Food Vendors at the Northwest Folklife Festival in Seattle

It's always great when you are traveling and when in a city, they happen  to have a local festival with a strong focus in food.

And that was the case this past weekend in Seattle for the Northwest Folklife Festival.

With about 50 food vendors, we had some tough choices to make. In the end, our  choice was to go for the more obscure cuisine options...culinary types I personally seldom find with ease in Buenos Aires or US cities.

So our choices at the 2011 Northwest Folklife Festival were:

Russian Beef Dumplings from Pel'meni:

Pork Lumpia which is a Philipino pork eggroll from Espi's:

And Spicy Beef Sambusa from one of the Kenyan food vendors, Kenyan Kitchen.

Here's the complete list of food vendors. Many will be there again for the Taste of Seattle event on July 15th.

Food Vendors

Get your tastebuds ready…

Bagley Roadway and Food Triangle

• Biringer Farm-Favorite desserts from a local berry farm
• Chutney’s Grille- Indian and Northwest fusion
• The Corn Roasters- Corn on the cob, served on a stick with a variety of spices
• Espi’s Sausage and Tocino Company- Filipino and Pan Asian food
• Little C’s Funnel Cake
• Pico De Gallo- Mexican seafood with a Northwest twist
• Ray’s Veggie Stir Fry and Teriyaki Chicken
• Viva! Vegetarian Grill- All-American classics, all vegan
• Warthog Barbeque Pit- All your BBQ favorites
• Washington’s Own Apple Dumpling Gang- Apple and peach cobblers with vanilla ice cream
• Ziegler’s Bratwurst Haus- Authentic German sausages and those famous fries

Center Square

• Klassique Kollections- Delicious Cajun cooking
• Peanut Butter Goodness- Deep-fried PB&J… yes, you read that right
• Seoul Short Ribs- Kalbi marinated chicken and beef

Fountain

• Mighty-O Donuts- Vegan, organic donuts
• Piecora’s New York Pizza
• Scotty’s Northwest- Fresh Northwest seafood and salad
• Thai Heaven

Key Roadway

• Ahepa- Authentic Greek food, fast!
• Asian Breeze- Small bites of Pan Asian cuisine
• Big City Burritos- Vegetarian burritos, a Festival favorite for over 25 years!
• Blue Elephant- The ever-popular elephant ears and more
• Bombay Grill- Healthy Indian cuisine
• Crab Cakes and Seafood Specialties
• Horn of Africa- Authentic food from the East African coast

Kobe Bell

• Bahn Thai
• Crepealicious- Savory and sweet crepes with a Seattle twist
• Eloi: Taste the Caribbean
• Island Noodles- Buckwheat yakisoba noodles with fresh veggies
• Kaleenka Piroshkys- Freshly made bread dough and authentic fillings, a Festival staple for over 30 years!
• Shishkaberry’s- Chocolate-dipped fruit on a stick

Mural Roadway

• Bumpus Burgers
• Gyros! Gyros! Gyros!- Authentic Greek cuisine
• Hi’s Fruit/New Orleans Beignet- Frozen chocolate banana, fruit smoothies, beignets and more
• Kenyan Kitchen- Dine on Sambusa , beef, veggie or chicken Piripiri, followed by a jolt of Matunda juice
• Pat’s Philly Steak Sandwiches
• Pel’Meni-Popular Russian dumplings with a Northwest touch
• Southern Kitchen- Down home cooking featured on the Food Network’s program “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives”