Contents

 A WALK WITH THE STREET ENTREPRENEUR

 A Golden of TNAU Back gate

 LETTER TO THE VENDOR

 National Association of Street Vendors of India

 Do street foods need license?

 School kids and street food

 Top 10 street foods of world

DAY OUT TO HEAVEN On a long straight road, I was struck in traffic, In my busy schedule, the day started quite terrific; The traffic seemed to deal a big questionnaire, That made my little vehicle froze stationary; My eyes had a glance at the roadside vendors, That tempted me to think that it might be tenders; “Oh it may not be”, my sound heart revealed, My mind pierced to find the facts concealed; Parking my vehicle in the “NO PARKING” zone, I neared one of the vendors with a humble tone; The lickonomics of the crowd induced me to taste, The hot idly and flickered that it will never go waste; My curiosity raised its height with the first bite, Making me to taste all the endowed items till night; That busy day never appeared to be a vain, Thinking that the whole eve had a huge gain; Street foods made me tour India from North to South, That the spice of dignity dwelled in my mouth; Leaving the place, I decided that the heaven is on Earth, And this day for street foods is sufficient for my birth; I started glorifying my diary with the events pretty beautiful, It’s my time for me to be highly thankful. Thank you God for my day with street foods….. - J. Meera

A WALK WITH THE STREET ENTREPRENEUR Who can ever regret the breezy evening's street with greedy aromatic foods!!?? It is these vendors who make the delightful street cuisine . What are they thinking ..!!?? Just take a look at this…..

" Hello sir, we are going to ask few questions about your stall!!??" "Yes mam, you can. " "Sir, since how many years are you doing this business ??! " "Its been a year of my success" "Wonderful .. Congrats sir, can you give me the reason why you started this business!!??" "Well, that's interesting because I loved to cook and intensely interested in food so I thought of sharing my food with people !" "Bravo!! How many customers do u count on daily !!??" "I receive about 100 customers daily.. With about 45- 60 regular people" "That's good, what all will you do to attract the street walks !!??" "We use the colorful banners and they are really attractive " "What is your special dish !??!" "Our shop gives you wheat parottas, this dish is good for health and we provide halal mutton gravy that suits the main dish " "If your shop becomes a nominee for the street food fest, what will be your special dish !??" "All our dishes are special.. My favourite is chicken role " "Ahh, that is really lip smacking!!! what do you expect from your customers??!" "I expect their smile and joy while they eat my food " "That us the spirit, thank you sir fir spending your valuable time with us " "Thank you mam"…. The journey was quite interesting and mind-opening that the street foods not alone concentrate on junk foods, they contribute to health and safety processing also.. A Golden Street food of TNAU Back gate...

Boli still remains a favourite Evening of the children near TNAU, COIMBATORE. The vendor is highly confidential in serving a healthy snack and the little kids are the lovely customers of this vendor. Boli in is a golden yellow sweet pan cake from South India It is eaten during a traditional Sadya along with Payasam. Several varieties of boli are prepared including thenga (coconut) boli and sharkara (brown sugar)

Boli, called by different names as , Obbattu, Holige..

Boli is eaten mostly after lunch or as an evening snack. It looks like a flattened chapathi and is golden yellow in colour. It is popularly sold in trains by the hawkers. Since it contains dhal, it is rich in proteins. Children are fond of boli as it is sweet and tasty. In addition to that, it is a traditional food of Tamilnadu. They are healthy and energetic.

`"Kadambur boli" is a famous, and it is available in coconut and brown sugar flavours. Varieties of Boli are available throughout the Deccan states.

(Sadhya- a variety of pure vegetarian dishes served in banana leaf in )

Apple belongs to rose family as do pears and plums.

LETTER TO THE VENDOR

From ...... To All TN Vendor.

Respected sir , subject: A feedback on your street food shop -reg. I'm intensely blessed with your food that had on my way back to my home town. The color and texture of the food really attracted me to post a comment. The way you served with love and care added taste to my snack. I'm really thankful to you sir , its only because the food was quickly served, I could reach my destiny at the right time. The surrounding was a killer with the setting sun scenario. I liked the way of eating in traditional banana leaf. It made me feel like a Tamil citizen. My suggestion for your shop is that impress peo- ple with your sanitary measures. People are very anxious about the sanitation of street food. Like don't give tea in plastic cups. Don’t add vinegar to old chickens, colorants to rice… Wash plates and hands, vegetables with vinegar often... Don't put your cart near sewages so that flies won't lay on the foods... And please don't maintain hygiene for the sake of health inspector's ride. Be true to your conscious and mind health and hygiene, the customer's trust & love for your shop. I'm sure that your business will grow boundless. Dear vendor your hands do wonder, Never misuse it to do any blunder, Like valleys your life shall flow without any hinder, Live and let others live their life splendour...

thanking you , yours faithfully

National Association of Street Vendors of India

Street foods dated back to olden times and street vendors have been found to be the treasure of ancient India. A single platform which brings all street vendor organizations together is the National Association of Street Vendors of India. Beginning as a network in 1998, NASVI was registered in 2003 under the Societies registration Act of 1860.

