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The document discusses the history and origins of food stalls. It traces how food stalls started in the early 20th century in the UK and Philippines as affordable ways for people to start food businesses or satisfy hunger. It provides some examples of popular food stalls in both countries, such as those selling British dishes, macaroons, churros, waffles and fruit shakes.

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Introduction

The document discusses the history and origins of food stalls. It traces how food stalls started in the early 20th century in the UK and Philippines as affordable ways for people to start food businesses or satisfy hunger. It provides some examples of popular food stalls in both countries, such as those selling British dishes, macaroons, churros, waffles and fruit shakes.

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Origin of Food Stall A food stall is a general way of starting a food business because it requires a small

amount of capital that many can afford to provide the necessities of the target costumers. It obliges to
provide license because the business offer unpackaged food for retail sale. (Brisbane,n.d.)

In the early twentieth century, opened the first curry house restaurant aimed to be a British working-
class and Indian sojourner clientele. They were followed by an upper-class venture on Regent Street,
Veeraswamy’s restaurant. Edward Palmer, who claimed to be the great grandson of an English general
and an Indian princess had successfully establish and run the first food stall, Mughal Palace food stall at
the Wembley Empire Exhibition in 1926. This business is associated with the Veeraswamy’s restaurant.
His enterprise, later on came to be known as the “ex-Indian higher serviceman’s curry club. In 1935,
Veeraswamy’s was bought by a flamboyant businessman and Conservative M.P., Sir William Arthur
Steward. The restaurant and food stall offered five kind of curry dishes and also the standard dishes of
the time.(Pilcher, 2012)

Food stalls have been in the region of in the Philippines for quite some time. From the neighbor’s fish
ball to the nonstop stalls located in malls and train stations, these quick bite peddlers have full many
hungry belly on the go. They satisfy one’s craving for the newest milktea drink or the typical bibingka (a
spongy cake made with rice flour) rice flour) at a affordable price. The food stall commence as a
profitable franchise, a business fad of sorts. While most of them still offer run of the granulate food, a
new generation of stalls is now on the trend. These meals on wheels are now coming full circle, offering
something for everyone. They maintain to gratify their regulars with the familiar, while piquing everyone
else’s attention and palate with a growing list of innovative offerings. Food stall history has also build its
spot in some of the country’s top schools, alluring even non-students into becoming regulars. The
University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman has a proud history in its isaw (barbecued pig or chicken
intestines) and aristokarts, so named as a pun on the popular Aristocrat restaurant. DeLa Salle University
(DLSU) in Taft Avenue has the Agno food court, where food stalls line a small alley. Their cheap prices
have helped many a college kid to spend their allowance on better things such as research and projects.
(NicoGoco, 2013)

Food parks in the Philippines surged in popularity in 2016. The format replaced food trucks, as it offered
a fun dining space for consumers to try new food concepts and bond with their friends and family.
Similar to food courts, food parks feature a collection of food kiosks within an outdoor compound. They
normally follow a central theme such as international street food in the case of Merkanto, Instagram-
able dining in regard to Crave Park and subway-inspired booths in the case of The Vibe. Unlike food
courts though, food parks are comprised wholly of independent consumer food service operators,
normally start-up entrepreneurs, and serve as an ideal incubator for new businesses and novel concepts
because of the low capital requirements and a targeted consumer base. Furthermore, food parks are
located within neighborhoods and primarily targeted students, families and young professionals. (Street
Stalls/Kiosks in the Philippines, 2017)

Examples of Food stalls


There is no secret in the recent surge in the London street-food scene. The number of traders is
increasing. The standard of the food started high and is getting higher. There are more areas around
London that are welcoming friendly food vans, trucks, and airstreams that serve everything from good
ol' pork pies and scotch eggs to Korean comfort food. New markets are popping up around London with
even more street-food vendors. It is easy to see that the capital is quickly becoming a street-food force
to be considered with.

Eat My Pies is exemplary British street food at its best. Serving fare such as scotch eggs, pork pies and
custard tarts, Eat My Pies aims to make great British food available to the great British public. The
smoked-haddock scotch egg is something to behold, but save some space for the chorizo pie. Available
every Thursdays and Fridays at White Cross Market (White cross Street, EC1) and Saturdays at Broadway
Marketin Hackney. Sweet tooth’s will be delighted by the mouth-watering macaroons by On Cafe
macaroons. Regulars at the Real Food market are there patrons and also they cater for events around
London serving the most beautiful, Japanese-inspired macaroons. They have these black sesame, and
the jasmine and charcoal macaroons, and was blown away. Finalists in the 2010 Street Food Awards,
Churros Garcia represents all that is wonderful about the street-food revival. A Spanish family business
that has been making churros by hand for more than 40 year. (Gilland & Spens, 2012)

In commercial centers of any city in the Philippines, there is a cafeteria on wheels also called as
footstalls serving food on the go to its customers, drivers, students and person along for the ride.
Whenever there is heavy traffic, food stalls tends to attract many customers that were stucked.Waffle
Time takes the classic waffle snack and fill it not only with hotdogs, but with pineapple, Swiss chocolate,
Bavarian cream, tuna salad, and bacon. Holy Kettle Corn is a great-tasting popcorn without the butter
and preservatives. The first stall in Alabang Town Center in 2004 attracted even the north dwellers, with
its promise of Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), butter-free popcorn. Made with natural sweeteners such
as molasses, honey, and sugar. Frutas is affordable and healthy thirst quenchers. Every Frutas stall is
fruit central-ripe, fresh fruits are on display, all of which are used in churning out cups of fruit shakes
which are mixed with honey and milk. Not just offering the usual mango or banana shake, watermelon,
apple and even strawberries are also available. (10 Pinoy Food Carts in Manila Top Picks, 2016)

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