>>21401343>>21401397Vada pao is pretty good but it's something you pick up for 30 rupees ($0.34) on the street on your way to work, it's just a tiny snack, and it quite literally would not exist if your benevolent Portuguese colonizers didn't generously gift you potatoes, chilies, and soft bread. Not really a great example to feel superior about. A huge proportion of Indian cuisine is like that by the way, brought by colonizers throughout history. Also what's up with thinking that a quarter of a red onion and a wedge of lime is a salad? In Maharashtra especially, they can't serve a dish without a side of raw red onion. Like, what the fuck. It's not bad but it's weird, it really adds an atmosphere of "we're poor and not even trying".