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title: "Vada pav origin"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of Vada pav and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-06  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2797/vada-pav-origin  
category: "foods"  
tags: ["Foods", "Vada pav", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Vada pav origin

![Vada pav origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/180a1071-c34a-4577-ac70-4f61b2c85424/images/794102eb-16aa-4da9-9bab-6a79dce3dafc.jpeg) ![Vada pav origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/180a1071-c34a-4577-ac70-4f61b2c85424/images/f993aa68-0783-471a-a0af-2b21db3ee7d8.jpeg) The dish's invention is frequently attributed to Ashok Vaidya. ![Vada pav origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/180a1071-c34a-4577-ac70-4f61b2c85424/images/3b505809-6ce7-4f2f-8a9a-7c2107be7d64.jpeg) He is a street food vendor who began serving it near Dadar railway station in Mumbai, India, in 1966. ![Vada pav origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/180a1071-c34a-4577-ac70-4f61b2c85424/images/4d86fa0f-4ec6-4517-b2b2-ac16f73a3d5f.jpeg) He was motivated by Balasaheb Thackeray, founder of the Shiv Sena political organisation, who encouraged Maharashtrians to become businesses. ![Vada pav origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/180a1071-c34a-4577-ac70-4f61b2c85424/images/7f90e1d2-9c33-4a21-8fbb-4017650ae920.jpeg) His vada pav was a quick and cheap snack, ideal for the textile mill workers who passed by on their way to work. ![Vada pav origin](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/180a1071-c34a-4577-ac70-4f61b2c85424/images/90ac7102-ce4b-46e7-a87b-41a61aef3c7e.jpeg) It is become a popular street food in Mumbai, is now a globally recognized and celebrated dish in various parts of India and restaurants worldwide.

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