NASVI aimed at ensuring livelihood and social security of street vendors by undertaking programs and schemes that enable vendors to get access to financial services, such as Credit and Thrift Cooperatives, Self Help Groups, formal banking institutions and insurance companies.

The founder of NASVI is Mr. Arbind Singh, a person with idealism and a sociology degree who is also the founder and executive director of NIDAN. NASVI has more than 540 member organizations involving over 3.5 lakh individuals. It is a coalition of trade unions, community based organizations, non-governmental organizations and professionals. The World Street Food Congress is being organized by the Makansutra, a Singapore based street food Promotion Company, which asked the National Association of Street Vendors of India to send a delegation to the world-famous street food festival with best Indian street culinary items. Every year NASVI organizes National Street Food Festival in Delhi to serve mouthwatering dishes from over 200 street food vendors from across India to celebrate street food carnival which features more than 1000 street cuisines from 20 Indian states. It was quoted by NDTV cooks on July 11, 2014 that Indian street foods are safer than restaurant foods on their culinary tour to our country.

One fast food hamburger may contain meat from 100 different cows.

Mouth-watering Cut Mango..

Right from 8 to 80’s...a chaska maska favourite of everyone..

When I went to the owner and asked him to pose for a pic. A child came running to the blue cab and gave Rs.5. and said “ Thatha....idhu venum..”, pointing the spiced cut mangoes. I went to my olden days doing the same as this child. She hided the snack from me as if I would grab it. The old man smiled and replied, “Though I arn very little, I find myself happy when the children taste these..” I questioned myself “ who doesn’t like mangoes?” yeah, it is very tough to find out there odd personalities. Right from children to old age all have an intense fond on the cut mangoes. It depicts that even tough many junk foods replace our ancient street foods, still we have a place in this street in the form of these cut mangoes.

Do street foods need license? The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India have started the registration of the street food vendors in the whole of India. In exercise of the powers conferred under section 92 of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, FSSAI has proposed Draft of Food Safety and Standards Regulation. It is mandatory for all Food Business Operators in the country to be registered or licensed under FSSAI. Hence Licensing or Registration of Food Business Operators (FBOs) shall be an important activity under FSSAI .the Registration of the food vendors has started since April 2014 in various cities across India. The food vendors can go with valid documents to nearby General Resource Centres of their cities and do the registration. Information you must know: A Food Business Operator License is a license granted by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India that allows the entity to carry on activities related to any stage of manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, distribution of food, import and includes food services, catering services, sale of food or food ingredients. The license is issued under categories of central license, state license. Hotels, Restaurants, Millers with production of less than 1MT per day and other small or medium scale manufactures come under the state level license. Food importers, caterers catering to Railways, Air, Defence establishments and large scale food manufacturers come under the central license. Food Business Operator License is given based on the premise and not the entity. Therefore, each premise that handles food must have a separate food business operator license. Food Business Operator Licenses are typically valid for one or two years. The license can be renewed before the expiry of an existing license. No filings are necessary for maintaining the validity of the Food Business Operator License. Only renewal is necessary towards the end of the validity of an existing license. Food Business Operator License can be obtained in 10-15 working days from date of application along with the required documents. Operating food business without license is punishable with imprisonment of up to six months and also with a fine of not more than five lakh rupees. REQUIREMENTS AND WAYS TO ATTAIN THE LICENSE: Both for license and registration the person is required to have personal email id and mobile number condition that both should be kept active. The application form is available in the FSSAI website (fssai.licensing.fssai gov.in). The applicant can download the form. The application form should be filled in with correct details and on successful submission of application the system will generate a unique reference id for the individual The online application form should be taken print out and the demand draft for the registration fee of 100 should be attached. This form should be submitted to regional office of food safety and standards authority of India within 15 days from the date of submission of application online One of the most hydrating foods to eat is the cucumber which is 96% water

School kids and street food

We all know that children are crazy about street foods. Due to different flavors, they become a stable food of children. Do you all know that and meals sold to children at school in Tanzania could become "part of the solution" to alarming levels of micronutrient deficiency? Their is usually a mug of tea, sometimes with milk. By 6.30 a.m. they are boarding a public bus that will take them to school, which starts around 7 o'clock. At 10 a.m. they are allowed a recess, and the chance to consume their first real meal since the bowl of stiff maize porridge, with relish, they ate at dinner the evening before. Most students head for the school playground to buy deep-fried cassava from on-site street vendors, whose other offerings include deep-fried potato and deep-fried banana, washed down with flavored water. While that food is filling and helps meet daily energy needs, it generally lacks a variety of other nutrients essential for active, growing children. Unfortunately, energy-dense, but nutrient-poor, snacks are the only foods many of the children can afford. The vendors who provided meals and snacks were mainly women, offered a wide range of products, including fried potatoes, fried rice, rice and beans, fried banana, fried tomato-and-onion , fried groundnuts with sugar, fried sweet potatoes, and sweetened and flavored water. They lacked adequate infrastructure that could enhance food hygiene and safety - such as clean water and garbage disposal areas - and snacks were often exposed to dirt and dust. Most commonly food was served by hand in old newspaper. Some vendors allowed children to pick out the food items themselves with their bare hands, a practice that could easily lead to microbial contamination of the food.

