You’ll learn to create a range of dishes such as; papri chaat, tamarind and dates chutney, coriander and mint chutney, and nem nuong aka pork and garlic meatballs, with nuoc cham dipping sauce, paneer shashlick, tamarind and sesame prawns and Thai caramelised chicken.
Street food often reflects the traditions and local culture of a place, with the flavours and textures of similar looking foods varying completely depending on where you are in the world, based on the difference in available spices and raw ingredients from country to country.
Historically, street food was eaten by workers as a quick and easy “grab it and go” meal to eat throughout the day, but it soon spread to restaurants and homes all over the globe, and is seen by many as the real “fast food”.
Street food has become so popular that it’s now cooked and eaten as household snacks. Breakfast, lunch, high tea or dinner, there’s no set time for enjoying street food sold by the peddlers and street hawkers amongst the road-side cafés – it’s a way of life for the people of Asia. And there’s much more to it than onion bhajias and samosas!
Cooking street food is a great skill to learn, and the dishes we will teach you work great for anything from parties and entertaining, to a healthy and delicious lunch to box up and take to work.
"Main toh raste se jaa raha tha, main toh bhel puri kha raha tha." Most of you would be familiar with this very famous 90s Bollywood track. Not only does it aptly depict the actual Indian street food scene, but is also enough to make you grab a plate of bhel puri right away. When it comes to street food, India tops the charts. Food and beverages that are usually sold on streets by hawkers and vendors in portable stalls and carts is what is termed as street food. Move over aloo chaat and tikkisas India has got lots to offer. Be it north, south, east or west, every region of India has its own speciality. Made with a melange of exotic spices and ingredients, Indian street food is one of its kind. Apart from Indians, a lot of foreign travellers swear by Indian street food as well. If you happen to be a die-hard street food lover who just cannot resist the urge of digging into roadside delights, then this article is going to tantalise your taste buds in just no time.