<p>A new innovation has left the people in the Indian city of Bengaluru amazed and excited. A never-heard and very innovative automatic pani puri vending machine has been installed in the city and is now going viral.</p>

<p>This can be now called the "peak Bengaluru moment", which refers to the social media trend in which bizarre instances which take place daily in the city are shared by the users.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Various stories, which are part of the "peak Bengaluru" moments and have left the people of India's IT capital stunned, can be discovered all over the internet.</p>

<p>Now, people are amazed by the automatic pani puri vending machine, which even has a clever name and has gone viral online.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/this-indian-city-is-the-first-one-in-the-world-to-ban-non-vegetarian-food-740342">THIS Indian city is the first one in the world to ban non-vegetarian food</a></p>

<p>As per the viral post, the unique machine has been installed in HSR Layout.</p>

<p>The stall has been shared by X handle Benedict which has been dubbed "WTF - What The Flavours". The machine has multiple taps which can dispense flavoured water (also known as jal jeera) for the puris.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The concept is aimed at ensuring hygiene and letting customers easily customise their Pani Puri by choosing their preferred flavoured water. A staff member also stands with the stall, who prepares a standard plate of puri and provides it to the customers.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Sharing the video of the kiosk, the X handle noted, "HSR living in 2050."</p>

<h2><strong>Here's how netizens are reacting to the viral post</strong></h2>

<p>The post has garnered more than a lakh views since it went viral.</p>

<p>"Started in Gujarat a few years back," a user wrote. "Peak Bengaluru Definition: Trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist in the first place," said another person.</p>

<p>"There's nothing more unappetizing to me than food made by automation. It's the one aspect of living that I feel needs to ALWAYS have a human component (yes prepackaged food is made by factory automation but that's different in my mind)," said a user.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Jammu-Kashmir: 4 Indian troops killed in Doda encounter</strong></p>

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<p>"So that pani puri liquid that overflows...does it get recycled or drained?" quizzed a person. "Its all over India. unnecessary hyping Bangalore," wrote a user.</p>

<p>“Too Clinical, isn’t enticing in my opinion. Can do better if some good visual design is applied," said another user.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


A new innovation has left the people in the Indian city of Bengaluru amazed and excited. A never-heard and very innovative automatic pani puri vending machine has been installed in the city and is now going viral.

A new innovation has left the people in the Indian city of Bengaluru amazed and excited. A never-heard and very innovative automatic pani puri vending machine has been installed in the city and is now going viral. This can be now called the "peak Bengaluru moment", which refers to the social media trend in which bizarre instances which take place daily in the city are shared by the users. Various stories, which are part of the "peak Bengaluru" moments and have left the people of India's IT capital stunned, can be discovered all over the internet. Now, people are amazed by the automatic pani puri vending machine, which even has a clever name and has gone viral online. Also Read: THIS Indian city is the first one in the world to ban non-vegetarian food As per the viral post, the unique machine has been installed in HSR Layout. The stall has been shared by X handle Benedict which has been dubbed "WTF - What The Flavours". The machine has multiple taps which can dispense flavoured water (also known as jal jeera) for the puris. HSR is living in 2050 @peakbengaluru pic.twitter.com/XzYpxoGWrX — Benedict (@benedictgershom) July 14, 2024 × The concept is aimed at ensuring hygiene and letting customers easily customise their Pani Puri by choosing their preferred flavoured water. A staff member also stands with the stall, who prepares a standard plate of puri and provides it to the customers. Sharing the video of the kiosk, the X handle noted, "HSR living in 2050." Here's how netizens are reacting to the viral post The post has garnered more than a lakh views since it went viral. "Started in Gujarat a few years back," a user wrote. "Peak Bengaluru Definition: Trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist in the first place," said another person. "There's nothing more unappetizing to me than food made by automation. It's the one aspect of living that I feel needs to ALWAYS have a human component (yes prepackaged food is made by factory automation but that's different in my mind)," said a user. Watch: Jammu-Kashmir: 4 Indian troops killed in Doda encounter "So that pani puri liquid that overflows...does it get recycled or drained?" quizzed a person. "Its all over India. unnecessary hyping Bangalore," wrote a user. “Too Clinical, isn’t enticing in my opinion. Can do better if some good visual design is applied," said another user. (With inputs from agencies)

This Indian city installs automatic kiosk for loved street food Pani Puri, goes viral

Nepal has banned the sale of street food items in Kathmandu valley. This comes after the country reported 12 positive cases of Cholera since June 26.

Nepal bans street food in Kathmandu due to Cholera outbreak

<p>A Taiwanese street vendor who sells&nbsp;steamed buns has been recognised by&nbsp;Michelin and has been awarded for a food guide.</p>

<p>Wu Huang-yi has been awarded a place on the food guide’s Bib Gourmand list, which is given to eateries that serve a top-class three-course meal for less than NT$1,000 (US$34).</p>

<p>Wu is a very popular vendor who sells hot steamed buns withing hours during lunchtime at city's popular and oldest Taipei’s Huaxi Street Night Market.</p>

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<p>He has been selling these hot buns on the streets of Taiwan for more than 20 years now. With an early start of 5am, he heads to the local markets to handpick the pork belly to allow it to stew for hours with specific ingredients which, locals believe, are his speciality.</p>

<p>“My buns are different from others, it’s all handmade. It’s tasty because it’s so soft and yet chewy,” Wu says.</p>

<p>Also known in Taiwanese as ho-ga-ti (tiger bites pig), the guabao is a circular flat steamed bun, which is folded in half and stuffed with braised meat, salted vegetables, coriander and ground peanuts.</p>

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<p>Its shape resembles the ancient Chinese boat-shaped ingot, so guabao signifies prosperity and is often served at wedding banquets and corporate functions.</p>

<p>He says the reason behind the amazing taste of buns is his love for tradition. “Everything is done according to tradition, and that’s the reason why it tastes good.”</p>

<p>The 80-year-old&nbsp;sells the buns for US$2 each at a stall on the roadside. His buns business has expanded over the years, and he now receives help from his wife, three kids and his grandson.</p>

<p>(With inputs from AFP)</p>


A Taiwanese street vendor who sells steamed buns has been recognised by Michelin and has been awarded for a food guide. Wu Huang-yi has been awarded a place on the food guide’s Bib Gourmand list, which is given to eateries that serve a top-class three-course meal for less than NT$1,000 (US$34).

