 Welcome to our video podcast discussion. I think we should really find a name for this, something that's really catchy. But anyway, what we're gonna do in this podcast is we're gonna have a conversation about our featured program this week. And if you have already listened to this program, you are probably already hungry for this conversation. So maybe you even want to, like I have cup coffee or something to eat so that we can talk about it. If you haven't listened to the program already, make sure that you visit the link that's at the top of your screen. And this program is called Street Food Around the World. And you can find that on YouTube, you can find a script that you can follow along with on our website, www.spotlightenglish.com. And we hope that you have looked through that and that you're ready for this conversation with me. I'm Liz Wade and we have... Hello, I'm Adam Navas. Yes, that's right, so... Liz, once again, we are here together, excited to dive in to talk about a spotlight program. Yes, and you know, Adam, this is part of my favorite categories of spotlight program, which is about food. Yes, food plays a big part in your life. Yes, okay, I guess I won't be insulted by that. You said it. But yeah, I love... First of all, I wrote this program and it's not all based on my experiences but some of these examples are based on my experiences. And yeah, I do, like you said, I love food. I love eating food. I love trying new food. Yeah, so I think what really made me want to write this program is a visit to Vietnam a couple of years ago. And just seeing all of the foods there that you could get on the street. Just walking down the street. So we should explain, I don't think it is necessary because street food is found all around the world. So why don't you explain to people if you haven't seen this or listened to this program, what do you mean by street food? Right, because of course it's not like food you find on the street, right? The name is a little bit weird. But it's food that you would find maybe at a food cart or somebody is walking down the street with food that they're making and then they're selling or somebody who has like a little stand and you can go visit that stand and sometimes they even have like little stools that you can eat at. Here where we are really popular is like a truck so you would have a food truck which has street food. So basically any sort of food that you can walk down the street and buy at a cart or from a person and then eat as you continue walking along or take a little break. There are a lot of, at least where we live in the United States, there's a lot of regulations. So it's not as common as other places in the world, I think. From I haven't traveled maybe as much as you but I remember when I was in the country of Indonesia, shout out to all the people listening from Indonesia. It felt like there were street food vendors everywhere. Everybody was selling something, whether it was a sweet dessert or meat on a stick, something there was just, they were everywhere. Yeah, especially like in a city, right? Where you just, you can't walk down the street in a city and not see a food vendor. And it's very similar to my experiences in Vietnam as well. Like you walk down the street and you can get any sort of food that you want. Like a big food like for lunch or just a little snack or yeah, all sorts of things like that. So Liz, do you, I mean, this combines two things actually. What we're talking about is not just your love of food but you also love to travel as well. So it's kind of that perfect marriage of two interests, right? Yes, that is true. That is one of my favorite parts of traveling is well, being able to try new food, right? But street food makes it really easy to try that new food and to feel like you're really immersed in that culture. So going into a restaurant, you've got to find a place to eat. You've got to make sure there's enough spots for the amount of people that you have with you and you have to make sure it has something for everyone you want. Everyone's got to go there and it usually takes a long time. But street food, you can walk down the street, everybody can get something different, they can all eat it together. Yeah, and it's a great way to experience a different culture, I think, as a way to do that. Oh yeah, 100%. And there's very little street food that is like a chain or a big, big corporation. You know, it's local, the people who made it, it's usually one, maybe two people who have a small, like they're the person who made it, you're not gonna get a McDonald's or a KFC doing street food. I will say though, like sometimes, okay, so here's another thing about me and traveling. I often get sick when I travel. I don't know why, but I try to be really careful about the foods that I eat and stuff like that. But more often than I would like to say, I get sick. And sometimes I have to avoid street food because it's not regular, right? Well, a lot of times when you're gonna travel to a new place, you'll read, what vaccines do I need, what should I drink the