Jalebi Is Pretzel? Desi Twitter Renames Indian Dishes In Hilarious Thread – NDTV Food

If you were asked to explain ‘Jalebi’ to someone who is trying the dish for the first time, how would you go about it? Indian cuisine has built a fan following of its own across the globe, but explaining what exactly popular dishes are about can be quite a task. How do you describe the wonderful Gulab Jamun, for instance? And what about traditional Indian dishes such as Paranthas, Puris, Idlis and Dosas? A Twitter user put a hilarious spin on this struggle to explain what Indian dishes are all about, by describing Vermicelli Pudding or Sewiyan ki Kheer as ‘White Sauce Pasta’. Take a look at the tweet:

White sauce pasta is my favourite ❤️ pic.twitter.com/apewE4D4rf

— sara ka sara (@nonotadha) January 12, 2021

The user @nonotadha shared a picture of her favourite Sewiyan Kheer, and called it ‘White Sauce Pasta’. The tweet took off from there and became part of a hilarious conversation, which went viral on the micro-blogging website. It raked in over 24.6k likes and thousands of retweets since the time it was posted. Desi Twitter users renamed their favourite Indian dishes in the funniest way possible, resulting in a must-read Twitter thread.

Take a look at some of the best responses:

Thank you. I would call it ‘white sauce pasta’ too. Some sense of humour folk. ????
Here you see ‘Juicy Cheese Milky Balls’ pic.twitter.com/bSvMfHoFht

— Ek Zameen (@ZameenEk) January 13, 2021

Spaghetti ???????????? pic.twitter.com/2DnTMhrnDo

— sweetheartbabywierdo (@StonedAutumn) January 14, 2021

Ever tried sauted pasta? pic.twitter.com/yfCq9d6blO

— Adnan Malik (@adnanjmalik) January 13, 2021

Or the fried pasta cake? pic.twitter.com/rueRFVMvZh

— Adnan Malik (@adnanjmalik) January 13, 2021

It’s literally eid pasta…

— ???? (@khushmurghi) January 12, 2021

اور گلاب جامن کے لئے ‘Fried Ricotta balls in Syrup’ ???????? pic.twitter.com/SiULAdf3Ch

— Ek Zameen (@ZameenEk) January 13, 2021

Yellow dumplings ???? pic.twitter.com/jmlT3iulwh

— tirthbassi (@_tsb111) January 13, 2021

can’t forget good old wood shavings!!! aka پتیسا sksksk pic.twitter.com/w7tnv9kMgQ

— aamnah ????️????????️ (@aamnoms) January 14, 2021

Sushi does it for me???? pic.twitter.com/qJtYYNVW9p

— hanamuj (@vanilluna) January 13, 2021

How about dem sweet pasta pretzels? pic.twitter.com/Na4PlM11NP

— Raptafan (@raptafan) January 13, 2021

(Also Read: Biryani Is Overrated? Users Share Most Controversial Food Opinions In Twitter Thread)

It was quite interesting to see how creative users could get with Indian food items. Which name was your favourite? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!

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