CHILDRENS’ FAVOURITE STREET VENDOR..

This title will surely date you back to childhood because your favourite as a child is inevitable. When I closed my eyes and beeped the name street vendor, I could only remember my favourite “MITTAI MAN”. Yes, he is a JAVVU MIT- TAI VENDOR. Whenever the street is filled with his verse “mittai… mittai… bombai mittai… javvu mittai..”, me and my friends rush to him. It’s not only because of the sweetness of the candy, it’s because of the entertainment he provided us with his song and the craftsmanship he puts in attracting us. He makes many designs out of that Javvu mittai, every Sunday afternoon is his time for us. We call him lovingly as THATA. The taste of love and affection still strike my mind. Different colours green, pink, orange, oh my god! It was so astonishing with him.

Dear elders, nature are the best teacher to impart love, care and affection in your children. Never resist your kiddies from eating street foods. I didn’t mean you must give harmful things too. The cost you spend to buy an international chocolate will be the one day income of a mittai man. Even though it’s international we are not sure of the methodology involved. Then how we are blindly believing those international personalities than our own countrymen?

The age of childhood is really golden and the fabulous enjoyment of those days is purely vested in the street. So we cannot separate street as well street foods from children. Chocolate was once used as currency

Top 10 street foods of world

Mohinga, Burma It is fish broth thickened with rice or bean powder, and typically containing a combination of shallots, the crunchy edible core of the banana tree, thin round rice noodles and chopped coriander.

Banh mi, Vietnam It begins with a light baguette grilled over coals. After a smear of mayonnaise and the crispy shell is filled with meat, crunchy pickled vegetables and fresh herbs. It is then typically seasoned with a few drops of soy sauce and a spicy chilli condiment.

Daulat ki , Delhi, India This sweet, delightful treat is as light as air and as heavenly as moonlight. Sweetened, whisked milk is decorated with saffron, giving it an appealing orange-and-white tint. On to this is sometimes added a layer of edible silver leaf called varq.

Phat Kaphrao, Thailand Kaphrao means holy basil, the essential ingredient in this stir-fried dish. The leaves are fried with minced pork, chicken or seafood, along with chopped garlic, chillies and, sometimes, chopped long bean. The dish is seasoned with fish sauce and a pinch of sugar, served over rice and usually crowned with a fried egg

Burek, Bosnia-Herzegovina Filo pastry is filled with aromatic minced meat, spinach (zeljanica), or cheese and herbs (sirnica), then rolled, glossed with butter or olive oil and baked till golden. Burek can be eaten at any hour

Sfenj, Morocco They are uniquely spongy, deep-fried pastry rings made of unsweetened, sticky yeast dough, with no milk or butter added.

Walkie-talkies, South Africa Walkie-talkies are the feet (walkies) and heads (talkies) of chickens. They are boiled together to facilitate the removal of chewier bits, then the pieces are seasoned and cooked according to taste.

Tamales, Mexico Breakfast bliss or twilight snack, these steamed, corn-husk-clad delights are pure comfort food, in sweet savoury, spicy or bland versions.Pork or chicken with salsa or mole are the most popular, along with poblano chillies and cheese. The package is wrapped in corn husks or banana leaf and steamed until soft and seductive. Red red, Ghana Onions and (red) chilli are fried in zomi(nutty taste) and added to black-eyed peas, then topped with more zomi and gari (fermented dried cassava powder). Plantains (koko, also red), sliced, salted and deep-fried, accompany the beans.

Currywurst, Germany transforms sausage, chopped and doused in a spicy tomato sauce, into night-time nirvana. Some favour a sauce with Indian spicing; others prefer pure chilli heat. Then there's the choice of chips, white bread or wholegrain roll Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing.

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“SPAM” is short for spiced ham.

INDIAN STREET FOODS

STATES OF INDIA FAMOUS STREET FOOD Aloo Pitika Chokha Chattisgarh Faraa Goa Goan Chorizo/Pork Sausage Chilly Haryana Chole Bature Himachala Pradesh Sidu Jammu & Kashmir Kalari Jarkhand Jhal Muri Akki rott Kerala Parippu Arunachala Pradesh Thukpa Manipur Kelli Chana Megahalaya Jadoh Mizoram Sawchair Nagaland Kinalas Orissa Punjab Punjabi Chole Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Kothu Parotta Pulhora pulusu Pork Bharta Uttarakhand Aloo-Moong Daal Pakoda Egg rolls Gujarat Dabeli Maharastha Madhya Pradesh Poha- Sikkim Momos

READERS COLUMN: This successive issue of ESSEN RIVESTA is really picture-perfect in explaining the street food history. Street foods are ready to eat foods or drinks generally sold in streets, public areas like a market, in fair by a hawker, vendor with a portable stall. They are noted for its taste and less cost. The team is highly confidential in giving the readers, the essential knowledge about the street foods. Its sure that that all the readers will experience a lot with this issue.

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