The street food scene in Mumbai is incomplete without Vada Pav. This beloved Maharashtrian snack is a desi spin on the sandwich. Eating fried, soft pav filled with delicious vada and garnished with spicy-sour chutney is a food lover’s dream. However, food fusion trends have found their way into this popular cuisine as well. Recently, a social media user shared a shocking picture of “Reverse Vada Pav” on X (formerly Twitter). It featured a fried potato vada peeking out from a hollow brioche bun, with an array of chutneys smeared around the edges. This unconventional vada pav is priced at Rs 190. “People: The market will correct itself Market: (Picture of inverted vada pav)” read the text attached to the post.
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People: The market will correct itself
market: pic.twitter.com/JKBfpprnm9– Samrat Singh (@samratsingh23) 11 January 2025
Here’s how people reacted to the post:
“The culinary advances our ancestors made have been reversed (crying emoji).” one disappointed user wrote.
Reversing the progress our ancestors made in cooking????
– Shalini Singh (@shalinisparmar) 11 January 2025
“Is this a joke or what, upside down vada pav? We are happy with the straightforward combination of vada and pav,” commented another.
Is this a joke or what, reverse vadapaav?
We are happy with the straightforward combination of vada and pav????– Rohan Raje Khanapurkar (@RRKhanapurkar) 12 January 2025
,Don’t imagine brother. (Please stop imagining brother).” Read a comment.
“Don’t imagine brother.”
– amitsarda.xyz (@sardamit) 11 January 2025
One foodie called this snack “the most delicious thing” he had ever seen.
Most unpleasant thing I’ve seen.
– Rahul Dixit (@ItsAMeRahul) 11 January 2025
“Mumbaiites are angry at this moment,” said one aggrieved person.
Mumbaikars are angry right now
– Krupa Kotecha (@krupakotecha_) 12 January 2025
“‘Ulta Pani Puri’ next to the menu,” one person sarcastically suggested.
Next on the menu ‘Ulta Pani Puri’
-Jitendra Singh (@JitendraSingh) 11 January 2025
“Brother, it was completely unnecessary. This is not fantasy, this is a nightmare that has turned into reality,” said another user.
Brother, this was completely unnecessary.
This is not a fantasy, this is a nightmare that has become reality.– Adarsh Umang Raj (@adarshuangraj) 12 January 2025
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This is not the first time that vada pav has got a singular culinary makeover. Earlier, the internet was in a stir after a picture of Croissant Vada Pav went viral. In the picture, viewers were shown a screengrab of a food delivery app. “Croissant Vada Pav – 2 pcs” Read text below the snap. This unique dish consisted of two croissants cut from the middle. Mashed potatoes with spicy peanut powder were stuffed inside the bonda croissant. Pav buns were not used. Mint chutney, a slice of lemon, onion rings and two green chillies sealed the meal.
I’m dying reading Croissant Vada Pav pic.twitter.com/U1EiiB2Pv4
– Sudatta (@iSudatta) 24 February 2021
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