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Covid19 takes a big bite out of street food vending
16 Hrs Ago
People wait to purchase food prepared by Michel Peters in his food truck in Barataria. Photo courtesy Michel Peters -
Roadside food vending has been at the centre of TT's culinary culture for as long as one could remember. Doubles, pies, barbecue, and in recent history gyros, satisfy cravings, whether on the way to work or out liming at night.
But the industry is volatile. Crime, the price of goods and the fact that the street food sector is not regularised adds to the high risks involved, and, with the recent covid19 restrictions many vendors who operate on a day-to-day basis, may fall by the wayside.
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