New Woodridge Southeast Asian Street Food Snacks

(Gerry Furth-Sides) Who can resist salty, textured Southeast Asian street food snacks when they already bagged and on the market shelves AND also be delivered right to your door.  Woodridge Snacks recently came out with a new line of crackly, intensely seasoned chips.  They sent us four packages to try and they all lived up to their promise of being a convenient, fun, practically priced new snack still filled with nostalgia.

 Woodridge Snacks are sourced from around the world with the highest quality ingredients.  They contain no artificial flavors or colors, and are vegan, low fat, low calorie, and Gluten-Free, with the exception of the Tempura Seaweed Chips).  Woodridge Snacks are available online and for immediate delivery with free shipping on www.woodridgesnacks.com.

Tempura Seaweed Chips – Dipped in light batter, then gently tempura fried to a crisp, and available in Sea Salt, Sriracha and Hickory BBQ.  These work perfectly as a slightly salty, crunchy and interesting salad topping.

Ginger Chews (GF) – Sesame Seed and Chia Seed enrobe the tanginess of freshly cut ginger.

Mochi Rice Nuggets (GF) – Sweet sticky rice baked to a crisp in Teriyaki, Tom Yum and Curry Rice flavors are filling and satisfying.  Short grain, slightly sweet white rice baked to a crisp is complemented by mild heat and tangy sourness that makes Tom Yum soup so popular (see below).

Sticky Rice Chips (GF) – Whole grain rice popped to a crisp and seasoned in Seaweed, Cheddar Cheese, Garlic + Pepper and Sriracha flavors. The chips are man-made with whole grain rice harvested from sustainable fields right in the heart of Thailand. These also pair with hot or cold tea.

Some street foods are regional, but many have spread beyond their region of origin, carrying with it into different parts of the world the flavors and cuisine. Most street foods are in the category of as finger foods and fast food, and are popular for their lower prices than an average restaurant.

Bangkok Street food, often considered the best anywhere, is packed with a variety of ready-to-eat meals, snacks, fruits and drinks.  Popular street offerings includes pad thai (stir fried rice noodle), som tam (green papaya salad), sour tom yum soup, various selection of Thai curries, to sticky rice mango

One of the most popular street dishes is  hot and sour Tom yum soup sold in the street by hawkers or vendors at food stalls or food carts on Bangkok streets.  The famous soup usually originated in Thailand. The 1997 financial crisis in Asia, which started in Thailand, is sometimes referred to as the “Tom Yam Kung Crisis”.

The words “tom yam” are derived from two Thai words: Tom referring to the boiling process, and  yam refers to a Thai spicy and sour salad.  Tom yum, cooked with shrimp (large prawns),  is known for its distinct hot and sour flavors, with fragrant spices and herbs generously used in the broth. The soup is prepared with fresh ingredients such as lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, lime juice, fish sauce, and crushed red chili peppers.