www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Opinion
Home / Opinion / Chen Weihua

Food trucks offer food for thought

By Chen Weihua | China Daily | Updated: 2017-12-01 08:01

In New York, including glitzy downtown and midtown Manhattan, thousands of food trucks sell delicacies from around the world, from jianbing (Chinese crepe), hot dog, falafel, tacos, sushi and waffles to steaks, burgers, juices and desserts.

The tasty and affordable culinary delights they offer draw large crowds of people from the nearby high-rise office buildings.

Besides sidewalks, food trucks in New York can also be found at concerts, and they are also hired for wedding ceremonies, birthday parties, anniversaries and reunions.

Online maps tell people how to find different kinds of food trucks and carts nearby. And regular food-truck rallies are held in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. There are also annual awards for the best food truck and pushcart chefs.

"What's more appetizing than a Grammy, more mouth-watering than an Emmy? Yes, it's The Vendy-symbolic of culinary supremacy among New York's 10,000 sidewalk chefs," exclaimed the New York Daily News.

Ji Chen "Peter" Wang, who originally came from Kaifeng in Central China's Henan province, was among the finalists for the 2017 New York City Vendy Awards announced in September. He serves up Chinese-style barbecue skewers on Main Street in downtown Flushing, Queens.

The Great Food Truck Race, a reality TV and cooking series, has produced 51 episodes in eight seasons, showing the fantastic food truck and pushcart culture in the city.

The Lonely Planet also has a section introducing food truck culture as a new way to bite into the Big Apple. And organized tours are provided for people to taste their way through the best food trucks in Downtown and Midtown Manhattan.

Pushcart vending in New York dates to 1691, when the Dutch first settled in what was then New Amsterdam. In fact, the area near Hanover Square, not far from Wall Street, was one of those areas in the early days. Today, many food trucks and pushcarts can still be found there.

Some Chinese friends wonder why New York, often regarded as the greatest city in the world, would tolerate food trucks and pushcarts everywhere in the city, including on the sidewalks of Times Square and Fifth Avenue. Some describe the scene as messy, and some complain about the heavy smoke.

I have heard that complaint from some New Yorkers as well. But New York City has very strict regulations to ensure food safety and cleanliness. And overall, most New Yorkers I talked to believe those street vendors should stay rather than be kicked out.

Chinese cities that regard getting rid of street vendors as a step toward modernity could learn much from the rich and vibrant food truck-and-pushcart scene in New York City.

In my hometown city of Shanghai, for example, the number of street vendors has plunged over the past two decades, as the municipal government outlawed them from many streets. As a result, it's hard for locals to get their favorite breakfast-pie, fritters, soy milk, sticky rice rolls.

Many Chinese cities have learned lessons the hard way. They tore down many old buildings in the past decades in a rush to build skyscrapers before realizing they were an invaluable part of the city's history.

China boasts a civilization of 5,000 years. Its street vendors also boast a history much longer than New York City's. It would be nice to keep and revive that rich and vibrant culture.

The author is deputy editor of China Daily USA.

chenweihua@chinadailyusa.com

Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 特级一级毛片免费看 | 久久久久久久亚洲精品一区 | 韩国美女激情视频一区二区 | 91精品国产手机在线版 | 一级做性色a爱片久久片 | 一级aaaaaa毛片免费同男同女 | 爽爽免费视频 | 国产成人免费在线视频 | 成人网视频免费播放 | 国产一级片儿 | 操小美女 | 亚洲人成高清毛片 | 欧美视频亚洲 | 曰韩三级| 久久精品视频在线观看 | 中文字幕在线播放视频 | 自拍一页| 日韩专区亚洲综合久久 | 久久99国产精品久久欧美 | 久久久影院 | 亚洲国产精品一区二区不卡 | 国产一区二区影视 | 国产成人精品视频频 | 色偷偷888欧美精品久久久 | 日本高清aⅴ毛片免费 | 日韩中文字幕在线视频 | 成人国产午夜在线视频 | 三级网址在线观看 | 在线一区二区三区 | 久久精品成人欧美大片免费 | 最新最好看免费毛片基地 | 国产亚洲一欧美一区二区三区 | 400部大量精品情侣网站 | 97久久曰曰久久久 | 欧美综合图片一区二区三区 | 欧美一区二区高清 | 日本久久网 | 国产一区二区不卡 | 在线观看国产精品入口 | 欧美三级一级 | 亚洲国产成人久久 |