The Best Street Food Documentaries

Food & Drink - 28 free documentaries about street food.

Start with Vegetable Fritters & Yellow Pea Curry In Kolkata, West Bengal (23 min, CNA Insider), then Singapore's Michelin Bib Gourmand Hawkers: Bahrakath Mutton Soup (23 min, CNA Insider). All 28 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on street food is A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain.

• Vegetable Fritters & Yellow Pea Curry In Kolkata, West Bengal | Slumfood Millionaire | India (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Singapore's Michelin Bib Gourmand Hawkers: Bahrakath Mutton Soup | On The Red Dot (23 min, CNA Insider)
• $13 For Restaurant-Style Fine Dining In A Yishun Hawker Centre? | On The Red Dot - I Am A Hawker (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Fermented Fish Hotpot & Neem Salad In Vietnam’s Floating Slum | Slumfood Millionaire | Long Xuyen (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Chicken Head & Crispy Chicken Feet At Kali Code, Yogyakarta | Slumfood Millionaire | Indonesia (23 min, CNA Insider)
• I Sell S$100 Steaks At A Hawker Centre: Rise Of Artisanal Hawker Food | New Stirrings (47 min, CNA Insider)
• The sushi hype - Ravenous appetites and species extinction (42 min, DW Documentary)
• Our Japanese Bakery In A Hawker Centre: Meet The Shio Pan Sisters | On The Red Dot - I Am A Hawker (23 min, CNA Insider)
• 6 Weeks Later: Are These Ex-Offenders Ready To Be Hawkers? | The Hawker Apprentice - Part 3/3 (46 min, CNA Insider)
• Pig's Brain & Poisonous Porcupine Fish In Pasil, Cebu | Slumfood Millionaire | Philippines (23 min, CNA Insider)
• "I've Never Done Anything Legitimate": Ex-Convicts Face The Wok | The Hawker Apprentice - Part 1/3 (45 min, CNA Insider)
• Black Crab Curry & Giant Snail Salad At Koh Klang, Krabi | Slumfood Millionaire | Thailand (23 min, CNA Insider)
• “Come Eat, Before It Disappears”: The Hawkers Fighting To Save Our Heritage Food | New Stirrings (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Which Minced Pork Noodles Stall Holds Singapore's Only Michelin Star? | Food Feud | On The Red Dot (22 min, CNA Insider)
• Papaya Buds & Chicken Cooked In Bamboo At Bintulu, Sarawak | Slumfood Millionaire | Malaysia (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Late For Training: Can This Ex-Offender Win Back Mentor's Trust? | The Hawker Apprentice - Part 2/3 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Buses, Trishaws, Mobile Hawkers: History Of Singapore's Vibrant Streets | Let Me Tell You A Story S2 (46 min, CNA Insider)
• Homestyle Peranakan Food In A Hawker Centre? Why I Learned To Cook | On The Red Dot - I Am A Hawker (23 min, CNA Insider)
• How These Hawkers Are Redefining What “Local” Food Means In Singapore | New Stirrings (45 min, CNA Insider)
• Chicken Rice In New York City? Hawkers Bring Singapore Food Abroad | Belly Of A Nation | Part 3/4 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Vadai & Curry Puffs: History Of Iconic Singapore Hawker Snacks | Belly Of A Nation 3 | Part 1/4 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• These Families Serve Delicious Singapore Hawker Food Made With Rice | Belly Of A Nation 3 | Part 2/4 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Mum's Nyonya Chang Recipe Lost To Dementia: Recreating 93-Year-Old’s Rice Dumpling | On The Red Dot (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Young Hawkers Fight & Innovate To Keep Singapore Food Culture Alive | Belly Of A Nation | Part 4/4 (46 min, CNA Insider)
• How Hair Bans & Hawker Centres Shaped Singapore Society | Singapore Hidden In 40 Objects - Part 2/2 (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Hot In Bangkok: Jungle Curry & Royal Chilli Paste | In Search Of Heat (22 min, CNA Insider)
• Curry Devil: Tracing My Eurasian Heritage Across Asia With Our Most Iconic Dish | My Debal Diaries (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Re-designing A Heritage Food Stall Menu With Gouache, Watercolours & Food Photography | How Graphic! (46 min, CNA Insider)

Top-Rated Books About Street Food

1. A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
2. World Travel by Anthony Bourdain - View on Amazon
3. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (4.1/5) - View on Amazon