Vol. 12, Issue 6 (2023)

The aim of the study is to assess attitudes and preferences of street food among college-going boys and girls. A descriptive research design has been used in this study. For data collection, 60 boys and 60 girls were randomly selected who were studying at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology in Udaipur. A structured questionnaire was prepared for the student in different colleges under MPUAT University in Udaipur City to gather data related to the subject. It was found from the study that a large majority of the respondents belonged to the age group of 19-20 years (70%), while 30% of them were between 21-24yrs. Among these majority of (96%), of girls have higher knowledge about food safety and hygiene than boys. Regarding food safety regulations and laws, girls have higher knowledge than boys. 88.3% of the boys and 90% of the girls agreed that their enthusiasm try out new dishes influences them to buy street food. Street food is preferred by boys and girls due to taste, peer group, fun, mood, less price, easy convenience, stress, loneliness, and menu items. water contamination an and unhygienic environment are the major issues faced by the respondents at food stalls. Awareness of health hazards associated with street food use among 80% of boys and 75% of girls was observed in this study.