Salted Junks
Diversity is one of the characteristics that best describe India. India is relatively a large country, and every state has many different languages, dialects, unique traditions, and most importantly, Indian recipes. Food in India is so diverse that you can see dozens of variations of one dish alone. Socializing and snacking is the lifestyle of any average Indian , it is a tradition of any Indian home to serve you with a variety of snacks and dipping pickles to accompany them, many are very easy and quick to make in few minutes. Snack foods are often classified as junk food because they are typically fried, and are not seen to contribute towards general health and nutrition. With growing concerns for diet weight control and general health, more and more health oriented snacks are preferred. When it comes to Snacks and Appetizers, Indian cuisine is special because cooking is considered as an art in India and also due to the variations of mixed cuisines that we have a wide range of Snacks and appetizers. Children love to eat them as they are delicious & tangy to taste. Some of these popular Indian snacks and appetizers that you can expect to tickle your palates and satisfy your cravings include Samosa, Kachori, Chaats, Pakoras, Tikki etc. Some Indian cities have become renowned for a certain sort of chaat - Jaipur for PaapriChaat (similar to Dahi Vada but served with cubed potatoes, chick peas), Mumbai for, Vadapav and Pau Bhaji (spicy potato and vegetable curry served in a bun), Gujarat for Dhokla, Khakara's and Khandvi, Kolkata for its chop and Samosa and Delhi which is the chaat capital of India is well known for Paapri Chaat, Alutikki, Aluchaat etc. All these snack items looks delicious but they too have their hidden calories in them the deep fried Pakoras, Kachori and Samosas all have its impact on our health in our later life.
Foreign Junks
1. Pizza :
Pizza is a savory dish of Italian origin, consisting of a round, flattened base of wheat dough topped with tomatoes, onion, cheese and various other ingredients
(olives, meat, anchovies etc.) baked at a high temperature. The bottom of the pizza, called the "crust", may vary widely according to style, thin or thick. Pizza dough often contains sugar, both to help its yeast rise and enhance browning of the crust.
2. Pasta :
It is also a type of Italian food.
It is made from refined flour (maida) mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or various shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking.
3. Noodles :
Noodles are one of the Chinese's favorite foods due to their acceptable taste to almost all age groups, availability at affordable prices. Noodles are usually cooked in boiling water, with some salt. They can be made from wheat, rice and other raw materials such as buckwheat,
and starches derived from potato, sweet potato and pulses.
4. French Fries :
French fries, or simply fries,finger chips or french-fried potatoes, are cut deep-fried potatoes.
They are usually salted and, depending on the country, may be served with ketchup,
vinegar, mayonnaise, tomato sauce, or other local specialties. Fries can be topped more heavily, as in the dishes of poutine or chili cheese fries.
5. Hotdog :
A hot dog (or hotdog) is a type of food, came from Germany. The hot dog (also spelled hotdog) or dog is a grilled or steamed sausage sandwich where the sausage is served in the slit of a partially sliced bun. Hot dog preparation and condiments vary regionally in the US. Typical condiments include mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, relish, and cheese sauce, and common garnishes include onions, sauerkraut, jalapeños, chili, grated cheese, coleslaw, and olives. The word "hot dog" refers to the belief that many people thought hot dogs had actual dog meat.
The most common type of hot dogs are made from beef, sometimes mixed with pork. Chicken and vegetarian hot dogs are popular as well. Animal parts are used in most hot dogs, and may include skin, lips, pig snouts, organs, fat, and other parts of animal bodies. Hot dogs and other sausage products were first developed as a way to sell these parts that people would not normally eat. Nearly 20% of the weight of a hot dog is usually non-meat ingredients including water, sugar, and spices. Some legal categories of hot dogs, such as "frankfurters" can contain up to 3.5% of non-meat fillers as well, such as corn meal.
