TeaThat is Swiggy Annual ‘Statistics’ – for the year ending December 2021 Outside – And the jury has confirmed that Chicken Biryani was the most ordered online dish of this year. Despite India’s fast pace of ordering two biryanis per second – I am going to center my opinion-cum-raise against Masala Dosa, the king of South Indian cuisine, by the time it reaches your home. is a messy mess.
The data provided by Swiggy also shows that apart from biryani, masala dosa also appears in the top five most ordered dishes online among the ten cities they analyzed, excluding Chennai, Jaipur and Pune. .
Though it is unclear why biryani is most commonly ordered online – it is a cumbersome process and extremely difficult to prepare and not everyone can do it right. One can say that to some extent, even fixing dosa is a difficult task. One slip and your 36 hours of hard work goes in vain while making the batter. Still, I would object to online delivery of Masala Dosa – because ordering it doesn’t get you anything like a dosa.
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it’s all about the experience
The major reason India is concerned about ordering masala dosa online, especially in northern parts, is that what they eat in the name of dosa is nothing but a salty salty lump with additional delivery charges and taxes. Is.
In my opinion, dosa is an experience in itself and should be consumed before blinking of an eye from the pan or tawa. The biggest reason why online delivery fails here is because of the ‘restaurant-like’ form of dosa.
Unlike parathas, naans, tandoori rotis, or even a pizza, which are eaten hot and fresh, dosa can neither be microwaved nor reheated on tawa/tava, that is The reason is that you will not find people from Chennai ordering masala. Dosa Online. When ‘Chennai Super Moms’ know how to make the best dosa at home, the question of touching the phone does not arise. However, those who do not know how to cook still know what is dosa and what is not.
Consider this – a fan of Gucci or Prada, or any of those insanely priced fashion wear, comes to the store to experience it and not buy things online. Hefty sums are paid for experience. Similarly, dosa is more expensive in restaurants. Chewing on a two-feet-long crunch at a food outlet is an experience like watching Chennai Super Kings live on TV at the Chepauk Stadium at home. And unlike expensive fashion, dosa is affordable and easily accessible.
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What to do for dosa delivery?
Masala dosa, the ‘capital’ of the south – not being popular in Chennai explains why we have been getting it wrong all the time. SV Subramanya, CEO, Fisdom App, said, “Bangalore ordering more masala dosas may be due to migrants, and I certainly agree with him.
Here’s another – the locals don’t order masala dosa on Swiggy – (gets very oily and wet). This is what expatriates always do and Bangalore has more expatriates than Chennai
— Subramanya SV (@subramanya_sv) December 22, 2021
The lockdown and Kovid-19 have made it difficult to get out. If you are craving for the dosa experience at home, the best you can do is order the batter, which is what most South Indians did. As per Swiggy report: “Not only did Bangalore top the chart for dosa ordering, but dosa batter was also very popularly ordered by people in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Mumbai, Instamart added 8 lakh kgs in 2021 More batter was distributed”.
If you don’t know how to cook, and aren’t interested in learning—brace yourself—the salty brine lump is on your way home. If you want to call it dosa, all I can say is:”‘Ghalib’ to amuse the heart, this idea is good.,
Poor dosa, whose delicacy made it popular around the world, is now being destroyed by Instagram-worthy ‘innovations’ (shit) Pizza Dosa, Chinese Dosa, Cashew and Raisin Dosa Still acceptable, but I can tolerate them only because of the experience—fresh, crisp, and in my stomach within seconds after being offered.
However, what I can’t stand is normalizing those wet bags of potatoes in dosa form. Start thinking of it as a food ‘hate-crime’ or ‘profanity’. Being a Punjabi, I apologize to everyone in the south for ruining the entire dosa experience. But I would like to take a moment to make an appeal because you have the brains and the tech industry to innovate packaging. Please MODFA – ‘Refresh Our Dosa’.
Thoughts are personal.
(Edited by Srinjoy Dey)