PHOTO: TWITTER/ALI SAN
Let's be honest: biryani is the single best thing about being a desi. It's deliciously spicy and aromatic and finger-licking good and... I could go on and on...
Personally, I love biryani in its authentic style - sans any raita or salad. If you ask me, the extra condiments ruin the natural flavour of this delicious plate from heaven.
Recipe: Spicy fish biryani
Therefore, when I came across this tweet from an Iranian named Ali, I was aggrieved. Ali likes to indulge in biryani with...wait for it...mayonnaise and ketchup!
Yes, you read that right! Talk about insulting one of the world's most popular dishes! And from the looks of it, I'm not the only one upset forever Ali's transgression.
He posted a picture of his plate on Twitter, calling some pale-looking rice 'biryani' (which is an entirely different debate altogether), next to his 'favourite' sides, claiming it to be the best way to consume the dish.
Karachi's top 5 biryani joints
He posted:
https://twitter.com/TheSanPlanet/status/862754917114675201
What was this guy even thinking!
Surely, soon after his tweet and a pretty bizarre advice, Twitter lost it. Desis from all corners of the world joined hands to take this atrocity down.
https://twitter.com/Mustidc/status/862982706891829249
https://twitter.com/Leilaabooo/status/863161793547571204
No thank you , we love biryani too much , can't keep him , we pass him over to Pakistanis
— Raneem ✩ (@ra_neem_) May 12, 2017
On behalf of Pakistanis we kindly reject your offer. This is a disgrace to our kind. We'll pass him over to the Bengalis :)
— maryam (@_Mxryammm) May 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/FatimaHaitch/status/863205394348482566
This honest conversation.
— maryam (@_Mxryammm) May 11, 2017
We are all sorry!
https://twitter.com/leematic/status/862762088665624578
My face as well.
https://twitter.com/hydrognperoxide/status/862831312486506497
Talk about giving sane advice...
https://twitter.com/nadiaxja/status/862755694654750720
Exactly, why? What did biryani ever do to you?
Why you gotta disrespect biryani like that? :(
— Aqueela (@Aqueelaaa) May 11, 2017
https://twitter.com/Ssaniya25/status/863074017846018048
Bilkul nahi karna tha...
https://twitter.com/penduuu/status/862989236684849152
Remember that entirely different debate I was talking about? Well, here you go...
that looks like pulao!
— Cinnamon✨ (@SunehreC) May 12, 2017
I am just as confused!
https://twitter.com/_ABari_/status/862835719500427265
After much (deserving) backlash, Ali was forced to respond that he might not be the only one with a unique palate.
https://twitter.com/TheSanPlanet/status/862765639693479938
Let's find this person now, shall we?
I truly hope we don't witness such heinous crime ever again. Meanwhile, here is a picture of mouth-watering biryani just to lift you mood.
PHOTO: MIHIR HARDIKARYou're welcome.
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