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If Singapore hawkers are Unesco heritage, why not India’s desi street food? Hot and fresh samosas at a market in Bangalore.
When Singapore s hawker centres were recognised by the United Nations in December for their cultural significance, street food lovers across the globe had reason to celebrate.
After a two-year campaign, the UN s cultural agency Unesco had finally added the world famous open air food courts to its List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, thereby confirming what most foodies already knew instinctively to be true - that food with the humblest of origins is often worthy of the highest praise.