Street Food

Photographs by Joseph Sorrentino

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I avoided street food during my first couple of trips to Mexico because whenever I was heading there, some friend would inevitably tell me a horror story about what happened to them or someone they knew when they ate food sold on the street. I took their warnings—too often accompanied by overly colorful descriptions—to heart. What a mistake. I missed out on a lot.

People across Mexico sell food from baskets attached to their bicycles, carts, small stands, taquerías, and hole-in-the-wall restaurants. Street food is really just home-made food that’s extremely cheap and very tasty. There’s an almost infinite variety and each location has its own take on Mexican favorites like tlacoyos, tamales, gorditas, etc. Martha and I have eaten food prepared by street vendors, tiny "restaurants" called fondas and, happily, have no horror stories to regale you with. Here’s some of what we enjoyed.