Street Foods
Ernani Sartori (mailto:solar@OPENLINE.COM.BR)
Sat, 14 Dec 1996 13:58:05 -0200
Message-ID: <199612141558.NAA19568@zeus.openline.com.br>
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 1996 13:58:05 -0200
From: Ernani Sartori <mailto:solar@OPENLINE.COM.BR>
Subject: Street Foods
To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
>Dear friends,
>
>This will be my first participation to this list.
>
>>I support your doubts a 100%. I come from Quito, Ecuador and one of the
>>foods you find on the streets are "chochos" very rich in protein (lupus
>>sp.) sold with "tostado" a very good source of carbohydrates (fried corn).
>>This is just one example. I'm sure there plenty more all over the world.
>>The main problem though is the lack of hygiene in the preparation of some
>>foods (due to lack of potable water, etc.) not their nutritional value.
>
>Using a solar distiller in connection to a solar cooker we could have
potable and clean water for the solar cooker.
>
>In preparing meals for four people, the following times could be required
by a solar cooker, depending on the solar radiation of the place: a) 10
minutes for an omelet; b) 30 minutes for rice; c) 1.0 hour for roast meat.
>
>>Therefore, trying to "fortify" some foods seems a waste of money, time and
>>energy which could very well be used on other more pressing objectives
>>(e.g. hygiene).
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>I have also concerns regarding some procedures that tend to keep people on
the streets, that is, we should realize that providing street foods is only
a paliative and governamental measures should be taken to withdrawn these
people from this way of life.
>
>For those interested on solar energy I would recommend the following
address of the International Solar Energy Society:
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> http://www.ises.org
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>
>Best regards,
>
>
>Prof. Ernani Sartori
>
mailto:>solar@openline.com.br
>