A Taiwanese street vendor who sells steamed buns has been recognised by Michelin and has been awarded for a food guide. Wu Huang-yi has been awarded a place on the food guide’s Bib Gourmand list, which is given to eateries that serve a top-class three-course meal for less than NT$1,000 (US$34). Wu is a very popular vendor who sells hot steamed buns withing hours during lunchtime at city's popular and oldest Taipei’s Huaxi Street Night Market. Also read| Transparency for safety: See-through public toilets installed in Tokyo He has been selling these hot buns on the streets of Taiwan for more than 20 years now. With an early start of 5am, he heads to the local markets to handpick the pork belly to allow it to stew for hours with specific ingredients which, locals believe, are his speciality. “My buns are different from others, it’s all handmade. It’s tasty because it’s so soft and yet chewy,” Wu says. Also known in Taiwanese as ho-ga-ti (tiger bites pig), the guabao is a circular flat steamed bun, which is folded in half and stuffed with braised meat, salted vegetables, coriander and ground peanuts. Also read| German city Munich could limit sale of alcohol if coronavirus cases rise Its shape resembles the ancient Chinese boat-shaped ingot, so guabao signifies prosperity and is often served at wedding banquets and corporate functions. He says the reason behind the amazing taste of buns is his love for tradition. “Everything is done according to tradition, and that’s the reason why it tastes good.” The 80-year-old sells the buns for US$2 each at a stall on the roadside. His buns business has expanded over the years, and he now receives help from his wife, three kids and his grandson. (With inputs from AFP)

Taiwanese street vendor recognised by Michelin after almost 20 years

Worshippers in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi made a last minute dash for food as they prepare to begin the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Muslims in Pakistan buy food before holy month starts

<p>&#39;Take the dregs left from making soy bean oil, which usually go to feed the pigs. Press and roll them into a sandy-coloured paste. Stuff with rice, and top with chilli sauce.&#39;&nbsp;The dish&#39;s name, injogogi, means &quot;man-made meat.&quot;</p>

<p>In North Korea for years it was a recipe for survival. Today it is a popular street food, traded alongside other goods and services on informal markets, known as jangmadang. Defectors say there are hundreds of these markets. The creation and informal trade of injogogi and other foods offers a window into a barter economy that has kept North Korea afloat despite years of isolation, abuse, and sanctions.</p>

<p>&quot;Back in the day, people had injogogi to fill themselves up as a substitute for meat,&quot; said Cho Ui-sung, a North Korean who defected to the South in 2014. &quot;Now people eat it for its taste.&quot;</p>

<p>North Korea was set up with backing from the Soviet Union as a socialist state. The Soviet collapse in 1991 crippled the North Korean economy and brought down its centralised food distribution system. As many as three million people died. Those who survived were forced to forage, barter and invent meals from whatever they found. Since people started to use their own initiative, studies indicate, person-to-person dealings have become the way millions of North Koreans procure basic necessities such as food and clothing.</p>

<p>But the prevalence of informal markets also makes it hard to understand the exact state of the North Korean economy. And this makes it hard to measure how badly sanctions, which do not apply to North Korean food imports, are hurting ordinary people.</p>

<p>Pyongyang has said the curbs threaten the survival of its children. Defectors say a poor corn harvest this year has made it hard for people in rural areas to feed themselves. The agencies who want to help find all this hard to measure.</p>

<p>Pyongyang says 70 per cent of North Koreans still use the state&#39;s central distribution system as their main source of food, the same number of people that the UN estimates are &quot;food insecure.&quot; The system consistently provides lower food rations than the government&#39;s daily target, according to UN food agency the World Food Programme (WFP). The UN uses this information to call on member states to provide food aid for North Korea - $76 million for &quot;nutrition support&quot; alone at its last request of which it has received $42 million.</p>

<p>But surveys and anecdotal evidence from defectors suggest private markets are the main source of supply for most North Koreans.</p>

<p>&quot;It becomes sort of ridiculous to analyse food distribution in North Korea by focusing on an archaic system that&#39;s lost so much of its significance over the past couple of decades,&quot; said Benjamin Silberstein, an associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute who researches the North Korean economy.</p>

<p>The WFP and the UN&#39;s other main food aid agency, the Food and Agricultural Organisation, said the UN relies on all available information and inputs, including official statistics. The agencies have a permanent office in Pyongyang and make regular visits to Public Distribution Centres, farms and occasionally markets in North Korea.</p>

<p>&quot;We recognise that the data and their sources are limited but it&#39;s the best we have available at present,&quot; said the UN agencies in a joint statement, referring to the official North Korean government data.</p>

<p>The agencies said they have seen no sign that more food than needed is delivered to North Koreans. &quot;The main issue is a monotonous diet &ndash; mainly rice/maize, kimchi and bean paste &ndash; lacking in essential fats and protein,&quot; the statement said.</p>

<p>The North Korean diplomatic mission in Geneva did not respond to questions about how international sanctions might be harming food availability and whether U.N. aid agencies had access to markets in North Korea to assess the products on offer.</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;Sand Eel Sauce</strong></p>

<p>Last year, North Korea&#39;s economy grew by 3.9 percent - its fastest in 17 years and faster than many developed economies, according to South Korea&#39;s central bank. It was helped largely by mining, market reforms, and dealings with China, its neighbour and now the world&#39;s largest economy. Reporters saw signs of chronic hunger in North Korea as recently as 2013, but people who have defected say the food supply has improved in recent years.</p>

<p>Eight defectors told Reuters they ate much the same thing as people in the South. Asked about the contents of their food cupboards, most said they were stocked with privately grown vegetables, locally made snacks, and rice, or if they were poor, corn, which is a cheaper staple.</p>

<p>Younger and wealthier defectors say they had plenty of meat, although it was often seasonal because electric power is too erratic to power fridges. Pork is common, but defectors also talked of eating dog meat, rabbit, and badger.</p>

<p>Even so, on average North Koreans are less well nourished than their Southern neighbours. The WFP says around one in four children have grown less tall than their South Korean counterparts. A study from 2009 said pre-school children in the North were up to 13 cm (5 inches) shorter and up to 7 kg (15 pounds) lighter than those brought up in the South.</p>

<p>The North&#39;s Public Distribution System (PDS) stipulates that 70 percent of people receive ration coupons to spend at state distribution shops. The other 30 percent are farmers who are not eligible for rations because they grow their own vegetables in private plots. According to the WFP, the PDS had been reinstated by 2006.</p>

<p>Defectors say Kim Jong Un, who came to power in 2011, also quietly loosened the rules on private trade.</p>

<p>Some markets, known as &quot;grasshopper markets&quot; for the speed with which traders set up and take down the stalls, are still illegal. But there are also officially sanctioned markets, where traders are free to buy and sell provided they pay stall fees to the state.</p>

<p>Inventions like injogogi are among foods traded on these stalls. It is low in calories but rich in protein and fibre, to help muscle growth and keep hunger at bay, said Lee Ae-ran, a chef from the North Korean town of Hyesan who took a doctorate in nutrition in Seoul. &quot;Because it contains so much protein, it&#39;s also very chewy,&quot; Lee said.</p>

<p>The sauce can be delicious, said Cho. &quot;People who lived by the sea put shredded anchovies in the sauce; people living in the countryside used spicy peppers. I lived close by shore so I used shredded sand eels.&quot;</p>

<p>The jangmadang are remotely monitored by a website called Daily NK, a Seoul-based operation staffed by North Korean defector journalists. It said in a report released this August that there are 387 officially sanctioned markets in the country, encompassing more than half a million stalls. Over 5 million people are either &quot;directly or indirectly&quot; reliant on the markets, &quot;solidifying their place in North Korean society as an integral and irreversible means of survival,&quot; the report said.</p>

