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Street Food

Part of the Mood & Food Wheel

What is Street Food?

Eaten standing, outside, without ceremony — street food is immediate pleasure without pretense. Spontaneous, sensory, alive.

When you might feel street food

Street Food is a specific form of social & shared, which itself is a type of adventurous. You might experience this feeling in situations where adventurous is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define street food.

Emotional Hierarchy

AdventurousSocial & SharedStreet Food

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