City Food – The Archaeology of the Pavement Golgappa Stall, Connaught Place Food by The Delhi Walla - July 26, 2016July 26, 20164 Street food beyond food. [Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi] You raise it up with your naked hand, insert it into your mouth and the rest is indescribable. Great shivers run down your entire being. It is mysterious that a modestly-sized crispy shell filled with spiced potato, chickpeas and tamarind water can secrete so much pleasure. Golgappa is one of Delhi's most common street snacks. Its pavement vendors are seen wandering across the city. One evening The Delhi Walla comes across a golgappa stand in one corner of the Colonial-era Connaught Place. The seller is nowhere to be seen but his stall stands as a mute testament to the most elemental archaeology of the city's street food civilization. I’m strictly referring to all