<p>In 2015, a survey of 1,017 defectors by Seoul University professor Byung-yeon Kim found that official channels such as the PDS accounted for just 23.5 percent of people&#39;s food intake. Around 61 percent of respondents said private markets were their most important source of food, and the remaining 15.5 percent came from self-cultivated crops.</p>

<p>So the official system may mean little to many North Koreans.</p>

<p>&quot;WFP has consistently been asking (the North Korean government) to carry out a more detailed study on market activity and the role of markets in achieving household food security,&quot; a spokeswoman said.</p>

<p><strong>&nbsp;Pizza in Pyongyang&nbsp;</strong></p>

<p>As in other countries, North Korea&#39;s wealthy have choice. Residents of the capital can order up a pizza in one of Pyongyang&#39;s hundreds of restaurants, say regular visitors. Many of the eateries are operated by state-owned enterprises. Some used to cater only to tourists. Increasingly they now also collect dollars and euros from locals.</p>

<p>At a place people know as the &quot;Italian on Kwangbok Street,&quot; for example, moneyed locals and western tourists alike can pick vongole pasta for $3.50, or pepperoni pizzas for $10, the menu says. This compares with $0.30 for a kilo of corn or $0.50 for a portion of injogogi in the markets.</p>

<p>Reuters was unable to determine how the restaurant sources its ingredients such as pepperoni, although North Korea imports processed meats and cheeses from European countries and Southeast Asia - such imports are legal. Calls to the phone numbers on the menu failed and an operator for the Pyongyang switchboard said the numbers could not be connected to international lines.</p>

<p>As the economy in North Korea has changed, so have the tastes of a moneyed middle class keen to try new foods. Kim Jong Un has called for more domestically produced goods, according to state media, and there are more locally made sweets, snacks and candies. The country does not publish detailed import data but China&#39;s exports of sugar to North Korea in January to September this year ballooned to 44,725 tonnes, Chinese data shows. That is about half of all China&#39;s global sugar exports and compares with 1,236 tonnes in 2016 and 2,843 in 2015.</p>

<p>North Korea does not produce sugar. According to the International Sugar Organization, the North&#39;s sugar consumption is fairly steady at around 89,000-90,000 tonnes a year &ndash; a very modest amount per head. Each South Korean consumes about nine times more than that.</p>

<p>At the other end of the social scale, Chinese data shows corn exports to North Korea also jumped in the first nine months of this year, to nearly 50,000 tonnes, compared with just over 3,000 tonnes in the whole of 2016.</p>

<p>Daily NK reporters say they call secret sources in North Korea several times a week to get the market price of rice, corn, pork, fuels and the won currency - which is traded at around 8,100 to the dollar, as opposed to the official rate of around 100 to the dollar.</p>

<p>So far, their reports suggest, petrol and diesel prices have doubled since the most recent round of UN Security Council resolutions. The market price of rice and corn has increased less sharply. Reuters was not able to independently confirm their reports.</p>

<p>And there are other ways North Koreans can supplement their diets.</p>

<p>&quot;My dad often received bribes,&quot; said one 28-year-old defector who asked to be identified only by her surname, Kang, because when she moved out in late 2010 she left her father behind.</p>

<p>He was a high-ranking public official. The bribes he received included goat meat, dog meat, and deer meat, she said.</p>


North Korea was set up with backing from the Soviet Union as a socialist state. The Soviet collapse in 1991 crippled the North Korean economy and brought down its centralised food distribution system. Those who survived were forced to forage, barter and invent meals from whatever they found

