noun phrase · informal
street food
/striːt fuːd/STREET FOOD
Band 6-7speakingtask2
ready-to-eat food sold by vendors in public places, often informal
Examples
“We tried local street food and found some amazing snacks.”
“Street food is a big part of the city's culinary culture.”
“Be careful with hygiene when eating street food in unfamiliar places.”
Band 8 sentence
“On my trip I loved sampling the street food because it offered authentic flavours at low prices.”
Collocations
- popular street food
- try street food
Word family
street noun / adjectivevendor noun
Common mistakes
road food→street food
street's food→street food
Say it for a higher band
5local snacks→6takeaway food→7+street food
Synonyms
street cuisine
Easily confused
local cuisine
“During the festival we sampled a range of local cuisine at restaurants and stalls.”
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