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the world's most honest restaurant review: if it weren't good, the cart wouldn't still be there.
means food cooked and sold in public spaces, usually fast, cheap, and by someone who has made this exact thing ten thousand times.
from as old as cities themselves — pompeii had thermopolia serving hot food to people without kitchens, and market stalls have fed workers on the move ever since urban life demanded fast, cheap calories.
pompeii precedentancient rome had fast-food counters, literally excavated
michelin recognitionsingapore hawker stall earned a michelin star
unesco statussingapore hawker culture is intangible cultural heritage
economic enginefeeds billions daily, mostly informal, mostly untaxed