'Take the dregs left from making soy bean oil, which usually go to feed the pigs. Press and roll them into a sandy-coloured paste. Stuff with rice, and top with chilli sauce.' The dish's name, injogogi, means "man-made meat." In North Korea for years it was a recipe for survival. Today it is a popular street food, traded alongside other goods and services on informal markets, known as jangmadang. Defectors say there are hundreds of these markets. The creation and informal trade of injogogi and other foods offers a window into a barter economy that has kept North Korea afloat despite years of isolation, abuse, and sanctions. "Back in the day, people had injogogi to fill themselves up as a substitute for meat," said Cho Ui-sung, a North Korean who defected to the South in 2014. "Now people eat it for its taste." North Korea was set up with backing from the Soviet Union as a socialist state. The Soviet collapse in 1991 crippled the North Korean economy and brought down its centralised food distribution system. As many as three million people died. Those who survived were forced to forage, barter and invent meals from whatever they found. Since people started to use their own initiative, studies indicate, person-to-person dealings have become the way millions of North Koreans procure basic necessities such as food and clothing. But the prevalence of informal markets also makes it hard to understand the exact state of the North Korean economy. And this makes it hard to measure how badly sanctions, which do not apply to North Korean food imports, are hurting ordinary people. Pyongyang has said the curbs threaten the survival of its children. Defectors say a poor corn harvest this year has made it hard for people in rural areas to feed themselves. The agencies who want to help find all this hard to measure. Pyongyang says 70 per cent of North Koreans still use the state's central distribution system as their main source of food, the same number of people that the UN estimates are "food insecure." The system consistently provides lower food rations than the government's daily target, according to UN food agency the World Food Programme (WFP). The UN uses this information to call on member states to provide food aid for North Korea - $76 million for "nutrition support" alone at its last request of which it has received $42 million. But surveys and anecdotal evidence from defectors suggest private markets are the main source of supply for most North Koreans. "It becomes sort of ridiculous to analyse food distribution in North Korea by focusing on an archaic system that's lost so much of its significance over the past couple of decades," said Benjamin Silberstein, an associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute who researches the North Korean economy. The WFP and the UN's other main food aid agency, the Food and Agricultural Organisation, said the UN relies on all available information and inputs, including official statistics. The agencies have a permanent office in Pyongyang and make regular visits to Public Distribution Centres, farms and occasionally markets in North Korea. "We recognise that the data and their sources are limited but it's the best we have available at present," said the UN agencies in a joint statement, referring to the official North Korean government data. The agencies said they have seen no sign that more food than needed is delivered to North Koreans. "The main issue is a monotonous diet – mainly rice/maize, kimchi and bean paste – lacking in essential fats and protein," the statement said. The North Korean diplomatic mission in Geneva did not respond to questions about how international sanctions might be harming food availability and whether U.N. aid agencies had access to markets in North Korea to assess the products on offer. Sand Eel Sauce Last year, North Korea's economy grew by 3.9 percent - its fastest in 17 years and faster than many developed economies, according to South Korea's central bank. It was helped largely by mining, market reforms, and dealings with China, its neighbour and now the world's largest economy. Reporters saw signs of chronic hunger in North Korea as recently as 2013, but people who have defected say the food supply has improved in recent years. Eight defectors told Reuters they ate much the same thing as people in the South. Asked about the contents of their food cupboards, most said they were stocked with privately grown vegetables, locally made snacks, and rice, or if they were poor, corn, which is a cheaper staple. Younger and wealthier defectors say they had plenty of meat, although it was often seasonal because electric power is too erratic to power fridges. Pork is common, but defectors also talked of eating dog meat, rabbit, and badger. Even so, on average North Koreans are less well nourished than their Southern neighbours. The WFP says around one in four children have grown less tall than their South Korean counterparts. A study from 2009 said pre-school children in the North were up to 13 cm (5 inches) shorter and up to 7 kg (15 pounds) lighter than those brought up in the South. The North's Public Distribution System (PDS) stipulates that 70 percent of people receive ration coupons to spend at state distribution shops. The other 30 percent are farmers who are not eligible for rations because they grow their own vegetables in private plots. According to the WFP, the PDS had been reinstated by 2006. Defectors say Kim Jong Un, who came to power in 2011, also quietly loosened the rules on private trade. Some markets, known as "grasshopper markets" for the speed with which traders set up and take down the stalls, are still illegal. But there are also officially sanctioned markets, where traders are free to buy and sell provided they pay stall fees to the state. Inventions like injogogi are among foods traded on these stalls. It is low in calories but rich in protein and fibre, to help muscle growth and keep hunger at bay, said Lee Ae-ran, a chef from the North Korean town of Hyesan who took a doctorate in nutrition in Seoul. "Because it contains so much protein, it's also very chewy," Lee said. The sauce can be delicious, said Cho. "People who lived by the sea put shredded anchovies in the sauce; people living in the countryside used spicy peppers. I lived close by shore so I used shredded sand eels." The jangmadang are remotely monitored by a website called Daily NK, a Seoul-based operation staffed by North Korean defector journalists. It said in a report released this August that there are 387 officially sanctioned markets in the country, encompassing more than half a million stalls. Over 5 million people are either "directly or indirectly" reliant on the markets, "solidifying their place in North Korean society as an integral and irreversible means of survival," the report said. In 2015, a survey of 1,017 defectors by Seoul University professor Byung-yeon Kim found that official channels such as the PDS accounted for just 23.5 percent of people's food intake. Around 61 percent of respondents said private markets were their most important source of food, and the remaining 15.5 percent came from self-cultivated crops. So the official system may mean little to many North Koreans. "WFP has consistently been asking (the North Korean government) to carry out a more detailed study on market activity and the role of markets in achieving household food security," a spokeswoman said. Pizza in Pyongyang As in other countries, North Korea's wealthy have choice. Residents of the capital can order up a pizza in one of Pyongyang's hundreds of restaurants, say regular visitors. Many of the eateries are operated by state-owned enterprises. Some used to cater only to tourists. Increasingly they now also collect dollars and euros from locals. At a place people know as the "Italian on Kwangbok Street," for example, moneyed locals and western tourists alike can pick vongole pasta for $3.50, or pepperoni pizzas for $10, the menu says. This compares with $0.30 for a kilo of corn or $0.50 for a portion of injogogi in the markets. Reuters was unable to determine how the restaurant sources its ingredients such as pepperoni, although North Korea imports processed meats and cheeses from European countries and Southeast Asia - such imports are legal. Calls to the phone numbers on the menu failed and an operator for the Pyongyang switchboard said the numbers could not be connected to international lines. As the economy in North Korea has changed, so have the tastes of a moneyed middle class keen to try new foods. Kim Jong Un has called for more domestically produced goods, according to state media, and there are more locally made sweets, snacks and candies. The country does not publish detailed import data but China's exports of sugar to North Korea in January to September this year ballooned to 44,725 tonnes, Chinese data shows. That is about half of all China's global sugar exports and compares with 1,236 tonnes in 2016 and 2,843 in 2015. North Korea does not produce sugar. According to the International Sugar Organization, the North's sugar consumption is fairly steady at around 89,000-90,000 tonnes a year – a very modest amount per head. Each South Korean consumes about nine times more than that. At the other end of the social scale, Chinese data shows corn exports to North Korea also jumped in the first nine months of this year, to nearly 50,000 tonnes, compared with just over 3,000 tonnes in the whole of 2016. Daily NK reporters say they call secret sources in North Korea several times a week to get the market price of rice, corn, pork, fuels and the won currency - which is traded at around 8,100 to the dollar, as opposed to the official rate of around 100 to the dollar. So far, their reports suggest, petrol and diesel prices have doubled since the most recent round of UN Security Council resolutions. The market price of rice and corn has increased less sharply. Reuters was not able to independently confirm their reports. And there are other ways North Koreans can supplement their diets. "My dad often received bribes," said one 28-year-old defector who asked to be identified only by her surname, Kang, because when she moved out in late 2010 she left her father behind. He was a high-ranking public official. The bribes he received included goat meat, dog meat, and deer meat, she said.

