You are what you eat

Wednesday 20 October 2010, 10.26 AM
By The Team | Posted in Places

STREAT offers tasty street food from around the world while training young, long term unemployed and homeless people in hospitality-  giving them practical skills that will stay with them for life.

Inspired by similar social enterprise projects in Asia, STREAT brings the theatrical experience of hawker food, the original street food, to downtown Melbourne.

On the day we visited spicy Mexican tacos were on offer. We could choose from tasty free-form chorizo cooked before our eyes or a delicious stew of smoky refried beans. Either option was accompanied by a generous serving in a gluten-free taco, topped with fresh cheese and a tangy green tomato salsa. You can also try their pickled cactus, grown in country Victoria and marinated in bay leaves, garlic and chilli, and made locally in North Melbourne.

As a nice touch, you can also get a loyalty card which means that after nine meals, the tenth is given to a homeless person. STREAT also serves great Fair Trade organic coffee and juices.

Why not make a difference in your lunch hour? You can find the STREAT food cart at Federation Square from Tuesday to Saturday from 11am till 4pm.

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