World Vada Pav Day: All you need to know about Mumbai's favourite fast-food meal
It's World Vada Pav Day today. Here are some interesting stories about the food affectionately called the 'Indian burger'.
If you love eating vada pav then today is the day to celebrate by eating your favourite food as it's World Vada Pav Day.
For those who wanna know more about the delicious food here's an explainer of the business of vada pav.
The dna Web Team has gone to some of the best vada pav stalls around Mumbai city and spoken to the vendors about their business.
Graduate Vada Pav at BycullaRunning for the last 16 years, it is a small little authentic vada pav stall which is never without a customer.
Shivaji Vada Pav stall at Ville ParleThe vada pav stall next to Mithibai and NM college is a brand in itself, having sold the 'Mumbai burger' for over three decades.
Dadar's Kirti college vada pav stallSince the last 35 years this vada pav stall has been attracting thousands of customers everyday from celebs to the common man.
Gajanan Vada Pav, Vishnu Nagar, ThaneAlthough the shop sells only one kind of vada pav—the traditional one—it does stand out. Why? It’s chutney. A delicious mix of besan and chillies, its consistency is similar to imli chutney.Aaram Milk Bar, CST
Serving Mumbaikars for over 70 years, this joint is popular for its large vadas served with onions and fried chillies. Their famous customers include Rajiv Gandhi, Bal Thackeray, the various BMC commissioners.
Wanna make a vada pav at home rather than buy one. That's a good idea. Here are five easy recipes.
Also read: How one Mumbaikar has created a map of Vada Pav joints in Mumbai
To celebrate the day here are some vada pav memes created by Mumbaikars:
By Saurabh Turakia
By Rahul Biswas
The vada pav is not just limited to potatoes and has a number of variations. Here are some of them.