Slumfood Millionaire

In Pasil Cebu, the slum that never sleeps, these food vendors are cooking up filling meals for cheap, turning offal and offcuts into belly-warming dips and soups, and grilling up seafood for free.

Yogyakarta’s Kampung Kali Code is known for its colourful slum, dubbed the Rio de Janeiro of Indonesia, and the delicious, affordable delights sold at its angkringan, the iconic street food carts.

In Krabi’s Koh Klang, residents live well on the bounty of the sea, even though money is tight. Exotic catch like black mangrove crabs, stingrays and giant sea snails are turned into amazing dishes.

For the Iban people living in Bintulu’s industrial zone, a tasty meal is always within reach. The forest is your supermarket. When you forage and grow your own ingredients, you won’t go hungry.

For the residents of the Long Xuyen floating village, life on the river is just as good as life on land. The river provides a rich bounty of delicious, wholesome ingredients to fill their bellies.

Within the alleyways of Kumartuli, Kolkata’s potter enclave, slum entrepreneurs are whipping up quick and tasty staples for the local community.