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Panipuri also known as Gol Gappa is a popular street snack in the Indian subcontinent, It comprises a round, hollow "puri", fried crisp and filled with a watery mixture of tamarind, chili, chaat masala , potato, onion and chickpeas. Its size is small so that it can be placed directly in the mouth.
It originated from the Uttar Pradesh region of India.

The term golgappa refers to the fact that crisp sphere ("gol") is placed in the mouth and eaten ("gappa") at one time, without biting.

Pani comes from the Hindi word for water and puri (or poori), an Indian bread made by frying dough in oil. It is known as phoochka in Eastern Indian states like Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal and in Bangladesh, because of the bursting sound in the mouth when it is eaten. It is known as GupChup in Orissa and South Jharkhand.