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   Ganga (lifetimecooking@mastodon.au)'s status on Friday, 27-Mar-2026 12:39:13 JST Ganga

   One of the best sandwiches: Bombay Sandwich

   https://chutneylovers.substack.com/p/bombay-sandwich-street-food-packed

   #IndianFood #links #Food

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Friday, 27-Mar-2026 12:40:40 JST Sean Bala

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     Bombay Sandwich ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

     My absolute favorite thing in India. Deceptively simple, almost impossible to find a good one outside India (at least for me - I have spent 5 years looking for a good one in the Chicago area to no avail)....

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     Ganga (lifetimecooking@mastodon.au)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 03:24:06 JST Ganga

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     • Sean Bala

     @seanbala Exactly. Do you make your own tho?

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 03:24:06 JST Sean Bala

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     We do! I feel like it is best at home now. Saves me from being disappointed. Best one I have had on this trip is one my BIL made.

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 03:32:58 JST Sean Bala

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     That is terrible! I haven't seen that but notice quality can differ. On this trip, we went to Indian Coffee House in Delhi and ordered their killer aloo sandwich and it was different each time we ordered it.

     The best Bombay Sandwich I have had was from the Haji Ali Juice Center in Mumbai. It was a transcendental experience. I had the same one from Haji Ali in Muscat and it was...not.

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     Ganga (lifetimecooking@mastodon.au)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 03:32:59 JST Ganga

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     • Sean Bala

     @seanbala One of the sad things about India and sandwiches - when I have ordered one in a cafe and I am with Indian friends, I get a fantastic one. If I am on my own I get a much inferior version. It has even happened in a top hotel - I ordered one when with friends, and loved it so much I ordered another later that day. Completely different sandwich 😭 These days I'd have the gumption to send it back, but I was new to India then and didn't feel brave enough.

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 03:37:05 JST Sean Bala

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     I feel like things have become a bit too commercialized and commodified. You have to really look for quality things. Sometimes you just find it accidently. We stumbled upon a Banarsi place called Bati Choka in Noida this trip and it some of the best food we have had in India. I plan on posting some photos here or on my Pixelfed soon when I have the time.

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     Sean Bala (seanbala@mas.to)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 03:44:49 JST Sean Bala

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     @jonobie @LifeTimeCooking

     IMO a good Bombay Sandwich has four things:

     1) Vegetables that are cut just right - not too thick, not too thin. This to me is what makes it hard to find a good one.

     2) Usually has three slices of bread to give it more structure. Not necessary but helpful.

     3) A good green chutney spread.

     4) A lot of shreaded cheese. In India they often use Amul cheese, a processed cheddar that is tangy and salty.

     Good luck on your quest! 🤗

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     Jonobie (jonobie@social.coop)'s status on Saturday, 28-Mar-2026 03:44:50 JST Jonobie

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     • Sean Bala

     @LifeTimeCooking @seanbala This is making me want to try to make one of these. Though that seems a little wild since I’ve never had the real thing so don’t know what I’m aiming for!