Monday 28 October 2013

Street food in India

Street  food in  India is represented by chaat, pav bhaji, pani puri, dosa and many other tangy and spicy mix, ingredients of which can be quite varied. One of the most awe-inspiring view at street food stalls in India called as thela, khokhe etc is from rich to poor, blue collar persons-white collar person, women-men-kids, everyone stands mouthwatering and watching the guy spoon out the piping hot masala gravy and the peas onto the plate, wondering when it will be their turn.

Here I want to share one of my experience  of my hometown. There is a very popular somasa wala also known as Deepak Bhai, being known to whom is a very big thing because all those who know him are able to get their orders much faster and easily than others which is a very big thing in that huge crowd standing near Deepak's thela. The things for which people gather around his stall is because of the hygiene, quality, price and his service. And anyone crossing from his stall can't ignore the fabulous aroma and the huge gathering.

People say that for having the street food, you must have a strong stomach because the things which stands between taste and you in street foods in India is hygiene. You can't just go and eat at any stall anywhere in the city. Somethings must be considered in mind like
-Number of people buying from that stall- Because the more number of people will buy, the chances of food beings served fresh will be more. People think that the gathering around the stalls only depicts its popularity but it also indicates that the food being served to you will be fresh because of fast time of replenishment
-Hygiene- How the utensils are being washed, is the person making the food wearing gloves or washing hands, etc
-Service

You can also look upon for some research which has been done on the study of hygienic practices of street food vendors in India, www.shiats.edu.in/upd/af_jan_2013.pdf‎.

So by keeping somethings in minds you can taste the best food, best taste which you can't buy at any cost in a five star restaurant. So go out and try them at best.


 

2 comments: