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In many parts of Asia its economical to eat out for every meal, not just for the rich. In Vietnam for example many street food vendors have a minimal markup on
by damian2000 13y ago
In many parts of Asia its economical to eat out for every meal, not just for the rich. In Vietnam for example many street food vendors have a minimal markup on the cost of the raw ingredients, something like +20%. Same for a lot of cities in China as well I believe.
- naz 13y agoIs the food actually healthy though? I've heard bad things about the street food there [1], but I've never been. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutter_oil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutter_oil
- damian2000 13y agoI've eated cheaply in southern Vietnam - things like pho (noodle soup) and rice paper rolls which aren't fried. People there are pretty knowledgeable about the freshness of food - if a stall serves up crap, they go out of business pretty quickly.