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    Home » Journal

    My Love for Street Food

    January 16, 2012 by Kankana Saxena

    Even though I get intimidated and concerned about the hygiene, street food has always managed to pull me towards it. There are no table manners or no formal attire but the air is always casual and it's only about food. Call it fast food or junk food, street food has managed to win a lot of hearts.

    Whenever we visit Kolkata, eating out and enjoying street food is always a part of my plan. We would dedicate our evenings eating lots of Puchka and on other days, it would be all about the crispy fried Fish Finger, Chop or Eggroll. At times, we would like to go healthy and enjoy some Steamed Momos or something as plain as Bhel Puri. The options are endless and there is always something new to try.

    I've visited Kolkata several times but I am pretty much sure I haven't tried all the street food that the city has to offer. Every little lane, every little corner in the city will have at least one tiny spot where you can find a food cart ready to fill your appetite!

    During our last trip, we walked by those lanes several evenings, capturing some moments as we shop, ate and click.

    One of my all time favorites - Puchka! 

    A very light snack bite made with puffed rice and some spice mix.

    I tried this particular snack for the first time. Not sure what it's called but it tasted amazing. Like I said before, there is always something new to try 🙂

    I wouldn't recommend eating street food everyday but once in a while, it's fun to hop around from one vendor to another. Get mesmerized with the aroma, filled by the warmth.. forget hygiene for a while and enjoy what they have to offer.

    She was adorable and kept smiling as she fried those fritters.

    After all that eating, we all need to quench our thirst!

    This green color machine you see in the picture below is used to crush the ice which is then used to make Gola something like shaved ice.

    We love masala tea and at the end of a busy day, there is nothing more relaxing than a hot cup of tea!

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    1. Cilantro

      January 17, 2012 at 9:07 am

      I love the street food too. Beautifully captured and love the smile on the vendors.

    2. Sukanya

      January 17, 2012 at 8:00 am

      He..he..I can see how you have enjoyed Kolkata's phuchka and tele bhaja...its been ages I had them...am too a street food fan...nice shots

    3. Tes

      January 17, 2012 at 7:02 am

      I am a die hard street food fan 🙂 This post is so special to me 🙂 Lovely shots 🙂

    4. Sandra's Easy Cooking

      January 17, 2012 at 6:24 am

      Very beautiful photos Kankana, but I also love how you described every single detail! Very well done...
      Wishing you awesome Tuesday!!

    5. Soma

      January 17, 2012 at 6:12 am

      I do not want to look at these.. WAAAAH! making me so very homesick.

    6. Sandhya

      January 17, 2012 at 6:02 am

      I like !! Like !! I can thrive on chat...
      Hygiene is a concern... but when I look at them.. I end up drooling.. and having a goo.. Not bothered of the consequence then.

    7. nisha

      January 17, 2012 at 3:45 am

      i splurged on street food this time as well and inspite of the stomach problems i had, it still makes me wanna go back and enjoy some more.

    8. Kiri W.

      January 17, 2012 at 3:15 am

      These are some of the most stunning pictures I've seen in a while - also the portraits! I can just feel like I'm walking the streets with you 🙂
      I'd love to try pretty much all of these dishes, since I've loved street food in many places and bet these would be incredibly tasty as well.

    9. Meri

      January 17, 2012 at 1:56 am

      Lovely photos. I love street food. It looks absolutely great. Nothing to do with the street food that I find here in Spain.

    10. Priyanka

      January 17, 2012 at 1:27 am

      Lovely post sis....beautiful photos 🙂

    11. Notyet100

      January 17, 2012 at 1:25 am

      Even I luv street food,.and thatwhat I am going to enjoy this Delhi trip 🙂

    12. layla

      January 17, 2012 at 12:43 am

      Egypt has some nice street food also.. falafel and kosheri .. homemade potato chips.. yams and corn cooked on a fire.. really awesome.

    13. Raji

      January 16, 2012 at 11:30 pm

      Your post have transported me back to India..love the shots..beautiful. And I love the road side bhelpuris, aaloo chaat and what not.

    14. Rosa

      January 16, 2012 at 11:17 pm

      Gorgeous! I wish we had such amazing food here. Street food here is pretty much inexistant or boring.

      Cheers,

      Rosa

    15. Priya Sreeram

      January 16, 2012 at 11:00 pm

      nice post kankana

    16. Nash at plateful

      January 16, 2012 at 10:54 pm

      I heart street food. My love for them wins over the care for hygiene, at least most times 🙂 Those fritters and masala chai shots are making me crave badly. Beautiful!

    17. sayantani

      January 16, 2012 at 10:35 pm

      beautiful clicks Kankana.

    18. sangeeta khanna

      January 16, 2012 at 10:14 pm

      What lovely pictures...Loved the sigdi pic just too much 🙂

      I avoid just one thing out of these, the 'gola'...Calcutta street food has been like a heaven for me too. You missed one thing, the small daal fritters the sell on the 'Thelas' with a tangy hot chutney.
      There are so many other things one finds only in Calcutta and so dirt cheap, isn't it? The jhal muri is so so delicious there. I can go on and on you see 🙂

    19. Ambika

      January 16, 2012 at 9:48 pm

      Such a wonderful post! Only Indian's can understand the true significance of street food!!

    20. Manu

      January 16, 2012 at 9:40 pm

      Beautiful post! I too ADORE street food... everywhere in the world. I tend to forget about hygiene as well as I just cannot resist!!! hehehe Indian street food is among my favourite!! I still remembering eating the best bhajis in Calangute, near the beach! SIGH!

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