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Gupchup

GUP-chup

A popular Indian street food snack made of crispy hollow puris filled with spicy water and other ingredients.

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Meaning & usage

Gupchup, also known as golgappa or pani puri, is a beloved street food across India. It consists of small, round, hollow puris that are crisp and filled with a mixture of flavored water, tamarind chutney, chili, chaat masala, potato, onion, or chickpeas. The dish is known by different names in various regions, such as 'pani puri' in Maharashtra and 'phuchka' in West Bengal.

In a sentence

We spent the evening enjoying gupchup at the bustling street market.

As seen in crosswords

Gupchup is a 7-letter answer. A typical clue:

“A popular Indian street food snack made of crispy hollow puris filled with spicy water and other ingredients” (7)

Category: Food Origin: Hindi (Bihari) Script: Bihari Hindi

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