Talking to @supriyan, I recently realised that all of our hometowns - sometimes even neighbourhoods - had a local potato chip brand that was FAR superior to anything Lays or Pringles or anyone else will ever make. I grew up in Pune, and this is my definition of a chip.

Sep 6, 2026 · 4:33 AM UTC

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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
also the local 'hot chips' culture.
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Ya I feel like it's become a generic term (like Xerox) at this point
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
In Gujarat Balaji wafers has been more popular than Lays for at least 17-18 years now (that's as far as my memory goes). It's altogether another story that Balaji is now a nationally well known brand 😁
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Beginning to realise I have missed a lot by never having eaten a Balaji wafer!
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
Hope @supriyan is team Mota
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The very one
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
They are an absolute favourite, and the history of their move from Bhuj to Pune is also interesting. Also, only a few brands call themselves "Waferwala" today, since the term "wafer" is rarely used and has been replaced by "chip". budhanibros.com/about.php
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Amazing, thank you for this.
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
Absolutely true. Also, just the right amount of chili powder.
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Budhani has had a makeover now. These used to come in clear packets before.
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
when did they start pre-packed in airtight plastic packaging? Most cities had wafer/chips shops (in chennai that was madras bakeries and some sweet shops wld also sell them by weight) ... Hot Chips, early 1990s, was the first "brand", but not pre-packed.
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Their ‘Potato Mixture’ is totally addictive.
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.Such local brands used to have chips with little air in the packet. Now we have a packet of air with a few chips thrown in.
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
Madras had its Hot Chips! Sizzling wafers made and salted in front of you! Also banana chips and an assortment of other mouthwatering stuff! They had trays of each variety displayed which you could dip into while waiting for your order to be packed!
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
Absolutely, Pune is nothing without Badhani Wafers.... I recently moved to another city and I miss Budhani every day now 🥲
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
Love Budhani— would ask my friend in Pune to bring it to Delhi whenever she visited home! Lays, Pringles are also synthetic tasting and too salty. I grew up having yummy chips from a local shop near Sindhi Society in Chembur. They used to make it fresh daily.
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
YESSSSSS ! 😋😋 Incomparable !
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
It is OG even now My kids go crazy on this
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
I lived in Mayur Vihar’s Mallu area in Delhi where I I learnt what Lays was doing Potato chips in different shapes, flavoured with curry leaves, bitter gourd chips and what not - prepared right afresh. Sold in kilograms. Total luxury
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
Mumbai, especially Ghatkopar and surrounding regions had/have Laxmi Farshan Mart and their own version of Chips & Farshan
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Replying to @Rukmini @supriyan
Camy wafers in Mumbai!
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Mota chips for mumbai
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But they also use palm oil
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