water? And there will be advice about, if you're not from that place, maybe the street food will affect you negatively. Yes, it is true. I did, okay, so I sent some pictures to you, Adam, that I wanted to share of street food that I have had around the world. It's not everywhere that I've been and it's not anything specific, but I thought it's just like fun to kind of share. So you want me to throw one up and tell you which one and you can kind of explain it? Okay, so the first one we'll put, we'll share, is a picture of you eating something somewhere. Yes, okay, so this is, I traveled to Vienna in Austria, last right before the pandemic, actually. And they have the greatest, they call them hot dogs. I think that's just like the English adaptation of the name because it's not what I think of as a hot dog. It doesn't look like a hot dog. At all, no, well, this one is cut up and it's got, so a couple different ways. Sometimes they have a very long bun, like a bread, like a baguette, almost that they poke a hole into. They actually have a spike that sticks up and they'll take the bun and just put it on the spike and just kind of go like this a little bit to make a nice hole and then they'll just stuff a hot dog right in there and it's so good. Sometimes they put ketchup or mustard or sometimes it has like cheese in it or something like that. This one is cut up into just pieces and you can see I have a little fork and then on the side it has- That's a fork you're holding? Okay, that's a tiny little- Yeah, you know, like a little poke for it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like a little cocktail fork. Okay. And so, and then it has sauerkraut on the side which is a fermented cabbage, right? So, and then you kind of eat those together and I think that's a very Austrian streak. Yeah, yeah, it seems like a, I don't know if it's the right word. I don't wanna speak out of ignorance. I was gonna say Bavarian, like German, Austrian. Yeah, I think it would be common in Germany as well. Yeah. It's very good. All right, let's go to the next photo. We have a photo of some kind of, let's do this is a, it looks like you're holding some kind of banana pastry or it's a, no? Am I guessing incorrectly? I don't know, maybe I should check these too. I don't know if I said- Well, it's something with some fork sticking into it with some, looks like banana to me. A banana? I don't know, on a bready thing. Oh, yeah, okay. So, but it's got, it's like a puffy bread. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's got Nutella and bananas on it. Now this, I don't remember, this is in Hungary. This is a common street food and I am blanking on the name for it. I cannot remember it. Put it in the comments if you're from Hungary and you know what this is called. Be the first one to name this. Yes, I love it. A legit common. It is something that, it is very, very common and you can have all sorts of toppings on it. So when we went and we chose what we wanted, we were in the mood for something sweet, which is why it has Nutella and banana. I see. So you chose what goes on top? Yes, and there were, it was almost like pizza too because you could get some with like cheese and meat and you could get some with like just like sugar and all sorts of different kinds. So that was a very delicious one. This is making me very hungry. I know, right? This is why this program starts out with a warning. This program may make you hungry because it's definitely gonna. Oh man, yeah. Well, we've got, let's do one more. We've got what looks like some kind of green, I wanna say ice cream, but green ice cream of some kind? Yes, it is green ice cream. I think that one was named like Hulk flavor, but you were actually there, Adam. Okay, yes, yes, yes, yes. You and I had this street food together and of course ice cream is a very common street food all around the world. Yeah. And this was in Spain. Spain, so we've got Hungary, Spain and Vienna. Green, I'm, if you know, if you're watching this and you think you know what flavor green is, put it in the comments. Cause I think you're gonna tell us in a minute, but put it in the comments and see if you're right. Cause I see behind in this photo, we've got some maybe coconut, some strawberry, some other flavors. Yeah, I think there's a lemon one. But the green. Well, I do remember that I bought it and tasted it before the person told me what was in it. Okay, so were you able to guess it? But I couldn't guess what it was. I always think vegetables are green. I'm, I don't know. I believe it was kale. Kale? I was gonna guess some kind of green tea maybe flavor. No, it was not a matcha ice cream. Okay. Though that exists. Kale, spinach, kale, something, some green leafy vegetable. Yeah, I think it was kale. I would not get that. But I couldn't taste it. It didn't taste like kale. Well, you know, you had it. And that's part of what street food is all about is. You probably got something boring like strawberry. Or vanilla. I disagreed, not boring, flavorful, flavorful. Yeah, so I love meat on a stick. So when I write, it's everywhere