Techniques

Where There’s Smoke…

The most elemental of cooking methods is also the most adaptable

By SAVEUR Editors


Published on March 18, 2019

You can't take a deep fryer or a sous vide machine on the road, but an open fire is almost always at your disposal, allowing street vendors across the globe to constantly step up their grilling game.

Above: Fish stacked on spikes by a beach bonfire in Marbella, on Spain's southern coast.

Left: A motorcycle gets a makeover with a portable grill in Shanghai, China.

Bottom left: On the island of Ko Samui, Thailand, vendors can carry everything they need—even the hot grill itself—all on their backs.

Below: A variety of grilled meats gets packed in foil to go at a not-quite-legal shopping cart food stand in Queens, New York.

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