British chef selling Kolkata's iconic jhalmuri in streets of London for 18 years
India is the origin of several delicious recipes including street food. With time, several food items have gained popularity across the globe. Be it pani puri (golgappa), dahi vada, vada pav, jalebi or chat items, India's diverse culinary heritage has a significant impact on global food culture. Indian-origin settled in other countries churn cash by serving regional cuisine on foreign land. However, it would definitely be surprising to learn about a British chef who has been selling Kolkata's 'jhalmuri' in the streets of London for 18 years.
Though it sounds surprising, British Chef Angus Denoon has been selling 'Jhalmuri' on the streets of London for the last 18 years.
As per reports, 18 years ago Angus during his trip to India, came across Kolkata's iconic Jhalmuri. He instantly fell in love with the street food as soon as he tasted it. After returning back, he started selling Jhalmuri on the streets of London and has been spreading Kolkata's love among Londoners.
He loves serving this light, vegan, and wheat-free snack, which is spicy and crunchy at the same time.
Even Londoners love munching this street snack from India's Kolkata.
The videos shared on Instagram by Jhalmuri Express show Angus sitting on his cart with all the ingredients required for making Jhalmuri. However, surprisingly, the Englishman has adapted the Indian style of preparing Jhalmuri and serving it in newspapers. In a few other videos, Angus is seen standing with his makeshift cart of Jhalmuri.
From the videos it seems, he might not be sitting permanently in a particular place. Rather, he moves all over London to spread the love of India through Jhalmuri.