The New York Times > Dining & Wine > Mumbai to Midtown, Chaat Hits the Spot

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The New York Times > Dining & Wine > Mumbai to Midtown, Chaat Hits the Spot: "Going for a chaat, Mr. Sharma says, is a social act with the same casual sociability as going for a beer. (Most Indians are Hindus and Muslims and drink little or no alcohol.) 'After work a group of men will buy each other rounds of chaat on the way to the train and sometimes even have competitions over who can eat more.' Piyush Sukhadia, an owner of chaat-and-sweet stores, said. 'In India a guy might have a Mercedes and live in a house on a hill, but he still puts on his slippers and goes to eat chaat.'"