Street Food: Asia (2019– ) User Reviews

Best thing on Netflix

[laura-dobutovic · 9/10 · 4 May 2019]

It's about people and there stories, culture and food. It's great, colorful and lovely.

I want to travel and taste all of them after watching .

[daisyyd · 8/10 · 30 May 2019]

Most of story are base on their own real experience. When I watch those video . It seems I travel in that country . See what's that place looks like ? Know more about different cultures.

Street food with heart

[phambus · 9/10 · 28 April 2019]

I've watched 3 episodes so far and I plan on finishing the series. So far it's an awesome food series across Asia with personal stories of each of the vendors. I love the way the series connects the viewers with how they each started their business and the hardships they each suffered before making it their business successful. This separates this series apart from the many other foodie shows on Netflix. If you are interested in just the food, then Street Food may not be for you. I am already excited for volume 2!

"I never saw myself as the hero, but through chaat my family was reunited." "A thousand years ago, some prince sat on these same steps and ate it."

[daniel-75285 · 10/10 · 26 April 2019]

I have not seen too many food shows. Saw this featured on Netflix and decided to give it a go and just finished the Delhi episode. It has a very nice format that runs smoothly first exploring the history of the food featured and focuses on the life story of a street vendor although it does show others as well. The style works quite well as are the animations and soundtrack. Other shows can be irkingly sensationalist in their presentation with the host hogging the attention instead of the subject material. One thinks of the typical Western foreigner just going around. But the focus on just one individual and his struggles to be able to cater to common people just going about their day was a refreshing take. Very inspirational and down-to-earth. Looking forward to finishing this. Shows that food is not just about eating. It's about people.

Fantastic

[gideonzack · 10/10 · 11 May 2019]

This show is more than the title suggests. It's about culture and the food that comes out of it. It's really nice to see a show that has no agenda, just shows a few chefs/cooks in their element. I highly recommend this. I'm hungry for some Pho now!!!!!!

Brought my appetite back.

[samsp_ · 10/10 · 3 May 2019]

Watched this couple of days ago and I'm proud that my country was in it. People be saying "stop using the hands to prepare the dishes, where's the hygiene" please, you were never here to begin with, we've been doing that for ages and if the hygiene was so important wouldn't we be dead by now? Leave our tradition the way it is, if you feel like there's no hygiene serving food by hands then this food/series aren't meant for you, case closed. Let us the brave eat them, more food for us.

Inspiring

[mahsataliefar · 10/10 · 1 May 2019]

Most of these episodes have me in tears! So moving and sensational . So far I have watched the India episode and god that guy inspired me.

Ultimately pointless

[mhdreiling · 6/10 · 11 May 2019]

As usual, it's beautifully shot, and the concept of the show is interesting. But it manages to be neither about the food or the people that creates it. It's not even about the places. It tries to be about all that, but in the end the lack of focus frustrated me and I couldn't care less about what I was watching. And I also found that the role of the critics and journalists (almost) operates more in the line of an annoying fan club.

More than just another food show

[caoalice · 10/10 · 13 October 2019]

I can honestly say that this is my favourite food-related show, maybe even my favourite show ever! I just finished the show (within a single day might I add) and not a single moment of it was a waste. There are 9 episodes each about 30 mins in length and I am not ashamed to say I cried 9 times within the last day.

This show takes you to 9 different Asian countries each with their own unique traditional and modern street foods. Some of these foods are things we are familiar with, like pho, takoyaki, lumpia, and wonton with noodles. Others are more experimental, for example: Raan Jay Fai's (one of the featured chefs) dry tom yum, Arya's Snack and Foods' colourful Jajan Pasar, to Jo Junja's Baked Baffle. The foods are all shot beautifully and we are given a brief background of all featured traditional foods by people who understand the culture, the history, and the significance. Each episode also features a single chef who is known for creating something unique or just making something people know and love very well and makes them real. No longer are they just the background to some good food, "Street food" shows us that they're more than that. They are mothers and fathers, grandmothers and grandfathers, they are people who carry on a family legacy and keep a tradition alive.

If you're looking for another generic "white man goes around asian countries eating cheap foods" this is not the show for you. However, if you're looking for something deeper, kinder, and very moving, I would highly recommend you check this out.

It's more about people than food.

[winstow · 6/10 · 15 May 2019]

I was expecting a show about traditional street food from different countries, instead it turned into a show exclusively about how people became street food sellers.

In every episode you have a "main story" about someone that for some reason is elevated on the plot, compared to all the other street food sellers. Moreover, the episode tell more about that street food made by him, rather than all the other street food. The space reserved to food is ridiculously small with just a bunch of Instagram photos at the end of every episode.

If the show was called "Life of a Street Food Seller" then it would be an good show. From the episode about Taiwan, all the episodes become the same as if they were all shot in the same place: not enough characterization of the environment, almost zero presentation of the streets and of what characterizes every country (and street food) and what differentiate it from others.

To know street food it's probably better watching Jamie Oliver's shows.

Absolutely Obsessed

[kittycocoppa · 10/10 · 30 April 2019]

I watched every episode today and was fully absorbed into it. I want more!

