What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedStreet Food around the World
Bruce Kraig, Colleen Taylor Sen · Book · 2013
If you loved Street Food around the World, start with Street Food: Asia (David Gelb, 2019) — a series on the same thread. Below: 4 films, 2 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to Street Food around the World across media.
What hooked you in Street Food around the World was the way casual, localized dining reveals the vast, interconnected history of global cultures.
Films on the same thread
The Wolf of Wall Street
Film · 2013
Explores: Greed, Excess, Corruption.
While Street Food around the World explores the human movement of food, this film exposes the corrupt underbelly of the global financial systems that define modern international commerce.
Fast Food Nation
Film · 2006
Explores: Industrial food production, Labor exploitation, Corporate ethics.
If Street Food around the World taught you that food represents culture, this film provides the necessary counter-narrative by examining the industrial consequences and labor exploitation within food production.
Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Anderson · Film · 1956
Explores: Race Against Time, Global Adventure, Culture Clash.
Much like the global survey conducted in Street Food around the World, this adventure captures the spirit of traversing diverse landscapes to experience the richness of international cultures.
Tampopo
Jūzō Itami · Film · 1985
Shares a thread with Street Food around the World: food culture.
You enjoyed the deep dive into culinary traditions in Street Food around the World, and this film mirrors that passion through its dedicated focus on the art of ramen.
Series on the same thread
Street Food: Asia
David Gelb · Series · 2019
Shares a thread with Street Food around the World: Food Culture.
This series serves as the perfect visual companion to Street Food around the World, bringing the book's focus on cultural exchange and community street dining to vivid life.
Street Food: Latin America
David Gelb · Series · 2020
Shares a thread with Street Food around the World: Food Culture.
This docuseries expands on the immigrant stories and culinary traditions documented in Street Food around the World, highlighting how individual chefs preserve heritage through their signature street dishes.
Podcasts on the same thread
JOLLY
Podcast
Shares a thread with Street Food around the World: cultural exchange.
The focus on cultural exchange and food tourism in Street Food around the World is mirrored here, as the hosts explore international flavors through the lens of friendship.
Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts · Podcast · 2026
Explores: Curiosity, Intellectual exploration, Trivia.
If you appreciated the anthropological curiosity found in Street Food around the World, this podcast satisfies that same intellectual desire to understand the history behind everyday cultural phenomena.
Keep exploring
Common questions
Is Street Food around the World a comprehensive reference book?
Yes, Street Food around the World is an encyclopedia that provides a worldwide survey of casual cuisine. It documents the importance of street food across different cultures by exploring various dishes like dumplings, hot dogs, kebabs, and tacos through contributions from numerous experienced world travelers.
What does Street Food around the World teach about global food history?
Street Food around the World illustrates how the movement of people and their culinary traditions across the globe has shaped human history. The book documents these cultural exchanges by analyzing how specific street foods have traveled and evolved to become essential parts of daily life in different regions.
Does Street Food around the World include instructions for cooking?
Yes, Street Food around the World includes recipes alongside its encyclopedic survey of global street food. The authors, Bruce Kraig and Colleen Taylor Sen, provide these recipes to help document the significance of casual cuisine and to show the diversity of dishes found in cultures across the globe.
Who are the authors of Street Food around the World?
Street Food around the World was written by Bruce Kraig and Colleen Taylor Sen. Published in 2013, this encyclopedia relies on the expertise of these two world travelers and numerous other contributors to provide a detailed look at the history and cultural importance of street food internationally.