Fake meat, free markets ease North Koreans' hunger

Art transcends all borders and goes beyond the definition of geographical divides. Here are some 11 noteworthy cultural festivals celebrated in the South Asian region that you must know about:<br />
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	<li><strong>Jaisalmer Desert Festival, India</strong></li>
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Set against the sand dunes, the festival is a unique showcase of folk culture. Held every year, there are programs for folk singing, puppet shows, acrobats, fire dancing, and others. Home of the camels, you can also take a camel ride, enjoy a game of camel polo, participate in camel decoration and pack some exciting desert memories with you.&nbsp;<br />
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<p>A glimpse of Jaisalmer Desert Festival in India<br />
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	<li><strong>Kala Pola, Sri Lanka</strong></li>
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Kala Pola is Sri Lanka&rsquo;s open-air art exhibition cum fair which happens every year. Attracting artists from across the country, it serves as a launch pad for talent. A wide array of art forms are displayed for the crowd to cheer and appreciate.&nbsp;<br />
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<p>Kala Pola festival in Sri Lanka<br />
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<ul>
	<li><strong>Annual Bhutan International Festival, Bhutan</strong></li>
</ul>
It&rsquo;s a collaborative effort to encourage different countries to come and engage, while showcasing their culture and art. The festival boasts of some of the best entertainment performances by world known artists. The festival has an intimate setting and welcomes everyone interested.&nbsp;<br />
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<img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://s.wionews.com/photos/bhutan1-20160915103529.jpeg" />
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<p>Bhutanese monks at the Bhutan International festival<br />
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<ul>
	<li><strong>Rann Utsav, India</strong></li>
</ul>
Rann Utsav is a quarter year-long winter celebration in white sandy desert. You set up your makeshift tents and absorb the local tradition and culture. The region known for it&rsquo;s distinct handicrafts, also offers options for kite flying, camel rides and desert safaris.&nbsp;<br />
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<img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://s.wionews.com/photos/rann1-20160915103938.jpeg" />
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<p>Local artists at Rann Utsav</p>
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<ul>
	<li><strong>World Performing Arts Festival, Pakistan</strong></li>
</ul>
An international cultural event, this festival brings performing artists from all over the world to celebrate music, theatre, concert, dance, puppet shows and others. Serving as a nurturing ground for local talent, it brings to fore the vibrancy of Pakistan&rsquo;s talents and helps people engage in a cultural exchange.&nbsp;<br />
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<img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://s.wionews.com/photos/pakistan-20160915113108.jpg" />
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<p>World Performing Arts Festival, Pakistan</p>
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<ul>
	<li><strong>Hornbill Festival, India</strong></li>
</ul>
The aboriginal Naga tribes of Nagaland are a sight to watch. Held every year in the month of December, Hornbill festival is a weeklong celebration of music, culture, art, sport and cuisine takes place. You will see some exquisite paintings, wood carvings and sculptures that form an essential part of Nagaland&rsquo;s cultural identity.&nbsp;<br />
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<img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://s.wionews.com/photos/000_del527342-20160915113835.jpg" />
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<p>A Naga tribesman eats a stump of smouldering firewood during annual Hornbill Festival</p>
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<ul>
	<li><strong>Afghan Arts and Culture Festival, Afghanistan</strong></li>
</ul>
It is one of the largest coming together of artists and music bands in Afghanistan. Opening its doors to fellow countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan United States, the festival started with an aim to show the world Afghanistan&rsquo;s rich culture. Bikers, break dancers, rock bands and other performers come together every year.&nbsp;<br />
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<img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://s.wionews.com/photos/afghan1-20160915012131.jpeg" />
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<p>Local Afghan dancers</p>
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<ul>
	<li><strong>South Ari Atoll, Maldives</strong></li>
</ul>
A festival with a thought, South Ari Atoll is a collaboration between artists from Maldives and Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme. It is a platform for showcasing artworks representing the island&rsquo;s marine diversity with a special emphasis on the shark population of Maldives.<br />
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<img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://s.wionews.com/photos/cqi9uwpumaae2vl.jpg-large-20160916014323.jpeg" />
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<p>South Ari Atoll in Maldives where the Conservation festival happens</p>
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<ul>
	<li><strong>Pohela Boishakh, Bangladesh</strong></li>
</ul>
The Bengali New Year is celebrated with a lot of fervour all across the state of West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. Called Vasanta Utsav, the festivals starts at Shantiniketan in India and Bangladesh at the same time. The festivity celebrates art and diversity of both the regions. Among songs, dance and fairs, people are seen enjoying themselves around that time of the year.&nbsp;<br />
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<img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://s.wionews.com/photos/crh9vswuaaamwpn.jpg-large-20160916015136.jpeg" />
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<p>Pohela Boishakh in Bangladesh<br />
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<ul>
	<li><strong>Kathmandu International Art Festival, Nepal</strong></li>
</ul>
Almost in every three years, Nepal celebrates its artists with an International Art festival. Artists come together to exhibit their works at different venues in the capital city of Kathmandu.&nbsp;<br />
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<img alt="" class="img-responsive" src="http://s.wionews.com/photos/a8hm7l3ceaac3w9.jpg-large-20160916015737.jpeg" />
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<p>A glimpse of Kathmandu International Art Festival, Nepal</p>
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<em>(Contributed by: Zeba Khan)</em>

Discover how art and culture in South Asia binds the region together

Art transcends all borders and goes beyond the definition of geographical divides. Here are some 11 noteworthy cultural festivals celebrated in the South Asian region that you must know about: Jaisalmer Desert Festival, India Set against the sand dunes, the festival is a unique showcase of folk culture. Held every year, there are programs for folk singing, puppet shows, acrobats, fire dancing, and others. Home of the camels, you can also take a camel ride, enjoy a game of camel polo, participate in camel decoration and pack some exciting desert memories with you. A glimpse of Jaisalmer Desert Festival in India Kala Pola, Sri Lanka Kala Pola is Sri Lanka’s open-air art exhibition cum fair which happens every year. Attracting artists from across the country, it serves as a launch pad for talent. A wide array of art forms are displayed for the crowd to cheer and appreciate. Kala Pola festival in Sri Lanka Annual Bhutan International Festival, Bhutan It’s a collaborative effort to encourage different countries to come and engage, while showcasing their culture and art. The festival boasts of some of the best entertainment performances by world known artists. The festival has an intimate setting and welcomes everyone interested. Bhutanese monks at the Bhutan International festival Rann Utsav, India Rann Utsav is a quarter year-long winter celebration in white sandy desert. You set up your makeshift tents and absorb the local tradition and culture. The region known for it’s distinct handicrafts, also offers options for kite flying, camel rides and desert safaris. Local artists at Rann Utsav World Performing Arts Festival, Pakistan An international cultural event, this festival brings performing artists from all over the world to celebrate music, theatre, concert, dance, puppet shows and others. Serving as a nurturing ground for local talent, it brings to fore the vibrancy of Pakistan’s talents and helps people engage in a cultural exchange. World Performing Arts Festival, Pakistan Hornbill Festival, India The aboriginal Naga tribes of Nagaland are a sight to watch. Held every year in the month of December, Hornbill festival is a weeklong celebration of music, culture, art, sport and cuisine takes place. You will see some exquisite paintings, wood carvings and sculptures that form an essential part of Nagaland’s cultural identity. A Naga tribesman eats a stump of smouldering firewood during annual Hornbill Festival Afghan Arts and Culture Festival, Afghanistan It is one of the largest coming together of artists and music bands in Afghanistan. Opening its doors to fellow countries like Sri Lanka, Pakistan United States, the festival started with an aim to show the world Afghanistan’s rich culture. Bikers, break dancers, rock bands and other performers come together every year. Local Afghan dancers South Ari Atoll, Maldives A festival with a thought, South Ari Atoll is a collaboration between artists from Maldives and Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme. It is a platform for showcasing artworks representing the island’s marine diversity with a special emphasis on the shark population of Maldives. South Ari Atoll in Maldives where the Conservation festival happens Pohela Boishakh, Bangladesh The Bengali New Year is celebrated with a lot of fervour all across the state of West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. Called Vasanta Utsav, the festivals starts at Shantiniketan in India and Bangladesh at the same time. The festivity celebrates art and diversity of both the regions. Among songs, dance and fairs, people are seen enjoying themselves around that time of the year. Pohela Boishakh in Bangladesh Kathmandu International Art Festival, Nepal Almost in every three years, Nepal celebrates its artists with an International Art festival. Artists come together to exhibit their works at different venues in the capital city of Kathmandu. A glimpse of Kathmandu International Art Festival, Nepal (Contributed by: Zeba Khan)

11 cultural festivals in South Asia that you must attend at least once in your lifetime

