My tryst with vadapav began late in life. A couple of years ago I was in Pune and in between classes at RIMYI. There are small snacks kiosks not too far from the institute. Many students hang around them with some tea as we wait for classes to start again. One fateful day I decided to try vadapav…and wasn’t too impressed. After all, it’s just a deep friend potato patty in a bun. A little chilly powder and a whole chilly, by way of garnishing. I’ve had this snack between classes, and on breaks on the Mumbai-Pune highway.
Not much of a foodie, I’ve rarely ventured out for vadapav in Bangalore. But one day I spotted a ‘Goli Vadapav’ kiosk on Indiranagar Double Road, and over the weekend, on MG Road! Imagine my surprise when I came across ‘My Journey with Vadapav’ in a nondescript book sale in the by-lanes of Malleshwaram! I had to pick it up. I was also kicked that this book fit the first prompt of my #readingwithmuffy challenge (saved by the little dog on the cover!)
However, it turns out that there is more ‘dog’ in this book, than just the one on the cover…