From deep within the essay, another restatement of praise for East Asian street food culture.

  > That is because there is an abundance of inexpensive and delightful street food/casual dining establishments (carts, izakayas, takeaways, food courts, night markets, etc.), that make it a rational, and healthy, choice.

Is street food ever healthy, by any reasonable definition? What does a steady diet of street food do to a body?