They say that every food has its own story to tell. The South Asian region also has some of the most lip-smacking street foods that every foodie must try.<br />
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Here is a list of some delicacies from the region, recommended by social media users, that you must try:&nbsp;<br />
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	<li><strong>Nepal</strong></li>
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<strong> </strong>Some must-haves are: Chatamari (crepe made of rice flour), &nbsp;spiced and grilled buffalo meat locally known as Choila, which&nbsp;goes best with a homemade liquor called Newari, and&nbsp;&nbsp;Nepalese-style barbecued meat better known as Sekuwa.<br />
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You can also try noodle soup, Thukpa.<br />
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Sweet dish made with rice, Phirni, is quite popular here.&nbsp;
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NepalNOW?src=hash">#NepalNOW</a> Foodies&#39; Diary<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chatamari?src=hash">#chatamari</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/foddie?src=hash">#foddie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dinner?src=hash">#dinner</a> ??: <a href="https://twitter.com/AGhale">@aghale</a> <a href="https://t.co/s0y2IEkDSN">pic.twitter.com/s0y2IEkDSN</a></p>
&mdash; nepalNOW (@thenepalnow) <a href="https://twitter.com/thenepalnow/status/688972896962768896">January 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">No one ever said you can never celebrate Tuesdays. :D<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Choila?src=hash">#Choila</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BajekoSekuwa?src=hash">#BajekoSekuwa</a> <a href="https://t.co/0ayqEisJLM">pic.twitter.com/0ayqEisJLM</a></p>
&mdash; Foodmandu (@foodmandu) <a href="https://twitter.com/foodmandu/status/740146342354419712">June 7, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="fi">Mutton Sekuwa????<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sekuwa?src=hash">#sekuwa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mutton?src=hash">#mutton</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/khasi?src=hash">#khasi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/khasikosekuwa?src=hash">#khasikosekuwa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/barbecue?src=hash">#barbecue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nepalifood?src=hash">#nepalifood</a> <a href="https://t.co/clZ5aQUbS8">pic.twitter.com/clZ5aQUbS8</a></p>
&mdash; Nepali Tummy (@NepaliTummy) <a href="https://twitter.com/NepaliTummy/status/750836376556347392">July 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chicken Thukpa Recipe thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/HungryForeverCo">@hungryforeverco</a> - get the recipe <a href="https://t.co/SOLiTlz9u2">https://t.co/SOLiTlz9u2</a> <a href="https://t.co/hwSGE6IfAQ">pic.twitter.com/hwSGE6IfAQ</a></p>
&mdash; eat365 (@eat365) <a href="https://twitter.com/eat365/status/771498038925885440">September 2, 2016</a></blockquote>
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&nbsp;
<ul>
	<li><strong>India</strong></li>
</ul>
<strong> </strong>India is expansive in size and offers a huge range of street foods due to country&#39;s diversity.<br />
<br />
Some delicacies worth giving a try are: Jalebi (crisp deep-fried refined flour and yogurt batter spirals dunked in saffron sugar syrup)&nbsp;in sweets, savoury snacks like Chaaat, Golgappas (fried crisps with flavoured water), Chole Bhature (fried bread coupled with spicy&nbsp;chickpea preparation) and Aloo Tikki (spiced, crispy potato patties).&nbsp;
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Awesome?src=hash">#Awesome</a> Food : <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Made?src=hash">#Made</a> jalebi 1st time.. Yumm yumm yummmy.... Shape n taste turned out good&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/KnYXOKsabf">https://t.co/KnYXOKsabf</a> <a href="https://t.co/7CllnMwCPx">pic.twitter.com/7CllnMwCPx</a></p>
&mdash; Vilo Kanis (@SeeYouGuysCom) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeeYouGuysCom/status/716950724664496128">April 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Can I eat chaat all day? Indian street food love. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Delhi?src=hash">#Delhi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/travel?src=hash">#travel</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/streetfood?src=hash">#streetfood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/indianchaat?src=hash">#indianchaat</a> <a href="https://t.co/Vxkngf2p6h">https://t.co/Vxkngf2p6h</a> <a href="https://t.co/qZpdHslZrt">pic.twitter.com/qZpdHslZrt</a></p>
&mdash; The Saccharine Habit (@foodbysssourabh) <a href="https://twitter.com/foodbysssourabh/status/663496860393299968">November 8, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">???? - ????? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CholeBhature?src=hash">#CholeBhature</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianCuisine?src=hash">#IndianCuisine</a> ???? <a href="https://t.co/9hjg7PIv9A">pic.twitter.com/9hjg7PIv9A</a></p>
&mdash; Planet Spices (@planetspices) <a href="https://twitter.com/planetspices/status/774675444079689728">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Experience the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flavours?src=hash">#flavours</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a> in our dishes! Taste the savoury <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Samosa?src=hash">#Samosa</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlooTikki?src=hash">#AlooTikki</a> for yourself! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndianFood?src=hash">#IndianFood</a> <a href="https://t.co/S6SmcfAFox">pic.twitter.com/S6SmcfAFox</a></p>
&mdash; Tandoori Flame (@Tandoori_Flame) <a href="https://twitter.com/Tandoori_Flame/status/757991391595204608">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">This Golgappa is specially for u di?? <a href="https://twitter.com/shreyaghoshal">@shreyaghoshal</a> as my <a href="https://twitter.com/snehajh37544769">@snehajh37544769</a> promised u but u have to come online soon <a href="https://t.co/Miie836hpc">pic.twitter.com/Miie836hpc</a></p>
&mdash; &hearts;Siri?? SGian&hearts; (@sirishapappu77) <a href="https://twitter.com/sirishapappu77/status/774304964961116160">September 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<ul>
	<li><strong>Pakistan</strong></li>
</ul>

