Best Asian Street Food Recipes: these ideas to make at home will take you around the world from Japan to Philippines and Korea. Authentic flavors but yummy and easy to cook!
Snacks
Scallion Pancake
Taiwanese green onion pancake recipe (Cong you bing)
Taiwanese green onion pancake (Cong you bing), also known as Chinese scallion pancake, is a delicious savoury street snack that is easy to batch make and freeze.
Click here for the authentic Scallion pancake recipe.
Korean Rice Sandwich
Folded Kimbap Sandwich (Attorney Woo)
Folded Kimbap Sandwich is a fun, easy and delicious Korean street snack that shot to fame with the K-drama, Extraordinary Attorney Woo. It's simple to make and super versatile for lunchboxes: read on for some of the many possible fillings!
Click here for the Asian rice sandwich recipe.
Salted Egg Buns
Custard Bao Bun with Salted Egg Filling 流沙包
Custard Bao Bun with Salted Egg Filling 流沙包 is a sweet and savory Chinese bun with a molten filling that is often served as a dessert or a snack. This recipe was inspired by a Dim Sum course I took in Singapore- I'll be honest, making bao buns isn't super easy as there are a number of steps, but I've tried to make it as straightforward as possible.
Click here for the Chinese bao recipe.
Mains
Thai Drunken Noodles
Authentic Drunken Noodles Recipe (Pad Kee Mao)
This is an Authentic Drunken Noodles recipe, also known as Pad Kee Mao or Drunkard Noodles, that is on the table in 20 minutes, perfect for a quick and easy weeknight dinner! I show you how to make it with fresh and dried rice noodles. (If you can't take spice, I have tips on how to make this Thai food dish less spicy.)
Click here for the spicy Thai dinner recipe.
Yaki Udon
Yaki Udon Noodle
This easy Yaki Udon Noodle recipe is a quick Japanese Stir Fried Noodles. Coated in a delicious Stir Fry sauce, you can make this Asian noodle bowl with chicken, beef, shrimp, vegan, or vegetarian.
Click here for the Japanese noodle recipe.
Singapore Mee Siam
Singapore Mee Siam Recipe (with Soup)
This Singapore Mee Siam Recipe (with Soup) is sweet, spicy, tangy and altogether delicious! No wonder it is such a popular noodle dish in Singapore and Malaysia!
Click here for the Mee Siam with gravy recipe.
Malaysian Dry Mee Siam
Authentic Singapore Dry Mee Siam Goreng
A popular breakfast in Singapore, dry mee siam goreng is sweet, spicy, salty, a little sour and altogether delicious! A feast for the senses but simple to make!
Click here for the Mee Siam goreng recipe.
Hainanese Chicken Rice (Rice Cooker)
Hainanese Chicken Rice (Rice Cooker)
A super easy recipe for a fragrant and delicious Singapore Chicken Rice, made in the Rice Cooker. Made from easy-to-find ingredients (I tested without pandan leaves, but also show you how to use pandan leaves if you can get them.)
Click here for the Singapore chicken rice recipe.
Kimchi Fried Rice
Kimchi Bokkeumbap (Fried Rice)
Kimchi Bokkeumbap, or Korean fried rice with kimchi, is so easy and delicious, it's often whipped up as a hangover meal in a Korean household and can be made perfectly the first time. Plus, it's done in 15 minutes if you have leftover rice around!
Click here for the Korean spicy fried rice recipe.
Pad Kra Pao Moo
Thai Basil Pork Mince (Pad Kra Pao Moo)
This Thai Basil Pork Mince, or Pad Kra Pao Moo (Pad Gra Pao Pork), is an easy stir-fry but SO TASTY. It's one of favorite authentic Thai food recipes and I must have eaten this Asian street food dish at least 100s of times over the 20 years my Father lived in Bangkok.
Click here for the stir fried pork recipe.
Filipino Pork Adobo
Pork Adobo
This easy Pork Adobo recipe is as tasty and authentic as it gets: a Filipino lady whose family sells this braised pork kindly shared it with me. It's one of the most delicious Filipino pork recipes and the best traditional Filipino dish in my opinion! Perfect for a Filipino food party.
Click here for the braise pork recipe.
Taiwanese Braised Pork
Rou Zao Fan (Easy Lu Rou Fan)
Looking for an Easy Lu Rou Fan recipe for busy weeknights? Rou Zao Fan is a quick and easy ground pork version of the recipe. Deliciously savory but made in ⅓ of the time! (On the table in 30 minutes.)
Click here for the easy lu rou fan recipe.
Hong Kong Claypot Rice
Chinese Claypot Rice (Rice Cooker)
This easy Chinese Claypot Rice is a restaurant quality Hong Kong dish made in a Rice Cooker with Chinese mushrooms and Chinese sausage- better than takeout! (For lazy days when you want to cook last-minute, I've included a no chicken version.)
Click here for the cantonese rice recipe.
Singapore Noodles
Shrimp Mei Fun (Fried Rice Noodles)
Shrimp Mei Fun is an easy Stir Fried Thin Rice Noodles Dish. Packed with shrimp and vegetables, it's a complete meal with fibre and protein that cam be made in under 30 minutes!
Click here for the Singapore noodles with prawn recipe.
Bihun Goreng
Singapore Fried Vermicelli (Bihun Goreng)
Singapore Fried Vermicelli, also known as Bihun Goreng, is delicious, easy to cook and quick to make in under 30 minutes. Using only simple ingredients (no chicken broth needed), it's a complete meal in itself. It's also cheap enough that some hawker centres (street food stalls) in Singapore sell it for only S$2/ US$1.50!
Click here for the stir fried rice vermicelli recipe.
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