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We the people of India have always had a special place in our hearts for food. We love to taste all kinds of food. And if it comes to Indian street foods then there is no question that we will jump on to eat that. There are several regions in India and every place has its specialties in street foods.
The Indians are so attracted to street foods that they can hardly resist themselves to avoid them. Sometimes it amazes us how people just get out of control at the time of eating street foods. Even tourists who come to India love street foods available in the market.
But the fact we forget about eating these foods is that they are unhealthy and hygienic for our bodies for numerous reasons. They are not being prepared in proper manners; either they are deep fried or shallow fried along with excessive sugar or salt and spice which can harm our diagnostic system.
Street foods look amazing due to their appearance, low cost, and characteristic flavors. But we should avoid eating these poor-quality foods, otherwise, we may suffer from serious sickness.
Different Indian Street Foods
India is a hotspot for street foods. In any corner of the country, you will go to, you will find stalls in the streets containing foods that look colorful and mouth-watering. Some of the common Indian street foods most people love to eat are samosas, chole bhature, bhaji, vada pav, phuchka or golgappa, jalebi, momos, aloo tikki, jhalmuri, and medu vada. These are usually fried deeply in low-quality hydrogenated oil which is not fresh and has been used for a long time.
How Have People Got Influenced to Eat Nasty Street Foods?
As mentioned before, the food vendors use various synthetic colors and spices for flavor which make them look irresistible to anyone. Moreover, it is way more economical or cheaper than any food available in big fancy restaurants or Hotels available around us and easily available anywhere and anytime in an instant.
Also, these foods are transportable means you can take those easily anywhere with you and eat them at the place of your choice. In any rural or urban area, we would be driven by spontaneous cravings and our mind wants to taste the foods there as we always desire to try something new and vibrant.
Street Food Has Become a New Trend
The phenomenon of street food has become a new trend because of its promotion on social media. Many influencers, bloggers, and photographers upload attractive photos and present them in a delinquent way and create an eye-catching image before the consumers. When we stay away from our homes, we always seek homemade foods which we use to get taste daily. So, whenever we taste street foods, then always driven by emotions because of such taste.
Transparency is hugely important in street food, as it signals freshness, reassuring consumers of the quality of the foods which appeals to the customer to buy them. Open bowls and bread are used to serve the foods, displaying the ingredients openly. The large number of street foods consumed by the Vegans as the food items are mostly veg than non-veg.
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Why Should We Avoid Street Foods?
It is nothing new to us that street foods are greatly unhealthy and unhygienic. But still, if someone offers us phuchka or also kalbi or momos; we just lose control of our emotions and cravings after hearing those magical names. But over the years the health of the population has been going wrecked for many reasons. So, we cannot afford any oily or unhealthy foods which have consumed fat which might cause several health problems like cardiac arrest, liver disease diarrhea, glucose spiking, diabetes, etc.
Apart from this most of the street foods are fried in partially hydrogenated oils (Vanaspati) containing saturated fats and trans fats. If consumed frequently, trans fats are known to lead to cardiovascular diseases. Street vendors sell foods or snack products in both rural and urban areas within transparent packets which are not labeled and so on. They never maintain the right precautions while preparing the food, don’t wear gloves, and repeatedly use the same oil for cooking.
A report of FnBnews says, “Street foods popular in India have questionable sanitation and hygiene standards due to which there is a high risk of foodborne illness and food poisoning from physical, chemical and biological agents- a big concern related to the safety of food and consumers.” That’s why we should stop gradually eating these condemned junk foods to make our life healthy and to avoid serious diseases like Alzheimer’s and stomach ulcers.
Written by - Joy
Edited by - Kritika Sharma
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