    Fried tempeh · Yogyakarta

    Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.

    Ask about: animal products

    Snack

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  • 梅干しおにぎり

    Umeboshi rice ball · Tokyo

    Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.

    Ask about: animal products

    Breakfast, Snack

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  • 야채김밥

    Vegetable gimbap · Seoul

    Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace egg, fish.

    Ask about: Egg, Fish

    Snack

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  • falafel

    Falafel · Istanbul

    Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.

    Ask about: animal products

    Snack, Evening

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  • Ispanaklı gözleme

    Spinach gözleme · Ankara

    Spinach fillings can be plant based. Many stalls add cheese by default.

    Ask about: Cheese, Butter on the griddle

    Breakfast, Snack

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  • حمص

    Hummus · Beirut

    Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.

    Ask about: animal products

    Snack

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  • menemen

    Menemen · Izmir

    Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace egg, butter.

    Ask about: Egg, Butter

    Breakfast

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  • 素炒饭

    Vegetable fried rice · Shanghai

    Often vegan if you ask to skip or replace egg, oyster sauce.

    Ask about: Egg, Oyster sauce

    Snack, Evening

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  • ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง

    Mango sticky rice · Phuket

    Often prepared with plant ingredients. Ask whether the kitchen adds animal products.

    Ask about: animal products

    Snack

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