Every traditional culture has defining elements-music, dance, literature and above all, food. The essence of a people is captured by nothing else quite as much as its traditional food. And of this, street food is the genre which feeds not only hungry bellies but also their soul! It cuts across barriers of class, caste, religion, ethnicity. When a steaming hot cup of chai appears before you on a push cart on a cold day accompanied by a waft of the aroma of freshly fried samosas, it is not difficult to forgot all your worries and be consumed by the happiness the simple snack provides!