6. Spring roll :
In Chinese cuisine, spring rolls are savoury rolls with cabbage and other vegetable fillings inside a thinly wrapped cylindrical pastry. They are usually eaten during the Spring Festival in mainland China, hence the name. Meat varieties, particularly pork, are also popular. Spring rolls got their name because they originally started as a food only eaten during the spring; the dish also has significance for the spring festival, eaten to mark the beginning of spring. They were invented in the Jin dynasty (265 CE – 420 CE) and originally known as “spring plates”.
This is because they were usually served as with many plates spread across a table, each with an ingredient to be used as a filling, and a plate with very thin rice-flower pancakes stacked on a plate in the middle. In this sense, they were almost like a make your own wrap or burrito set up. This dish was traditionally eaten on the first day of spring.
7. Manchurian :
Manchurian in the Indian lingo is a term for fried veggies in a spicy sauce.
Vegetables Manchurian is a popular Indo-Chinese dish made from vegetable meatballs dipped in cornflour and then deep-fried and served in gravy. In this recipe, they're fried,
rather than deep-fried with thick, flavorful gravy spiced with ginger, garlic, and chilis. Serve this favorite dish with a side of fried rice.
8. Cheese Nuggets :
Cheese Nuggets are made from cheese and corn flour.
9. Doughnut :
The doughnut is a fried ring or globule of sweet dough that is either yeast leavened or chemically leavened.
The dough is mixed and shaped, dropped into hot oil and fried, and glazed. Jam-filled doughnuts are called bismarks.
Batters vary and may be chocolate or lemon and include fruits such as blueberries, raisins, or nuts. Chemically-raised donuts are
made with baking powder and are generally rather dense and cake-like. They are easily and quickly made. Yeast-raised doughnuts,
which are leavened by the creation of carbon dioxide resulting from fermentation of yeast, are lighter in texture than chemically-raised doughnuts.
They require several hours to produce. These sweet treats are easily made at home using basic ingredients and require no special equipment. Doughnuts are baked and sold on premises at small, privately run bakeries, grocery stores, and in franchise operations that offer a standard product through the use of a pre-packed mix and carefully-controlled production. Large commercial bakeries make thousands of dozens of doughnuts each day, packaging them for distribution across vast regions.
10. Nutella Burger :
Nutella is a brand of sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread. The main ingredients of Nutella are sugar and palm oil (greater than 50%).
It also contains hazelnut at 13 %,cocoa solids, and skimmed milk. Nutella Burger has a thick wedge of the popular hazelnut spread sandwiched between two of the fast food giants buns.
11. Oreos :
An Oreo is a sandwich cookie consisting of two (usually chocolate) wafers with a sweet crème filling.
12. Cheetos :
Cheetos (formerly styled as Chee-tos until 1998) is a brand of snacks made by Frito-Lay. Cheetos are manufactured by blending corn and water. The germ of the corn is removed to prevent spoiling; the germless corn is then ground into cornmeal. Because the cornmeal lacks the nutrients provided by the germs, it is enriched by adding nutrients in order to increase its nutritional value. The mixture is heated under pressure, and then extruded through a die. The texture of the snack is formed as a result of contact with hot air,
causing steam in the mixture to expand and creating its characteristic texture. After oven-drying or frying, the product is then tumbled with the desired flavor components (the original Crunchy Cheetos are fried). The process takes approximately 19 minutes and each half hour an in-house lab team inspects and taste-tests each batch.
13. Nachos :
Nachos is a Tex-Mex dish from northern Mexico that consists of heated tortilla chips or totopos covered with melted cheese (or a cheese-based sauce), often served as a snack or appetizer. More elaborate versions of the dish include other ingredients, and may be substantial enough to
serve as a main dish. Ignacio "El Nacho" Anaya is credited for creating the dish in 1943; the original nachos consisted of fried corn tortilla chips covered with melted cheese and sliced jalapeño peppers.
14. Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos :
Doritos is an American brand of flavored tortilla chips produced since 1964 by Frito-Lay, a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo. The original Doritos were not flavored. The first flavor was Toasted Corn.