If you have been following Padma Lakshmi, then you'd know about her passion for food. The model loves food so much that she is not only the host of an extremely popular cooking competition called 'Top Chef' but she has also published numerous books about her love for food. The New York Times best-selling author loves to show her 1.2 million fans on Instagram her food adventures, whether it is in the form of a quick recipe or through a relatable food meme. Today, she decided to express her love for Indian street food in a very trending way. She shot a pani puri mukbang for her followers and watching her eat the pani puri has us craving for some as well. Take a look:
Who doesn't love gol gappas? These round chatpata delights are known by many names to Indians. While North Indians know it as gol gappa, it is also known as pani puri, puchka, gupchup, pani ke patashe. It seems like Padma Lakshmi is a big fan of pani puri, the way she is enjoying making each pani puri and eating them makes us want to get our hands on some of these tasty treats. Her mukbang also features her daughter Krishna and her dog Divina.
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For the unversed, mukbang or meokbang, an eating show, is a popular Korean video genre where the host of the video consumes large quantities of food on camera while interacting with the audience. People eat a variety of foods during a mukbang - from pizza, noodles, desserts and much more! This Korean show has gone viral and people from all cultures and communities have started doing their own version of mukbangs. Padma Lakshmi decided to take inspiration from this mukbang culture and added her personal desi twist to this Korean tradition and did a gol gappa mukbang.
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