Street Food, Weapons & World Peace

Ever noticed that whenever there is street food involved, everyone is suddenly super friendly? I mean it might also be because of free food but that’s a different story. 

I mean just looking at India, streetfood is something that connects us all, you would not see one person unhappy about the chatpata, incredibly cheap but amazing food that you can find in every corner of a road. Bonus, there’s so much variety! Why do you think we, as generally loud, strongly opinionated people, have been able to refrain from ripping each other’s throats out on a good Sunday evening? 

That’s right my friend, it’s because of street food. 

Now, street food is the mantra to hypnotize and befriend anyone – food is something that brings everyone together you know… the variety, culture and the masalas just seep into your bloodstream. With that euphoric feeling, how can you ever be mad at someone during eating it or right after?

The logical application being that, in a scenario where you are face to face with someone with guns blazing and someone offers you street food, you would obviously take up the offer (reference to not denying free food) and just enjoying it, feeling that serenity and pure serotonin rush with your archnemesis on just how good it is, creates an amazing bond. It would be virtually impossible for you to put down your plate of chaat and go back to shooting someone … that’d be crazy (and immoral, no one disrespects food like that)! 

So all i’m saying is, Ukraine vs. Russia war could be solved if we just gave the leaders some street food, hell, put all the world leaders in a room together with all kinds of street food, and world peace would be achieved! 

“Use the deadly weapon of golgappe to defeat the hatred we keep for others”

– Kashvi Kathuria 2022