Contents A WALK WITH THE STREET ENTREPRENEUR A Golden Street food 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 puri 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 parotta 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 snack 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 Tamil Nadu 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 Puran Poli, 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 Kerala) 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.