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HOT DOG CART - New York City
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Street Vendors/Street Food: Pretzel please!
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    • Jenniflower
  • By Jenniflower on August 26, 2008
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    • It's huuuge! - New York City
    It's huuuge!
    by Jenniflower
    Another typically New York past-time (to us at least!) is eating pretzels... and these cannot be any pretzel, they have to be large and warm!

    We got this pretzel on the ferry crossing form Lower Manhattan to Staten Island. We had 25 minutes ahead of us, and were a tad hungry, so got one to share.

    It was huge and rather hot!

    On the site below you can read up a lot more about the pretzel.

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    Street Vendors/Street Food: Try a Dirty Water Dog
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    • jo104
  • By jo104 on October 12, 2008
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    • For a quick tasty street snack you can rest assured there is a yellow and blue umbrella just about on every corner certainly this is the truth around time square. Now in London I would recommend avoiding street vendor food at all costs but here in NYC its such a stable diet. Besides all vendors are monitered by the consumers protection board so thats good enough endorsement for me.

    So do order your dirty water dog with everything on - its messy but its good. The works is frankfurter topped with sauerkraft, onions in a tomato relish & mustard don't ask for ketchup its simply not the done thing & you may only find the vendors in the touristy areas with ketchup (tomato sauce).

    No photo to view as this dog was gone in a matter of moments & it was a definite messy affair!

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    Street Vendors/Street Food: Hotdog stand!
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    • Jenniflower
  • By Jenniflower on August 26, 2008
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    • Yummy! - New York City
    Yummy!
    by Jenniflower
    For us this is typically New York.

    We have watched New York detective and police dramas like Cagney and Lacey, CSI: New York and Without a Trace, and you always see them eating hotdogs and roasted peanuts.

    We were walking, had just left a museum, were cold and hungry, so this just filled the spot!

    These street vendors are everywhere in New York.

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    Street Vendors/Street Food: Street Food
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    • johngayton
  • Updated By johngayton on July 18, 2007
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    • 42nd St Vendor - New York City
    42nd St Vendor
    by johngayton
    There must be hundreds, if not thousands, of street vendors selling a huge variety of "grazing food". By far the most popular are the hot dog guys where a standard hot dog will be about $2 with or without onions, help yourself to relishes.

    Nothing wrong with these whatsoever if you just require a quick bite on the hoof - look for the ones that are busy!

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    Street Vendors/Street Food: Goodies to Go
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  • By emilienoelle on January 2, 2007
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    • Since I was a little kid one of my favorite things about New York has been the street food. When I visit I don't even eat in very many restaurants because I love it so much. There's nothing like the smell of roasting, candied nuts or grilling kebabs. New York hot dogs are also excellent. Pretzels are also quite good, or they can be. Just make sure that you don't get one that was too close to the charcoal fire because sometimes they taste like lighter fluid. In the winter you can get roasted chestnuts. My personal favorites are the carts that sell Middle Eastern food. Mmmm. So if you're in New York and you're hungry try out one of the carts when you walk by!

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    Street Vendors/Street Food: You gotta try some!
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    • Jefie
  • By Jefie on December 20, 2007
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    • Sylvain munching on a pretzel! - New York City
    Sylvain munching on a pretzel!
    by Jefie
    Who hasn't seen a movie set in New York City in which people order food from street vendors? They have stands at every corners and thanks to them, I'll always be amazed at how good I thought NYC smelled! Of course, you can get your oh-so-typical hot dog, but street vendors also sell pretzels, honey roasted nuts, kebabs, and so on. It makes for a quick, unexpensive snack, and we were glad to find out they actually tasted pretty good!

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    Street Vendors/Street Food: Eat A Hot Dog
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  • By Dazzle88 on September 4, 2004
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    • Street Vendors/Street Food - New York City
    by Dazzle88
    As everyone knows New Yorkers are always on the go and working hard that many don't even have time to stop for lunch! Luckily on almost every corner there is a NYC Hot Dog & Pretzel Vendor! This is a local custom for New Yorkers, I myself have many times bought lunch while I was on-the-go!

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    Street Vendors/Street Food: Street vendors
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  • By isolina_it on April 24, 2006
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    • Street Vendors/Street Food - New York City
    by isolina_it
    Almost everywhere in NY street corners are populated with street vendors: at a relatively cheap price they are not only hot-dogs and pretzels sellers, but now they provide you with any sort of soft drink, fresh fruit, fruit salads and warm meals. Around wall street we had a fresh cooked chicken sanwich just for 4$ and we ate it sitting on the pier, noticing that this is what the office employees normally do in a nice sunny day.

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    Street Vendors/Street Food: Eat French pancakes
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    • GUYON
  • Updated By GUYON on August 5, 2008
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    • Crepes Francaises - New York City
    Crepes Francaises
    by GUYON
    A touch of exotism : to eat a French pancakes made as in Paris.
    It is possible to eat "crepes" in Paris but really they are the speciality of Britany.
    This picture was taken in the 7th Avenue at the level of 57th St, the Memorial Day 2003.

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    Street Vendors/Street Food: SUMMER OR WINTER, HUNGRY OR THIRSTY .....
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    • eden_teuling
  • By eden_teuling on March 30, 2003
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    • HOT DOG CART - New York City
    HOT DOG CART
    by eden_teuling
    All over the place you can see these little, simple places to buy something to eat or drink, hot or cold....

    Could can in very handy when you are walking New York, I can tell you that!

    Try something and you will want for more!!!

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