Khmer Street Food 2018 Fried snake, silkworm, cricket, baby frog, Beetles, desserts, Beef Balls

In khmer, although street food did not become popular among native khmer people until the early 1960s, because of rapid urban population growth,. by the 1970s it had "displaced home-cooking. The rise of the country's tourism industry is also contributed to the popularity of khmer street food. A whole street taken up by street food vendors during the Yasothon Rocket Festival in khmer.

Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold by a hawker, or vendor, in a street or other public place, such as at a market or fair. It is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and meant for immediate consumption. Some street foods are regional, but many have spread beyond their region of origin. Most street foods are classed as both finger food and fast food, and are cheaper on average than restaurant meals. According to a 2007 study from the Food and Agriculture Organization, 2.5 billion people eat street food every day.