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CHAPTER SIX Street Food Brazil Many people like eating in the street. They can eat quickly and the food is usually cheap. There are lots of different street foods around the world. What are the most popular street foods in your country? One of the most typical street foods in Brazil is pao de queijo. It's a ball of warm bread made with tapioca flour and cheese. Some street vendors also sell barbecued chicken or spicy prawns. If you're thirsty, try some acai. It's a popular drink made from palm tree berries. For dessert you can have fresh fruit or you can try some sweet coconut pastries. If you want a snack later, you can have popcorn with sugar. It's a popular snack all over Brazil.   Thailand Street food is very popular in Thailand. There are lots of food stalls and carts, and you can also see vendors on bicycles, motorcycles, or boats! Some of the most typical street foods are spicy Thai noodles and sticky rice with peanuts. If you like meat you can also have some satays. They are pieces of meat that people barbecue on sticks. If you like fish, why not try some fried fishcakes? You can watch the vendor fry them right in front of you. Later you can have some mango for dessert. It's very sweet!   Belgium French fries are one of the most popular street foods in Belgium. In Belgium they are called friet. You can buy French fries from stalls or carts in many streets and public squares. Belgian people like to add sauces to their French fries, like mayonnaise, ketchup, or curry sauce. Some people like ingredients, like onions or meat. Then you can buy a Belgian waffle for dessert. You can also put some ice cream on top, with chocolate, fruit, or cream. Yummy!   Turkey At breakfast time many Turkish people eat a special bread called simit. It's a bread ring with sesame seeds on top. You can buy simit rings from street carts. For lunch, you can have a doner kebab. A doner kebab is thin pieces of meat that you can eat with flat bread. You can also add some salad. Another popular street food is corn that's cooked in water. You can buy it from street carts, and in the summer you can buy it at the beach, too. If you're thirsty, why not try some visne juice? It's a sweet drink that's made from sour cherries. What street food would you like to try?   CHAPTER SEVEN Special Desserts Do you have a sweet tooth? There are lots of desserts that you can try from around the world. Do you like pastries and cakes, or do you prefer milkshakes and ice cream? What's the best dessert from your country?   The United Kingdom Custard is a traditional British dessert. It's a creamy pudding made with eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla. To make custard, you mix all the ingredients and then cook them very slowly. You can eat the custard warm or cold. Some British people like to put custard on other desserts like fruit pies. Custard is also used to make fruit trifle. Trifle is a traditional British dessert made with cake, custard, fruit, and jelly. Jelly is fruit gelatine. Most people also put lots of cream on top. It's a very rich dessert!   Indonesia Alpokat is a special milkshake from Indonesia. It's made with avocado! First you use a blender to mix the avocado pulp with milk. Then you pour it into a glass and add chocolate milk. It's unusual, but it's very good! Durian fruit is a popular dessert in Indonesia. Durians are a spiky fruit with a very sweet, creamy pulp. They also have a very strong smell. Some people say durians smell terrible, but other people love them. If you want to try some durian you can eat it fresh or you can have some durian ice cream. You might like it! In some parts of Indonesia you can't eat durian fruit on public transportation. Some people don't like the strong smell!   Canada Maple syrup is traditional in Canada. It's made from the sap of maple trees. You can see a red maple leaf on Canada's national flag. The maple sap is collected in early spring. People cut small holes in the sides of the trees and collect the sap in buckets. Then they cook the sap to take out the water and make syrup. If they continue cooking the sap, it turns into maple candy. A lot of Canadians put maple syrup on their pancakes. They also add it to cakes, cookies, and other desserts.   Peru In Peru, people eat a traditional dessert called mazamorra morada. This dessert is dark purple because it's made from purple corn! Peruvians cook the corn with sugar, spices, and fruit like green apples and pineapple. Then they mix it with dried fruits. Another dessert in Peru is lucuma fruit. It's a tropical fruit that is green on the outside and orange on the inside. Some people say lucuma fruit has a sweet, nutty flavor. They often use it to make desserts like ice cream, milkshakes, pastries, and cakes.