Flavor documentary

[REXNE · 7/10 · 17 April 2020]

The most delicious dishes are perhaps the ones on the street. This documentary-tasting program may be showing. Street food is also related to culture, and food varieties that are not at all in our region can be consumed lovingly. The best street food 'as I see it in the documentary' and as far as I guess; Thailand was in Bangkok.

Annoying voiceover

[evelyne-beuriot · 2/10 · 28 April 2019]

Netflix probably knew beforehand that this show would be availabe woldwide. I'm dutch and its increadibly annoying to hear this voiceover talk over this thai woman. Just let her speak and use subtitles. I now hear an americain man, and thai woman at the same time while reading dutch subtitles. Couldn't get past 6 minutes.

Stimulated my appetite and opened my heart!

[phoffman-87837 · 10/10 · 29 April 2019]

I especially enjoyed the episodes on Okinawa and Seoul. The food was mouth-watering to see and the touching stories about the lives and trials of the vendors brought life to episodes. Other episodes needed better narrators, but the music and the scenery was great on all of them!

You'll be salivating while having tears in your eyes.

[Eleete_88 · 10/10 · 6 August 2020]

I love this series! It makes you want visit these places just to go to taste foods represented . This show is more than a cooking show. Some of the stories behind these chefs and how they overcame hardships it truly inspiring.

Let them speak!

[sjcannata72 · 8/10 · 23 July 2020]

I have really enjoyed this show and seeing all of the amazing food from all of these different places looks fantastic. I wish I could go eat at each restaurant. But the fact that they do the voiceover translation really bothers me. I want to be able to hear what the people are saying in their own native language and have subtitles in English. I really dislike the English voiceovers. But what's worse is I usually watch with subtitles on anyway, and the English subtitles don't match what the English translator is saying, which is extremely annoying and distracting. Seriously just get rid of the voiceovers and let the people speak and then correctly subtitle it in English. If it weren't for this, this show would be perfect.

Worth watching

[plinh-83972 · 10/10 · 12 June 2019]

It was a great show. It might seem that they try to focus on the cook's stories, the food and the cities at the same time. But it's a new perspective for a food series to look into the lives behind the person, behind the food. As an Asian, I do have street food a lot, and it's a part of me and of the culture. The fact that they reveal the personal stories makes me understand so much more what they have been through. Makes me cherish and respect them more

I never thought I would cry watching a food show

[fablesabout · 9/10 · 3 August 2020]

It's a food show that is less about the food and more about the person, so if you are looking for food only you will be disappointed. But, the stories are fascinating, uplifting and motivating. The story of Jay fai, brought tears to my eyes. Unbelievable story. There should be a movie on her.

Beyond street food

[fhenrike · 8/10 · 30 June 2019]

It's an amazing docuseries that shows not just a selection of famous street food from Asian countries but also the social and historical context behind theses dishes. I hope to see more seasons. Latin America would be a great option for the next one.

Lame

[tipwynn · 1/10 · 2 May 2019]

I was expecting more food and history if food but get depressing stories instead.

Aesthetically pleasing presentation, touching portraits

[srkim · 10/10 · 7 June 2019]

So far I've seen only the episode about Seoul but I still wanted to say thank you for the dignified portrait of the Korean people and for capturing the iron working morale of Koreans so very accurately. The visual presentation is sublime and the stories about the hard-working individuals behind the food touched me deeply. I've visited the Gwangjang market a few times and miss the delicious dishes, the unique atmosphere and smells a lot. I wish the makers of this documentary would make an entire series about Korea, Seoul and its people, they seem to understand what really matters. Now I'm looking forward to the other episodes!

Amazing!

[janerosslj · 10/10 · 18 May 2019]

So beautiful and love the filming techniques! I will pick this to watch as I'm studying. So peaceful! Very inspirational. Very well done.

The continuity of David Gelb's Chef's Table

[jpcyr · 9/10 · 1 May 2019]

It's almost impossible not to see this series as the continuity of Chef's Table. Yes it's celebrating street food and in some way you may not consider it as a proper restaurant, but what is a restaurant after all, if not a place where you can get prepared meal by a chef for a price.

Whatever your definition, you already know, that Chef's Table and Street Food have much to do with food as the life stories of their creators. It's all about them. And again David Gelb has created a masterpiece following the format he created with Jiro Dreams of Sushi many years ago.

Beautiful show

[thomas975 · 10/10 · 13 May 2019]

Great show that shows not only the food but the people and what they went through just to get a restaurant open. Things we take for granted in America where we just get a loan at the bank. Watch it. I love many of the series but the Osaka one really moved me. The man who was went through so much with his dad but still spent most of his life savings to pay for his dads funeral\burial. Anyone who rates it below 7 stars are spoiled americans.

sometimes you gotta venture out to taste the real stuff

[lee_eisenberg · 10/10 · 26 June 2019]

Every culture has its cuisine. But the stuff served in restaurants often gets refined to suit certain tastes. Where you tend to find the authentic flavors are on the streets. Netflix's documentary series "Street Food" focuses on the street food in a number of cities in Asia. It looks like some tasty meals. I hope to go to these places eventually and try these dishes. Definitely worth seeing.