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Street Food: Netflix series is a televisual tonic amid postponed travel plans

Has your great getaway been put on hold indefinitely? Netflix’s adventures in roadside cuisine will zest up enforced downtime
‘Street food is one of the few things left that glues people together.’ Netflix’s Street Food: Asia delves into dishes passed down through generations Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix

With planes grounded and country borders closed, most of us have become accustomed to the confines of our home. A trip to the living room offers an exciting change of scenery, and the cuisine typical of this region is developing in new and curious ways with each day that passes since the last grocery run.

As one of the many help to ease my disappointment and remind me of the world outside the Melbourne suburb I live in.

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