Google Doodle: Google celebrates popular South Asian street food Pani Puri with a doodle today. Pani Puri is a crispy shell filled with potatoes, chickpeas, spices or chili peppers, and flavored water. In an interactive doodle game, Google allows users to help a street vendor fulfill pani puri orders by helping them choose different pani puri flavors to satisfy their taste preferences and quantity of each customer.
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Why does Google celebrate Pani Puri on July 12?
Google often draws drawings to mark special occasions. Going back in time, on this day in 2015, a restaurant in Indore, Madhya Pradesh set a world record for serving the most flavors of pani puri by offering 51 choices, under the guidance of the King. Chef Neh Shah. Therefore, Google decided to celebrate this bitter event with a colorful doodle.
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What is Pani Puri’s journey from ancient times to modern discs?
Pani Puri, also known as Golgappa, Puchka or Fulki in different parts of India, is a popular street food with a long and varied history. Although it is difficult to pinpoint the exact origin of Pani Puri, it is believed to have originated in the Indian subcontinent, especially the northern regions of India.
According to the folklore of the epic Mahabharata, Draupadi was tasked with raising her five husbands with limited resources. She only had some flour and potatoes, some other vegetables, and water. Using all the ingredients available, she serves puris filled with mashed potatoes and vegetables along with flavored water. This amazing recipe has proven her skill and housewife ability.
On the other hand, the origin of Pani Puri can be traced back to the ancient city of Magadha, in present-day Bihar, India, where it is known as ‘phulki’. It was mainly a snack for rich and aristocratic families. Over time, it has grown in popularity and spread to other parts of the country, and each region adds its own unique touch to the dish.
Some say that in the 12th century, during the reign of Mahmud of Ghazni, this dish reached the Indian subcontinent via Afghanistan and Persia. In Bengal it is called “phuchhka” and in Odisha it is “gup chup”. In these regions, puris are smaller and crunchier than those found in other parts of India.
In the late 19th century, Pani Puri became popular on the streets of North India, especially in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. It quickly became a favorite street snack thanks to its great taste, affordable price, and convenience. Vendors set up small stalls or carts filled with a variety of ingredients, luring customers in with the sound of crunchy puris and filling them with delicious fillings.
And soon Pani Puri became an integral part of Indian street food culture, loved by millions around the world. The icon of Indian cuisine continues to evolve and adapt to different tastes and preferences.
Statuses | Name |
Uttar Pradesh | Paani Ke Batashe/Phulki/ Patashi/Padaka |
Bihar/Jharkhand | Gupchupa |
Odisha | Pučka/Fučka |
Bengali | Damn |
MP | Phulki/Pakodi/Pani Puri/Tikki |
Deli | Gappa’s goal |
Punjab | Gappa’s goal |
maharashtra | Pani Puri/ Padaka |
Gujarat | Pakodi/Pani Puri |
Jammu and Kashmir | Gappa’s goal |
Rajasthan | patasi |
Telangana | Cup Cup |
Hyderabad | Cup Cup |
Chattisgarh | Cup Cup |
Google says: “While there are different fillings and pani for each person’s individual palette, there are two things everyone can agree on: eat pani puri quickly to avoid the puri getting soggy or watery, and always eat one piece to avoid a mess.”
Don’t forget to play Pani Puri game.
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