Every once in a while when I am in the area, I stop by this Paan place. They have kept the exact stuff that you can find in a paan shop in Gujarat. Ofcourse it is run by a Gujarati.

Sweet Pan is $2. It felt expensive to me initially, but now i think for something that I have occasionally this ain’t a bad price.

In some states in India, Paan and soda are part of integral culture. Whenever there is a family get together or marriage reception or house party, there is always Paan and Soda after food.

I have no way to prove it but both these things do help my stomach feel good after heavy meal.

Banaras is famous for their paan which Mr. Bachchan has imortalized in this song from the movie Don. There is also Calcutta Pan, Maghai Paan (Bihar), Gujarati Meetha Pan, Mahoba (UP) Pan.

No surprise that ChatGPT metioned the word Meetha(Sweet) only when talking about Gujarati Meetha Pan. Gujjus and their love for sugar has now reached nation wide noterity.

In America also there is a fierce debate on whether pineapple belongs on Pizza or not. I have always ordered Pizza with Pinaapple topping causing lot of misery to my non-gujarati friends. Atleast this comedian thinks Pineapple on Pizza is a Gujarati Consipiracy

Talking about Pizza, watching world’s richest man enjoying Pineapple pizza on Joe rogan is a joy. You realize that even the richest of men are just like us. They love to enjoy the same simple things that we do.