Name: Why the Vada Pav Is Mumbai’s Best Sandwich
Uploaded: 2025-07-17T08:15:44.000Z
Duration: 3 min 6 s
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The U.S. has the cheeseburger, Vietnam has the banh mi, Mexico has the torta, and India has the vada pao, a sandwich beloved by millions.

So beloved, in fact, McDonald's tried to emulate it with their McAlootiki burger, however, unsuccessful.

So, let me introduce you to the vada pao.

The best way to describe it, it is deep-fried mashed potato.

It is spiced, but not too spicy, and always served hot.

It should slightly deflate when you poke it.

There is some debate around how much there should be, but one thing is for certain, it needs to be there.

So, with that in mind, we are going to three places with three different takes on the sandwich, starting with the inventor's son.

My name is Narendra Ashok Vaidya, and I sell vada pao at Dadar in Mumbai.

My father had started this vada pao in 1966.

The vada pao was already existing, but I think he was the first person to actually put it inside the pao and just give a punch to it.

When the word Bombay comes, it is definitely linked to vada pao.

Two vada paos is like as good as one dinner, and one is like your breakfast.

Next, we're gonna call this the popular one.

We are the largest vada pao chain in Mumbai City.

Jumbo King is known as the company which branded the vada pao.

The Schezwan Jumbo King, Nachos Jumbo King, Paneer Jumbo King, there's a Double Decker Jumbo King.

It's different from the street kind because we are way more hygienic and it's the innovation that people really love.

It is a sin to tamper with the original dish, but we have committed that sin way too many times.

So we now have eight different types of Jumbo Kings.

This whole story boils down to one thing.

No matter which way you serve it or where you buy it, you should be eating it because it is amazing.

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