A common food in the streets of Brazil, espetinho means ‘little skewer' in Portuguese and usually it's spiced beef or chicken, grilled over charcoal on a skewer. Other meats such as sausage, shrimps and fish are also used for different varieties of the dish. Vendors often spice up the affair with their choice of condiments as well as farinha, a special crunchy flour.

Known as the 'poor man's burger,' a vadapav is made with balls of spiced mashed potato, deep fried until it turns golden, stuffed into a bun. It's eaten with mint, coriander and sweet tamarind chutneys.

Though recipes are kept a secret, this dish requires chicken to be marinated in hot jerk seasoning overnight and then smoked over pimento wood, the same tree that gives allspice.

Pork Satay is one of the most recognized street foods in Thailand. Marinated in a sweet and spicy paste of lemongrass, shallots, garlic, red chilies and fish sauce, the pork skewers are brushed with coconut milk while grilling and usually served with a peanut sauce.

Currywurst is perfect with beer. Made of either steamed or fried pork sausages, drenched in tomato paste and topped with curry powder, this dish is served with French fries usually.

This Mexican dish is a flour or corn tortilla, stuffed with grilled or slow-cooked meats and a variety of fillings, including potatoes sausage, squash blossoms, stir-fried mushrooms and beans.

The key ingredient of banh mi is a fresh-baked baguette made from rice and wheat flour. It is usually filled with fresh coriander, pickled carrot, and different types of meats, ranging from pork to chicken.

In this seafood dish, mud crabs are served whole, stir fried in a sweet and sour sauce of tomato, egg and, of course, chili. It's also popular in Malaysia.

This Chinese dumpling soup is served in bamboo baskets on streets across Shanghai. The steaming hot dumplings, stuffed with minced pork, are covered in boiling hot broth.