Street Food In India

Lucknow has been officially inducted into UNESCO's CCN under the 'Gastronomy' category, marking a major global recognition of its rich culinary heritage

The government is looking at ways to regulate street vendors so that some quality standards are imposed on street food, Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Rajesh Kumar Singh said on Thursday. He said that though it is a "tough" call to take, but it needs to be looked at. Addressing FSSAI's Global Food Regulators Summit here, he sought inputs from other countries about their regulations for street food vendors. He said one has to look at whether a financial penalty or compounding is sufficient or a more stringent provisions like imprisonment is required for violating the regulations. Many of foreign tourists here would hear or notice that the best food in India is served on the street by street food vendors. "Therefore, street vendors also need to be regulated...but how heavy-handed should that regulation be. Should we imprison somebody, if the standards are below the standards specified by FSSAI?," Singh said. Food Safety and Standard

The popular street food has many variations and is known by various names across the length and breadth of the country

Google Doodle celebrates India's premier street food Pani Puri that comes in different flavours. The history of this popular street food dates back to the Mahabharata era

The Centre stated that the project's goal is to encourage safe and healthy food practices and that it will serve as a model for other food streets

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday held a meeting to review the progress made on the budget and to expedite implementation of schemes to provide 20 lakh jobs in the next five years

With this, these street vendors would be able to serve customers within the safety of their own homes, service a much larger user base with Zomato's technology and last-mile delivery

What has triggered this partnership and what are Swiggy's plans to achieve it? In this podcast, Business Standard's Peerzada Abrar explains the initiative

Online food delivery platform Swiggy announced the expansion of its Street Food Vendors programme that will benefit 36,000 people in 125 tier 2 and 3 cities in the first phase.

The intersectionality of diverse cultures and their equally diverse culinary habits led to the transformation of Delhi's food culture

A symbiosis between street-food vendors and bloggers is only a beginning