The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's initiative to train street food handlers on good hygiene, safety and quality has positively impacted some of India's biggest street food hubs in cities like Ahmedabad and Amritsar

Unfortunately, lack of awareness along with greed to spend less on food production encourages a lot of unauthorised agents like scrap dealers to collect used cooking oil and mix them with the fresh one.

The street food of Odisha has a distinct appeal. Some of them may have common counterparts in other states, but their distinct flavour and preparation makes them unique to Odisha.

Chef Olivier Chardigny from the acclaimed Georges Blanc restaurant who was in India recently believes that food presentation is all about balancing variety and contrast.