1.   Chickpea flour, available at Indian markets, also is used in everything from fried snacks to desserts.

2.   In addition to more spice, Indian cuisine offers Americans the enticements of flatbreads like parathas, pancakes and fried snacks.

3.   The FDA approved the fried snacks as a comparatively narrow category of foods to keep control of studies on it.

4.   Women sat in groups of two or three selling fried snacks, oranges and bananas.

5.   The daily ritual has taken on a quietly festive air, with vendors hawking fried snacks to chatting mourners.

6.   Under a green-and-white striped umbrella tucked between stalls selling fried snacks outside a mosque Friday, Azman Mohamad did brisk business.

7.   In January the US Food and Drug Administration approved a fat substitute named Olestra but that substance used in fried snack foods can cause intestinal cramps.