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Time for last-minute Halloween costume decisions, pre-holiday-season anxiety, and pumpkin spice everything. Does that thermometer say 87 degrees? Holy moly, that’s practically FREEZING, winter isn’t coming, winter is HERE!
What’s Tucson Meet Yourself? So glad you asked. It’s a festival. A big, joyful celebration of culture, cuisine, and community. A chance for thousands to meet, mingle, and masticate. An opportunity to observe people, passion, performance, and perspective. A true melting pot in every sense.
Tucson Meet Yourself 2023 is taking over three city blocks + the plaza in front of the Joel D. Valdez Main Library for a weekend of foreign and familiar flavors from all around the world. There’s nearly 60 unique cuisines to choose from, ranging from sweet to spicy to savory to “I have no idea what that is, but it smells incredible and I must have some immediately.”
And, best of all, it’s FREE! But you can (and should) donate — support your local non-profits!
Our guide pertains primarily to the food vendors of Tucson Eat Yourself 2023 (see what they did there?). Below you will find a complete list of vendors, along with their festival menus, so you can start planning and salivating.
Additionally, you’ll find the performance/event venues and their accompanying show schedules. Those are listed first and each is marked with a STAR ICON on the map.
{No shows from 2:00-5:00 PM}
{No shows from 2:00-5:00 PM}
{No shows from 2:00-5:00 PM}
The whole menu is vegan & gluten free || Todo el menú es vegan y gluten free
DISHES
DESSERTS
DRINKS
Cultural Communities / Countries of Origins
Taiwan
Festival Menu
– Herculean Chicken ($14)
A whole chicken breast cutlet that is marinated overnight, deep fried, and finished with dry seasoning; served in a paper bag for eating while exploring
– Popcorn Chicken ($12)
Taiwanese style popcorn chicken deep fried and finished with a dry seasoning; served in a paper bag to be eaten with a skewer stick
– Fries ($5)
—Vegetable ($5) Gluten free, vegan
—White Rice ($2) Gluten free, vegan
Cultural Communities / Countries of Origins
Peru
Festival Menu
MAIN DISHES/SIDE DISHES:
– Anticuchos: Beef skewers
– Causa Rellena: Mashed potatoes filled with chicken
– Papa Rellena: Fried potato stuffed with beef
– Ceviche Pescado: Traditional Peruvian fish recipe
– Papa a la Huancaina: Sliced potato w/ Peruvian Huancaina sauce
CONDIMENTS/ADD-ONS:
– Beef, heart, Peruvian sauce
– Potato, cheese, aji amarillo
– Potato, diced meat
– Fish, lime, rocoto peppers
– Potato, cheese, milk, pepper
SNACKS:
– Canchita: Peruvian corn nuts
DRINKS:
– Chica Morada: Purple corn drink
– Maracuya Passionfruit
INDIAN FRY BREAD (POP OVERS)
DISHES:
SIDES:
Salvadoran Pupusas
Parmesan Crusted Grilled Cheese Sandwich w/ Special Sauce [Tomato Basil Aioli]
Cultural Communities / Countries of Origins
Ukraine
Festival Menu
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