A viral tutorial on how to make Biryani is trending on Twitter for all the wrong reasons.
The video not only shows the incorrect way to make Biryani, but has also been deemed an insult to every desi's favourite dish by netizens. And since the average Pakistani's attachment to a scrumptious plate of Biryani has been underestimated through this 'insulting' video to 'sacred' dish, users have taken it upon themselves to get back at the makers with hilarious memes.
WATCH!
— food24.com (@food24) September 30, 2020
In celebration of Heritage month we've whipped up an easy-to-make, scrumptious biryani that'll have you coming back for seconds >> https://t.co/5oIFxD8P7H pic.twitter.com/bFA95EhXYE
Chivalry is dead
@marymood @Asma_KhanLDN @salihacooks. Look at what they’ve done. pic.twitter.com/es376gpl36
— ⚫️Henna Rai⚫️ (@henna_rai) October 1, 2020
OK this is an insult to Biryani, the Queen of dishes in Northern India and Western Pakistan. My city Karachi is the Biryani capital of the world, so I'm deeply offended. But it's a pleasant surprise as to how many people from other parts of the world know that it's Not Biryani.
— Noman Yousuf (@NomanYousufDan) October 2, 2020
Ye ki bana dala pic.twitter.com/UsAq1Qr8vz
— Rum¡ (@rumii_elia) October 1, 2020
I will never show this video to my mother, she will never want me to use the internet after showing her this nonsense. pic.twitter.com/rGr6qAIEa2
— Protect Black Trans Women ✊🏾 (@KelEldine) October 1, 2020
Biryani isn't a dish, it's a lifestyle
Issa stew at best pic.twitter.com/aP2xfpQQOW
— Mother|Of|Dragons🤰 (@boyersgirl) October 1, 2020
The only Pakistani touch the cook needs is a good old fashioned, robust, ultay haath ka, kaan ke nechay, chapairr!
— Owais Siddiqui (@OwaisO) October 1, 2020
The original biryani is ashamed to see what you have done. Biryani in a le creuset pot, I knew it was downhill from there.
— Gems and Pearls (@GemsandPearls) October 1, 2020
— SMS (@TeslaRoadst3r) October 1, 2020
The ONLY way
This is biryani. I’m not sure what that is. 😝 pic.twitter.com/HeNX3djMAd
— SophiaQ (@SophiaAQ) October 1, 2020
Biryani 😋 pic.twitter.com/9v97D6MGTL
— Bint e Khawaja (@BintKhawaja) October 2, 2020
We call this “ Masoor Pulao” and instead of chicken boneless we use mince of any meat be it beef or chicken or Mutton. Biryani can have many types depends on the culture but no biryani has lentils in it.
— ~S (@ssabasays) October 1, 2020
Le Biryani: Am I a joke to you?
— Altamish Khan (@khanival) October 1, 2020
I can feel my granny's spirit spinning out of control because of this video pic.twitter.com/nAMuc5Ogmx
— Lameez (@lameezmajiet) October 1, 2020
— Hussain (@HussainMrhash) October 1, 2020
The aliens have heard us and they're coming to Earth
It's alright, it's okay. The makers have now apologised for getting Biryani wrong and are "sorry."
"We will remove the video and would like to make a #BiryaniTogether -- to all recipe developers and chefs who would like to work with us on a traditional recipe, please make contact with us and let’s do it #together," they've tweeted.
We’ve heard you. We got it wrong, and we’re sorry.
— food24.com (@food24) October 1, 2020
We will remove the video and would like to make a #BiryaniTogether -- to all recipe developers and chefs who would like to work with us on a traditional recipe, please make contact with us and let’s do it #together.
Here's hoping they get it right this time!
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as a non desi,i find it really useful to see how things should be done ,and how things should not be done.I hate it when i try to cook something and people come and bully me for my attempt,and just all around make me feel like the worst creature on the planet.I shared a home with a lot of desi people ,and everytime i even lit the stove people would harass me for it,the landlord even went through our personal food item in the fridge with his dirty unwashed hands.The only other woman in the house,could cook the most stinky ,unhygienic and awful looking food,and all she got was praise,even through she spread germs all around,with chicken blood on the drainage board,and rice left in the ricecooker for 2 days.My husband is desi ,and i refuse to cook for him out of shame and embarresment until we live in our own home.Then we´ll try out some biriyani,because he is a good guy who doesn´t put me down ,but he supports me to achieve better.I know that people react to something on the internet that is related to their culture,but remember the internet is global,so I can sit in London and watch the same recipe as someone in Pakistan ,India or Bangladesh.likewise,you can watch things from my culture,and try to copy it or shake your heads.