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HISTORY OF PANI-PURI

Chaat is considered the predecessor of pani puri/ gol gappa. According to the
culinary anthropologist Kurush Dalal, chaat originated in Northern Indian region
of what is now Uttar Pradesh. Gol gappa originated In Indian subcontinent. He
also noted that it possibly originated from Raj-Kachori: an accidentally-made
smaller puri giving birth to pani puri. Pani puri spread to the rest of India mainly
due to migration of people from one part of the country to another in the 20th
century.
HISTORY OF SAMOSA
The samosa is first mentioned in literature by the Persian
historian Abul-Fazl Beyhaqi, writing in the 11th Century. He
describes a dainty delicacy, served as a snack in the great courts
of the mighty Ghaznavid empire.
HISTORY OF BHEL
One theory for its origin is that it was invented at a restaurant called Vithal
near Victoria Terminus. According to another theory, bhelpuri was conceived
by the city's Gujarati community, who made it by adding complex flavours to
the simple North Indian chaat.
HISTORY OF PUFF
So where does puff pastry come from. Well it comes from France,
where it is called pâte feuilletée. It was invented in 1645 by Claudius
Gele, a pastry cook apprentice. He wanted to bake an improved bread
for his father who was sick and was on a diet of flour, butter and water.
HISTORY OF VADA-PAV

The most common theory of the vada pav's origin is that it was invented in the
erstwhile mill-heartland of Central Mumbai. Ashok Vaidya of Dadar is often
credited with starting the first vada pav stall outside Dadar railway station in
1966.
HISTORY OF MASKA-BUN
Bun maska is, and always will be, a particularly special meal for
Mumbaikars. With the opening of Irani cafes in Mumbai, the concept of
bun-maska and chai was born. Irani cafes sprang up all throughout Mumbai
in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and they formed an important element of
the city's social history
HISTORY OF SWEET CORN

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