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Creative cooks: Asian street food chefs fight lockdown slowdown

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From Facebook groups to hyper-local delivery services, southeast Asia's street food chefs are cooking up creative ways to sell their wares as they struggle to survive during the coronavirus pandemic. The region is known for exotic treats often enjoyed at chairs and tables by the roadside, from mango sticky rice to rich coconut curries. But restrictions imposed to fight the virus have forced vendors off the streets and confined customers to their homes -- leaving businesses scrambling to find new ways to make ends meet.

Added on the 07/05/2020 12:48:09 - Copyright : AFP EN

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