Editing Vada pav (section)

{{Short description|Indian fast food item}}
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| name             = Vada pav
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| image            = Vada Pav-Indian street food.JPG
| image_size       = 250px
| image_alt        = A plate of vada pav with seasoning of red chilli powder and a green chilli.
| caption          = A plate of vada pav with seasoning of red chilli powder and a green chilli.
| alternate_name   = Vada pao, wada pav, wada pao, pao vada, pav vada, pao wada, pav wada, batata wada pav
| type             = [[Snack]]
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| country          = [[India]]
| region           = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
| national_cuisine = [[Indian cuisine|Indian]]
| creator          = Ashok Vaidya and Sudhakar Mhatre
| year             = 1966
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| main_ingredient  = Deep-fried fritter made of mashed potato and spices, bread bun
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'''Vada pav''', alternatively spelt '''wada pao''', {{pronunciation|Indian-vada-pav-pronunciation.ogg|listen|(|help=no}} is a [[lacto-vegetarian|vegetarian]] [[fast food]] dish native to the [[Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/ja/article/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade-3/|title=クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来|trans-title=The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket|language=ja|website=vice.com|publisher=Vice Japan|first=Kit|last=Caless|date=19 February 2017|access-date=28 February 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128164820/https://www.vice.com/ja/article/ywqwyj/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade|archive-date=28 January 2022}}</ref> The dish consists of a [[Deep frying|deep-fried]] potato dumpling placed inside a [[Bread|bread bun]] (''pav'') sliced almost in half through the middle. It is generally accompanied with one or more [[chutney]]s and a green [[chili pepper]].<ref name=fpj36>{{cite news|title=Famous Vada Pav places in Mumbai|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/famous-vada-pav-places-in-mumbai/|access-date=10 August 2015|newspaper=[[The Free Press Journal]]|date=30 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817100436/http://www.freepressjournal.in/famous-vada-pav-places-in-mumbai/|archive-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> Although it originated as an affordable [[Street food of Mumbai|street food]] in [[Mumbai]], it is now served in food stalls and restaurants across [[India]]. It is also called '''Bombay burger'''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Suryatapa|title=The world's best fast food|url=https://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/the-world-s-best-fast-food-1.521775|website=The National|access-date=27 September 2017|date=12 January 2010}}</ref> in keeping with its origins and its resemblance in physical form to a [[Veggie burger|burger]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sankari |first1=Rathina |title=Meet Mumbai's Iconic Veggie Burger |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/11/04/500539626/meet-mumbais-iconic-veggie-burger |access-date=5 November 2020 |work=[[NPR]] |date=November 4, 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

The most famous snack in [[Mumbai]], vada pav is claimed to be a part of the culture of [[Mumbaikar|Mumbaikars]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sarma|first1=Ramya|title=In Search of Mumbai Vada Pav|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/article3657300.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref><ref name="Graves"/>