Street Food Festival New Delhi – A food festival is a festival, that uses food, often produce, as its central theme. These festivals have always been a means of uniting communities through celebrations of harvests and giving thanks for a plentiful growing season.
Food festivals throughout the world are often based on traditional farming techniques season food festivals are related to the food culture of an area whether through the preparation of food served or the time period in which the festival is celebrated food festivals are considered strengthening agents for local cultural heritage.
Food festivals are quickly becoming part of the fast food tourism industry food tourism itself has become an important part of the tourism industry worldwide and the presence of food festivals has shown to support local industry development food festivals are an important part of destination branding for many regions it creating an event based reason for an individual to visit otherwise and support unattractive localities and promote local products and service outside of a one products.
Studies have shown that food festivals potentially improve social sustainability while also heavily supporting the tourism and hospitality industry where people came to attend food festivals around the world.
In view of the positive response to food safety and standard authority of India aim at institutionalizing the festival and creating a model for organizing the street food festival at the regional level across the country the festival also is an effort to send citizen street food vendors participating from across the country to save food practices and global hygiene and sanitation standard.
Objective
- If we talk about the national street food festival objective then there are some highlights like more than 300 regional cuisines from all over India have been presented and showcased their food items.
- It’s showcasing its street food legends of the country where in stories tales of the famous food street will be reintroduced by the staller. An organic food Bazaar where organic farmers and companies from across the country will be selling their produce on all 3 days.
- Presents of various celebrity chefs, cultural program by renowned artist, Bhog blissful hygienic offering to God – by showcasing India’s famous worship place.
- A stall on fortified food where wide fortified food products will showcase for display.
Around 500 of the best street food vendors from across the country travel to Delhi to present their food stalls to the visitors of the festival. Organized by the National Association of Street Vendors of India, the goal of the event is to promote street food and to confirm the identity of street food vendors, which is closely linked with preserving and promoting the social and cultural diversity of India.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is cooperating with the National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI). is hosting the 2023 National Street Food Festival. The three-day festival will be held from 13-15 January 2023 at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
Food Safety
FSSAI has primarily worked to build the capacity of street vendors through the Safe and Nutritious Food Campaign and to promote regional food heritage and food hubs across the country through the Indian Food Culture Initiative. The National Street Food Festival is part of this larger FSSAI initiative.
FSSAI co-hosted the National Street Food Festival in New Delhi with NASVI. The festival was notable for the large participation of street vendor communities across the country, adherence to safe hygiene practices by participants, and the large number of visitors over the three days it was held. It has truly become a landmark in Delhi’s annual social calendar and has also raised the bar for street vendors.
Highlights
- famous chefs such as Sanjeev Kapoor and Manjit Gill presence were there at the last food fest.
- comedic performances in rock bands and stand-up are one of the fest’s popular events.
- About 800 street vendors have registered for the event.
- Volunteers from Nasvi, IFSA, schools, and universities participated in the event
- In this regard, training of street food vendors to provide safe and hygienic food to all was also carried out. Interactive contests, shows, lectures, and celebrations were held.
- Over 26,000 visitors visited during the 3-day event
- A total of 64 students and her 6 faculty members volunteered as food safety auditors during the event.
- His 187 street vendors from his 16 states across India are registered with his FSSAI for the first time.
- Cashless payment options with e-wallets, credit/debit cards
- Interactive competitions, magic shows, and musical evenings for women and children
- A total of 136 vendors set up stands representing 24 states and over 300 regional cuisines across India.
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