Street food vendors set for global endeavour

Six street food vendors from India have been shortlisted for the World Street Food congress

Indian street food delicacies are all set for their global endeavour as the Indian street food vendors would now go global at the World Street Food congress to be held in Singapore from April 8. The World Street Food congress is being organised by Makansutra, a Singapore- based street food promotion company, which has asked the National Association of Street Vendors of India to send a delegation to the worldfamous street food festival with the best Indian street culinary items, is organising the World Street Food Congress.

For the World Street Food congress, six street food vendors from India have been shortlisted, and it would now be a part of an eight- member National Association of Street Vendors of India delegation, led by head of the street food programme, Ms Sangeeta Singh, include Mr Ashok of Bihar, Dhal chand and Mr Shyam of Delhi. While Mr Shyam and Mr Dhal chand would be dishing out lip- smacking delicacies like aloo tikki, chaat and golgappe, puri sabzi with gulab jamun respectively, while Mr Ashok would be preparing thunder with Litti Chokha and special Litti chicken.

Ms Singh said that the festival would also see participation from countries such as United States, UK, Indonesia, Thailand, China and the host country Singapore. “This is the second edition of the event.”

“A team from Singapore had visited us in 2012, and selected eight street food vendors, which were then taken to their country to participate in the event,” informed Ms Singh.

The World street food fes- tival would witness most fascinating food culture in the world, with so many delicious treats miraculously dished out in humble settings, often without sophisticated kitchens or fancy high- end ingredients. Behind such dishes would be the skills honed over time, tenacious endurance of backbreaking hours, and a love of perfecting great food. But such taste epiphanies cannot be taken for granted; they need to be protected, promoted and passed on.