The Rise in Spicy Fast Food

The Spice is Right

Sometimes fast food is the simplest option. Quick, easy and cheap it is the perfect solution to fill that gap when you’re on the move. Plus, though we hate to admit it, it’s pretty tasty too. In the past few years, however, the development in fast food culture has seen a move away from your traditional McDonald’s and Burger Kings and the increase of spicy outlets. Swapping the burgers for biryanis, Britain has gone a little spice mad – and Chaat! are completely supporting this.

Not only is spicy food more nutritious, more filling and more diverse in its offerings than your standard greasy get up – but a creamy curry or some spicy noodles served up in minutes is far more satisfying than some soggy chips and a floppy burger.

In the latest issue of Chaat! we ran a feature on Indian street food and its demand and popularity has increased tenfold in recent years – we’ve literally gone curry crazy!

Food courts in shopping centres are being transformed to Asian havens filled with noodles, rice, curries and bhajis -Westfield in London having nearly 10 different types of Asian fast food outlets for you to have a little nibble on your shopping break! A lot of these fast food places are focused on the notion of Indian street food – simple, tasty and fast traditional Indian delicacies. IndiGo in Westfield is the prime example – a successful fast food joint bringing Indian Street Food to life in one of London’s busiest shopping centres. Chaat! predicts a rise in these fast food outlets which bring an authentic taste of India to your shopping experience, and we’re sure soon enough the masses will start swapping their chicken nuggets for chicken tikka!

We’ve certainly come a long way since the first curry house opened in Britain around 200 years ago, and hopefully the availability of spicy food in all shapes and sizes will continue to increase.