Street food

[Manfred M]

This is a pretty typical scene - a small shop where street foods are cooked up in hot oil. I found the contrast between the man who was doing the cooking, sitting outside in the harsh light and the rest of the place in shadow rather interesting.

[Mike Buckley]

Everything you mentioned along with the shaft of light displaying the steam or smoke are very attractive.

What is the food -- meat and/or vegetables wrapped in dough and called a samosa?

[Manfred M]

Mike - I wish I could answer your question, but did not ask any of the locals what he was cooking.

India is such a huge and diverse country, with 200+ recognized, official languages that the same (or similar) foods can have vastly different names in different places. Some foods look quite similar from the outside, but are made of totally different ingredients.

[selig1656]

Well captured and I do like the light differentiation. Maybe a little more color on the subject , but did you taste what he was cooking ?I remember days in Israel while in the summer as a high school kid , I worked construction down south and many a times we cooked in a similar fashion , dam , it tasted so good.

[Manfred M]

Maybe a little more color on the subject

It's hard to put more colour in when it is not there in the first place. This shop and his clothing were relatively faded and sun-bleached. A lot of places had brilliant colours, but that was not the case everywhere.

but did you taste what he was cooking ?I remember days in Israel while in the summer as a high school kid , I worked construction down south and many a times we cooked in a similar fashion , dam , it tasted so good.

I had lots of street food in India, but not at this particular place.

[bje07]

Very nice shot and nicely managed from harsh highlights and deep shadows.

[Shadowman]

Nicely captured.

[rpcrowe]

I love Indian food and a lot of the food served in U.S. located Indian theme restaurants is modeled after the Indian street food. However, hopefully it is kept and cooked in somewhat more sanitary conditions.