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kshah

Vada Paavs

Mar 24, 2006 14:51

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davenchit March 24 2006, 10:07:45 UTC

Re:

This statement:

>An uncle even went far enough to suggest that, in comparison with McBurgers, vada-paavs would rule the roost

and this one:

>inedible mix ...It - was - not - tasty.

Your uncle was being absolutely truthful. You just misinterpreted him.

kshah March 24 2006, 10:40:39 UTC

Point is, he misinterpreted the name of the dish.

For all I know, vada (as in the South Indian doughnut-shaped dish) paav might be a lot tastier than anything ever made.

(Yes, a little coconut or garlic chutney might help)

davenchit March 24 2006, 10:53:54 UTC

:) Of course, to further this confusion, the Gujjus have another (but similar) dish called vada-paav. What you know as a vada-paav is known as a Bombay vada in A'bad and suchlike places. In my opinion, that vada-paav is tastier than your vada-paav. Also, you should probably stick to Rasam shattam to prevent your head from exlpoding.

kshah March 24 2006, 11:05:04 UTC

... the Gujjus have another (but similar) dish called vada-paav
Would you be referring, by any chance, to daabelis?

It's a paav bread stuffed with fried groundnuts and smothered with garlic, tomato and tamarind sauces. Yum-mm.

davenchit March 24 2006, 11:28:08 UTC

Yeah, that's it. When I was in Ahmedabad, it was described to me as vada paav, and junta around me called it the same thing.

>Yum-mm.

Indeed. I have an uncle who used to call me whenever I was far from A'bad just to tell me that he was eating vada-paav. His evil ways led me to name him Shakuni mama.

kshah March 24 2006, 12:02:53 UTC

Hmmm... I think it's called vada-paav there because of the migratory population flocking between Mumbai and Ahmedabad -- a case of an existing name given to a similar dish for familiarity's sake (?)

dreamywinky March 28 2006, 12:30:20 UTC

oye.. gujju vada paav. is lot better then maharastrian vada paav.. and dabeli is diff then vada paav.. and.. its all abt NOMENECLETURE prob . .like NAVRO in marathi means BRIDEGROOM and in gujrati NAVRO means.. HAVIN NO WORK..and even i agree with your uncle.. vada paav ( but the gujarati one i m talkin abt) is any day much better than mac burger..

kshah March 28 2006, 13:09:15 UTC

... NAVRO in marathi means BRIDEGROOM and in gujrati NAVRO means.. HAVIN NO WORK ...
So what are you saying? Marathi Bridegrooms have no work? :D

dhans_diary March 24 2006, 11:25:06 UTC

In Bombay, there is nothing called a bonda. Even the South Indians call it vadaa over here. The person who told you abt the gr8ness of vadaa paav (which is 100% correct) did not misinterpret.

kshah March 24 2006, 12:07:41 UTC

Beauty is in the eyr of the beholder. Subjective.

A vada is a doughnut shaped dish; it is not a bonda. Fact.

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