In NYC. Hope to stuff myself with some Bombay Chaat because I won’t be having it for a long while. Hope its available in California in places that are accessible by public transit.

What is chaat? For one it rhymes with smart, and:

Chaats are jumbles of flavor and texture: sweet, sour, salty, spicy, crunchy, soft, nutty, fried and flaky tidbits, doused with cool yogurt, fresh cilantro and tangy tamarind and sprinkled with chaat masala, a spice mixture that is itself wildly eventful. The contrasts are, as one fan said, ‘’a steeplechase for your mouth,'’ with different sensations galloping by faster than you can track them.