<p>Street&nbsp;food lovers in Pakistan cannot afford to give a miss to &#39;Kebabs&#39; (grilled and barbecued meat), Nihari (beef or lamb stew cooked slowly for a long period of time) and Biryani, a mixed rice dish.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Food?src=hash">#Food</a> street <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nothia?src=hash">#Nothia</a> bazar <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Peshawar?src=hash">#Peshawar</a> cantt <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash">#Pakistan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Peace?src=hash">#Peace</a> <a href="https://t.co/ySQhDRFdcI">pic.twitter.com/ySQhDRFdcI</a></p>
&mdash; Muhammad Mudassir (@mudassir98u) <a href="https://twitter.com/mudassir98u/status/769542906323562496">August 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="in">Kebabs<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ramazan?src=hash">#Ramazan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ramadan?src=hash">#ramadan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash">#Pakistan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iftar?src=hash">#iftar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kebab?src=hash">#kebab</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/night?src=hash">#night</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/party?src=hash">#party</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/foodilicious?src=hash">#foodilicious</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sizzling?src=hash">#sizzling</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bbq?src=hash">#bbq</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/burger?src=hash">#burger</a> <a href="http://t.co/BOw2qPfJ4J">pic.twitter.com/BOw2qPfJ4J</a></p>
&mdash; Irfan Ahmad Rana (@IRFANRANACRP) <a href="https://twitter.com/IRFANRANACRP/status/615534828016918528">June 29, 2015</a></blockquote>
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	<li lang="in"><strong>Afghanistan</strong></li>
</ul>
?The landlocked country has a unique take on non-vegetarian food items.<br />
<br />
You can have steamed Afghani dumpling, locally known as Mantu, filled with lamb. The dish is best served with yogurt and&nbsp;kidney beans in a tomato sauce and dried mint.<br />
<br />
Bolani, traditional&nbsp;baked or fried&nbsp;flatbread&nbsp;stuffed with vegetables, is also popular among food&nbsp;connoisseurs. You can also feast on Afghani rice while travelling.&nbsp;
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Awesome?src=hash">#Awesome</a> Food : <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mantu?src=hash">#Mantu</a> - afghan steamed beef dumplings with lentil and yogurt <a href="https://t.co/3sGnOcaPxB">https://t.co/3sGnOcaPxB</a> <a href="https://t.co/cPmlM1UVuQ">pic.twitter.com/cPmlM1UVuQ</a></p>
&mdash; Vilo Kanis (@SeeYouGuysCom) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeeYouGuysCom/status/768826199351123968">August 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Did you try? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bolani?src=hash">#Bolani</a> with Leek and Potato, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pashtun?src=hash">#Pashtun</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cuisine?src=hash">#Cuisine</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Peshawar?src=hash">#Peshawar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Afghanistan?src=hash">#Afghanistan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Quetta?src=hash">#Quetta</a> <a href="https://t.co/hgb2OKPVDM">pic.twitter.com/hgb2OKPVDM</a></p>
&mdash; Pukhtoogle (@Pukhtoogle) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pukhtoogle/status/665818947573424128">November 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/filetMignon?src=hash">#filetMignon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/halal?src=hash">#halal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/afghanfood?src=hash">#afghanfood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/afghancuisine?src=hash">#afghancuisine</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Afghanifood?src=hash">#Afghanifood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/naringe?src=hash">#naringe</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/kabli?src=hash">#kabli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/palaw?src=hash">#palaw</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paloa?src=hash">#paloa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AfghaniRice?src=hash">#AfghaniRice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/grilled?src=hash">#grilled</a> <a href="https://t.co/eHJqWcxb0X">pic.twitter.com/eHJqWcxb0X</a></p>
&mdash; TheSilkRoadRest (@thesilkroadrest) <a href="https://twitter.com/thesilkroadrest/status/767411518904336384">August 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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	<li lang="in"><strong>Sri Lanka</strong></li>
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<strong>?</strong>Dig into egg hoppers (pancakes and fried egg), or satiate your taste buds with sesame balls called Thalaguli. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">11 Delicious Ways to Experience the Best of Sri Lanka: <a href="https://t.co/VotYkpVWqH">https://t.co/VotYkpVWqH</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/delicious?src=hash">#delicious</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/food?src=hash">#food</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/culinary?src=hash">#culinary</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/srilanka?src=hash">#srilanka</a> <a href="https://t.co/3b44WCsUcg">pic.twitter.com/3b44WCsUcg</a></p>
&mdash; SmarterTravel (@SmarterTravel) <a href="https://twitter.com/SmarterTravel/status/771380215801081856">September 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Thala Guli. Must try sweet in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SriLanka?src=hash">#SriLanka</a>. A delicacy made from Sesame seeds and jaggery. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/food?src=hash">#food</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/delicious?src=hash">#delicious</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/travel?src=hash">#travel</a> <a href="https://t.co/ijK9jATxMa">pic.twitter.com/ijK9jATxMa</a></p>
&mdash; Yasoma Galloluwe (@pgtravels_sl) <a href="https://twitter.com/pgtravels_sl/status/772487061534375936">September 4, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Colors of Pettah<a href="https://t.co/yTHWz2Aoj5">https://t.co/yTHWz2Aoj5</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/srilanka?src=hash">#srilanka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pettah?src=hash">#pettah</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/food?src=hash">#food</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/people?src=hash">#people</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EveryDaySriLanka?src=hash">#EveryDaySriLanka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/streetphotography?src=hash">#streetphotography</a> <a href="https://t.co/giaGkOXJUD">pic.twitter.com/giaGkOXJUD</a></p>
&mdash; Nazly Ahmed (@nazly) <a href="https://twitter.com/nazly/status/770436212876206080">August 30, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<strong>?</strong>Influenced by Indian Bengali cuisine, Morog Pulao is a special kind of rice with large portions of chicken.&nbsp;

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<p dir="ltr" lang="hi">Best of Bangladesh food: Kacchi Biryani! <a href="https://t.co/ddJbzsM5bP">https://t.co/ddJbzsM5bP</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bangladesh?src=hash">#Bangladesh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/food?src=hash">#food</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/travel?src=hash">#travel</a> <a href="https://t.co/CAJjFAl9ug">pic.twitter.com/CAJjFAl9ug</a></p>
&mdash; BonVoyageurs (@BonVoyageurs) <a href="https://twitter.com/BonVoyageurs/status/763888129342332928">August 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<strong>?</strong>Try the hot and spicy Ema Datshi, red rice and stew made of chilies, cheese and veggies.<br />
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Shakam Datshi, a dish prepared with dried beef with red chillies, is also popular&nbsp;for its unique cheesy texture
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Missing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EmaDatshi?src=hash">#EmaDatshi</a>, the signature Bhutanese Cuisine. It&#39;s made of chili peppers and cheese.<a href="https://twitter.com/EaseIndiaTravel">@EaseIndiaTravel</a> <a href="https://t.co/2RNCfTdden">pic.twitter.com/2RNCfTdden</a></p>
&mdash; Neha Sharma (@NehaSharmaHere) <a href="https://twitter.com/NehaSharmaHere/status/714296161344028672">March 28, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<strong>?</strong>The island country is famous for its sea food.&nbsp;

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lobster for tonight - Lily Beach Resort<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bmrtg?src=hash">#bmrtg</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Maldives?src=hash">#Maldives</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lobster?src=hash">#lobster</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E9%A9%AC%E5%B0%94%E4%BB%A3%E5%A4%AB?src=hash">#????</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD?src=hash">#??</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/picoftheday?src=hash">#picoftheday</a> &hellip; <a href="http://t.co/odabtA40SJ">http://t.co/odabtA40SJ</a> <a href="http://t.co/NaobrfUG6N">pic.twitter.com/NaobrfUG6N</a></p>
&mdash; MALDIVITY&trade; (@MALDIVITY) <a href="https://twitter.com/MALDIVITY/status/597157583372349442">May 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Whatever yr Favourite Meal, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Maldives?src=hash">#Maldives</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/culinarydelight?src=hash">#culinarydelight</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Prawn?src=hash">#Prawn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VisitMaldivesYear2016?src=hash">#VisitMaldivesYear2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/iZIVzBiq5c">pic.twitter.com/iZIVzBiq5c</a></p>
&mdash; Y &amp; Y Maldives (@ynymaldives) <a href="https://twitter.com/ynymaldives/status/663688597879414785">November 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Try this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/recipe?src=hash">#recipe</a> for Goan style shrimp kebabs from Constance Moofushi - <a href="https://t.co/MC9lvk6VF6">https://t.co/MC9lvk6VF6</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/seafood?src=hash">#seafood</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Maldives?src=hash">#Maldives</a> <a href="https://t.co/Z1UZVPjs8p">pic.twitter.com/Z1UZVPjs8p</a></p>
&mdash; Constance Hotels (@constancehotels) <a href="https://twitter.com/constancehotels/status/739743646543548417">June 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Ditch the fancy restaurants and taste the region's authentic flavours on the roads

