Vada Pav is undoubtedly one of Mumbai's favourite street food snacks. Mumbaikars are gaga over these buttery soft pav buns that sandwich a crispy Aloo Bonda complete with spicy garlic, mint and peanut chutney. The invention of popular street-snacks such as Vada Pav is usually murky ground, as there are several claimants to the coveted title. A Twitter user recently posted about the man who is widely credited with the invention of Vada Pav, snack seller Ashok Vaidya. Take a look:
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The information was shared on Twitter by the handle @TheGeniusStupid. He said in his tweet that the humble Vada Pav was actually invented by a snack seller Ashok Vaidya. He had come up with the idea of combining the Batata Vada and split bread buns, and had begun selling it at Dadar station as early as 1966, according to the tweet.
The tweet soon got trending on social media, with over 12k likes and nearly 3k retweets. The viral thread got a host of comments from people who were surprised to learn about Vada Pav's humble origins. While many wanted Ashok Vaidya's names to be etched in the echelons of history, others thought that there was very little proof behind the claim of Vada Pav's invention. Take a look at some of the reactions:
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What do you think about the origins of Vada Pav? Do you have a local legend you've heard as well? Tell us in the comments below!