you can find. You don't really know what animal it came from. Could be a cow, could be a chicken, could be a pig. But wherever I travel, I look for it. And then, if I can't find meat on a stick, some kind of fried dough. So like a, we call them elephant ears. Yeah. So it's just like a big plate of fried dough. And I mean, it's the simple things. They're easy to make. And those... I think that's a very common, I mean, across cultures, I think that is a food that is always a street food. Yeah. Everywhere. Some sort of fried dough. Yeah, or you combine them into some kind of dumpling or empanada or something where you take the dough and wrap it around the meat and then fry it. Mm-hmm. Empanadas, I haven't had those in a long time. Yeah, I will say, Adam, I wore this shirt as well, especially for this program. Oh, nice. Yes, yes, yes. I don't know if everybody can see it. You may have to stand up. I don't think you can see the... Yeah, okay, so it's Vietnam loves spotlight. Yes. Because this program talks about a common Vietnamese street food called banh mi, which I have only had once, which I wish that I could have it more, but which is so delicious as well. And so I would love to hear... Did you make a video about that? Because we do have a series of videos, a playlist on our YouTube channel. I don't think we did a banh mi sandwich. We did a video about noodles, about pho, and I made a video about pad thai. And egg coffee you did. And egg coffee, oh. Oh, now you're making me remember that egg coffee. I had forgotten about it. It was so good. Yeah. And then an iced tea, although that was in Thailand, not in Vietnam. And then there was one more street food one. You did, I think you visited a marketplace, but I don't know if you ate a food there. There is one more. I can't remember what it is, but yeah, you should check those out. I'll link them. There's a whole series of videos about Liz traveling throughout Vietnam. And you know, if you can't travel, sometimes you need to, I should re-watch those videos just because it's good when you can't travel to watch videos, watch traveling videos. It feels like you're there. It makes you want to go there, but it also kind of gets you out of your own little. Yeah. So anyway, yeah, I hope this program is actually another one that I really loved was I think it talks about elote, which is one of my favorite. Have you ever heard of this street food, Adam? No, I have not. Okay, it's so good. So you have like a corn cob, right? Okay, so it's like the corn is not off the, yeah, how would you describe that if somebody doesn't know what a corn cob is? Well, the cob is what the corn grows on. Yeah, okay. So you have the corn on the cob. You haven't cut it off yet. Yes, exactly. Okay, I'm with you. So, and then you, so you take the stuff off the corn, right? So that's how you cook it. And then you have it on a stick. So you would like it, Adam. Yeah. It's not me. The stick is better. And then I believe you roast it like over fire. And then you spread it with like mayonnaise and then some like seasoning, like cheese or and spices and stuff like that. And then you put like a lime on top of it. You squeeze a lime on it. Nice. It's so good. So it's like a method of cooking corn with some other flavors. Yeah, kind of. Yeah. Yeah, we sometimes at my house, we make an elote salad. Like we don't, we, we don't, I don't know, do it on the top. We don't go through all the steps and cook it over the fire. I'm sure it doesn't taste as good as street food from Mexico. Well, that's a good point. Part of the street food experience is an overall experience, right? You're in a new place. You're traveling. You've got the sounds, the sights, the smells of everything. And the food tastes different. It just does. Yeah, it's true. It's not just about how it tastes, but it's about the whole experience. Yes. Well, anyway, I hope that this program doesn't make you too hungry. Oh, yeah. But we would love to hear about street food in your area. I really would. Tell us, like, do you eat street food very often? What's your favorite kind of street food? Is your, is your country known for this street food? We didn't say what, what street food our country is really known for. I don't, I don't know if we would, like hot dogs, maybe? Yeah. You know, the food trucks that I see near us are more like taco trucks. Yeah, a lot of, there's a lot that you have to be able to carry in your hand or eat it, eat it as you're walking. Right. But even so, some of those food trucks are more like for you to sit down. They're like, I don't know, fancy food trucks. Yeah, that's kind of a thing these days. Yeah, it is. Yeah. Anyway, I don't, I don't think that, I mean, there is street food in the U.S., but like you said, it's maybe not as common as. Well, in a lot of times it's associated with festivals or carnivals or different events where people will come and set up to serve a large group of people. Right. Yeah. Okay, so I got a little sidetracked. Okay. We want to hear what your street food is. 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