Children’s Day, celebrated every year in India on 14th November, is not only a time to treat your kids but also pamper your inner child. While kids today enjoy a wide range of dishes and desserts across the globe, adults today can reminisce on some common treats that can literally bring back their childhood.
From asking for an extra samosa at the school canteen or walking to a corner confectionary store and getting some candies, the earlier childhood times were golden for a reason. This Children’s Day, why don’t you celebrate it with a twist? With the all-time favourite snacks and sweets, take a walk down memory lane and unleash the child inside you.
Aloo Bhujia
There is something special about aloo bhujia. No matter how full you are, you can never have enough of aloo bhujia. The deep-fried, crunchy bhujia is an addictive snack that has to be a part of everyone’s childhood munching. Be it eating a handful of bhujia or adding it to a slice of bread or on top of chaats, aloo bhujia is irresistible.
Fryums
The muti-coloured snack fryums come in so many shapes and sizes. Wheels, stars, tubes, and many fryums acted both as a fun snack. You must remember picking out the colours, handing them out to your mother, and then watching them puff while they are being fried. To celebrate Children’s Day, you must get the crunch of fryums back!
Instant Noodles
Every plate of instant noodles has a story behind it. Some batches were made late at night when your parents went to sleep, some can bring up the fights you must have had with your sibling over an unfairly divided quantity, and a few as an unsaid apology or thank you. No matter how old you are, instant noodles can bring back the comfort you always had.
Heart Biscuits
Like they say, childhood romance is the most innocent. While today you must be tied between counting the red and green flags, childhood was all about giving the heart biscuit that had sprinkled powdered sugar to that school crush. Why don’t you giggle and blush like you did in school with a pack of these heart-shaped munchies?
Fruit Jelly
Nothing screams childhood delights more than the little fruit jelly cups that came in small, singe-serving cups. Each cup was filled with colourful and translucent jelly, which would probably be a bargain for your parents when they go to the grocery store. With so many fruity flavours, slurping the jelly out of the cups has to be a core memory.
Imli Candies
The sweet and tangy imli candies are one of the iconic treats you must have had in your childhood. The small candies wrapped in transparent plastic said so much that words to date never can. Be it to have something sweet after a meal or something flavourful in the evenings after completing the homework, to bring back Children’s Day, you can get a few imli candies.