They say that every food has its own story to tell. The South Asian region also has some of the most lip-smacking street foods that every foodie must try. Here is a list of some delicacies from the region, recommended by social media users, that you must try: Nepal Some must-haves are: Chatamari (crepe made of rice flour), spiced and grilled buffalo meat locally known as Choila, which goes best with a homemade liquor called Newari, and Nepalese-style barbecued meat better known as Sekuwa. You can also try noodle soup, Thukpa. Sweet dish made with rice, Phirni, is quite popular here. #NepalNOW Foodies' Diary#chatamari #foddie #dinner ??: @aghale pic.twitter.com/s0y2IEkDSN — nepalNOW (@thenepalnow) January 18, 2016 No one ever said you can never celebrate Tuesdays. :D#Choila from #BajekoSekuwa pic.twitter.com/0ayqEisJLM — Foodmandu (@foodmandu) June 7, 2016 Mutton Sekuwa????#sekuwa #mutton #khasi #khasikosekuwa #barbecue #nepalifood pic.twitter.com/clZ5aQUbS8 — Nepali Tummy (@NepaliTummy) July 6, 2016 Chicken Thukpa Recipe thanks to @hungryforeverco - get the recipe https://t.co/SOLiTlz9u2 pic.twitter.com/hwSGE6IfAQ — eat365 (@eat365) September 2, 2016 India India is expansive in size and offers a huge range of street foods due to country's diversity. Some delicacies worth giving a try are: Jalebi (crisp deep-fried refined flour and yogurt batter spirals dunked in saffron sugar syrup) in sweets, savoury snacks like Chaaat, Golgappas (fried crisps with flavoured water), Chole Bhature (fried bread coupled with spicy chickpea preparation) and Aloo Tikki (spiced, crispy potato patties). #Awesome Food : #Made jalebi 1st time.. Yumm yumm yummmy.... Shape n taste turned out good… https://t.co/KnYXOKsabf pic.twitter.com/7CllnMwCPx — Vilo Kanis (@SeeYouGuysCom) April 4, 2016 Can I eat chaat all day? Indian street food love. #Delhi #travel #streetfood #indianchaat https://t.co/Vxkngf2p6h pic.twitter.com/qZpdHslZrt — The Saccharine Habit (@foodbysssourabh) November 8, 2015 ???? - ????? #CholeBhature #IndianCuisine ???? pic.twitter.com/9hjg7PIv9A — Planet Spices (@planetspices) September 10, 2016 Experience the #flavours of #India in our dishes! Taste the savoury #Samosa and #AlooTikki for yourself! #IndianFood pic.twitter.com/S6SmcfAFox — Tandoori Flame (@Tandoori_Flame) July 26, 2016 This Golgappa is specially for u di?? @shreyaghoshal as my @snehajh37544769 promised u but u have to come online soon pic.twitter.com/Miie836hpc — ♥Siri?? SGian♥ (@sirishapappu77) September 9, 2016 Pakistan Street food lovers in Pakistan cannot afford to give a miss to 'Kebabs' (grilled and barbecued meat), Nihari (beef or lamb stew cooked slowly for a long period of time) and Biryani, a mixed rice dish. #Food street #Nothia bazar #Peshawar cantt #Pakistan #Peace pic.twitter.com/ySQhDRFdcI — Muhammad Mudassir (@mudassir98u) August 27, 2016 Kebabs#Ramazan #ramadan #Pakistan #iftar #kebab #night #party #foodilicious #sizzling #bbq #burger pic.twitter.com/BOw2qPfJ4J — Irfan Ahmad Rana (@IRFANRANACRP) June 29, 2015 Afghanistan ?The landlocked country has a unique take on non-vegetarian food items. You can have steamed Afghani dumpling, locally known as Mantu, filled with lamb. The dish is best served with yogurt and kidney beans in a tomato sauce and dried mint. Bolani, traditional baked or fried flatbread stuffed with vegetables, is also popular among food connoisseurs. You can also feast on Afghani rice while travelling. #Awesome Food : #Mantu - afghan steamed beef dumplings with lentil and yogurt https://t.co/3sGnOcaPxB pic.twitter.com/cPmlM1UVuQ — Vilo Kanis (@SeeYouGuysCom) August 25, 2016 Did you try? #Bolani with Leek and Potato, #Pashtun #Cuisine #Peshawar #Afghanistan #Quetta pic.twitter.com/hgb2OKPVDM — Pukhtoogle (@Pukhtoogle) November 15, 2015 #filetMignon #halal #afghanfood #afghancuisine #Afghanifood #naringe #kabli #palaw #paloa #AfghaniRice #grilled pic.twitter.com/eHJqWcxb0X — TheSilkRoadRest (@thesilkroadrest) August 21, 2016 Sri Lanka ?Dig into egg hoppers (pancakes and fried egg), or satiate your taste buds with sesame balls called Thalaguli. 11 Delicious Ways to Experience the Best of Sri Lanka: https://t.co/VotYkpVWqH #delicious #food #culinary #srilanka pic.twitter.com/3b44WCsUcg — SmarterTravel (@SmarterTravel) September 1, 2016 Thala Guli. Must try sweet in #SriLanka. A delicacy made from Sesame seeds and jaggery. #food #delicious #travel pic.twitter.com/ijK9jATxMa — Yasoma Galloluwe (@pgtravels_sl) September 4, 2016 Colors of Pettahhttps://t.co/yTHWz2Aoj5#srilanka #pettah #food #people #EveryDaySriLanka #streetphotography pic.twitter.com/giaGkOXJUD — Nazly Ahmed (@nazly) August 30, 2016 Bangladesh ?Influenced by Indian Bengali cuisine, Morog Pulao is a special kind of rice with large portions of chicken. Best of Bangladesh food: Kacchi Biryani! https://t.co/ddJbzsM5bP #Bangladesh #food #travel pic.twitter.com/CAJjFAl9ug — BonVoyageurs (@BonVoyageurs) August 12, 2016 Bhutan ?Try the hot and spicy Ema Datshi, red rice and stew made of chilies, cheese and veggies. Shakam Datshi, a dish prepared with dried beef with red chillies, is also popular for its unique cheesy texture Missing #EmaDatshi, the signature Bhutanese Cuisine. It's made of chili peppers and cheese.@EaseIndiaTravel pic.twitter.com/2RNCfTdden — Neha Sharma (@NehaSharmaHere) March 28, 2016 Maldives ?The island country is famous for its sea food. Lobster for tonight - Lily Beach Resort#bmrtg #Maldives #lobster #???? #?? #picoftheday … http://t.co/odabtA40SJ pic.twitter.com/NaobrfUG6N — MALDIVITY™ (@MALDIVITY) May 9, 2015 Whatever yr Favourite Meal, #Maldives #culinarydelight #Prawn #VisitMaldivesYear2016 pic.twitter.com/iZIVzBiq5c — Y & Y Maldives (@ynymaldives) November 9, 2015 Try this #recipe for Goan style shrimp kebabs from Constance Moofushi - https://t.co/MC9lvk6VF6 #seafood #Maldives pic.twitter.com/Z1UZVPjs8p — Constance Hotels (@constancehotels) June 6, 2016 (Contributed by: Zeba Khan)

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