Google Doodle celebrates Indian favorite pani puri
'We are feeling lucky' with this 'Google' gappa! Google has creative ways of celebrating the best of everything by rolling out Doodles. And today, it's an illustration of India's favorite street food pani puri above the search bar! The folks have described the snack as "popular South Asian street food made of crispy shell stuffed with potatoes, chickpeas, spices, or chilis and flavored waters."
The Doodle lets users play an interesting game
Today's Google Doodle is an interesting and interactive game in which one has to help a street vendor fulfill pani puri orders by matching the flavors and quantities desired by the customers. To play it, simply go to Google, click on the Doodle displayed above the search bar, choose a mode between "timed" and 'relaxed," and complete the fun task.
Here's why it is celebrating 'pani puri'
On July 12, 2015, a restaurant named Indori Zayka in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, under the guidance of MasterChef Neha Shah, earned a place in the Golden Book of World Records for serving 51 flavors of pani puri - the highest number of flavors of this snack across the globe. Celebrating this remarkable record, Google launched a Doodle to honor this achievement.
They also made it to the Limca Book of Records
Dishing out the highest number of pani puri flavors, Indori Zayka also made it to the prestigious Limca Book of Records and India Book of Records in the same year. The restaurant offers this popular street food in a variety of traditional and fusion fillings.
Legends have it that Draupadi from 'Mahabharat' invented pani puri
Did you know that the origin of this flavorsome street snack dates back to Mahabharat? Well, some legends say so! It is believed that Draupadi from this epic invented pani puri when she had to feed five men with scarce resources at hand. She only had some leftover potatoes and vegetables, and a meager amount of wheat dough to work with.
Google has celebrated many important events in India earlier
Google has celebrated India's culture, traditions, festivals, and history by launching fun Doodles several times. Right from Diwali, Holi, Republic Day, and Independence Day to India's first passenger train ride, Rabindranath Tagore's birthday, Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, and Shakuntala Devi's birthday, the search engine giant has covered them all quite creatively. It has also tweaked its logo earlier to mark important Indian events.
