This Viral Tweet Proves That Many Indian Dishes Look Similar To Each Other

It is always interesting to compare foods that are similar to each other in one aspect but are otherwise quite different from each other. eat many of theselookalike‘ have similar sizes but come from opposite parts of the world. Sometimes, there may be multiple variations of the same dish in the same country. For example, the famous moon-shaped sweet in India is known by many names: karanji in Maharashtra, newri in Goa and Karnataka, som Tamil NaduGarjalu in Telangana, Pedakiya in Bihar, Gujia in Gujarat and so on. In the savory category, think how often we use the words dumplings, momos, wontons, etc., interchangeably.
Recently a tweet by Madhura Rao (@madhurarrao) went viral for this reason. Posting a picture of a plate of food, he asked, “Can you guess which part of India I am currently in?” There were four dishes on the plate: three dry items and a kind of gravy. Take a look at the tweet below:

Looking at this picture, can you guess in which part of India I am currently? , pic.twitter.com/SngtQf72e5– Madhura Rao (@madhurarrao) February 12, 2023

Comments soon started pouring in with conflicting answers:

“That’s idiyappam or noolputtu unless I’m mistaken. A staple here in Kerala. But you can also get them at places like Dilli Haat.”
“In Bengal the leaf envelope would be machher paturi (fish cooked in a leaf) and in Maharashtra/Gujarat patrani machee.”

‘Kurdi’ (the white one) and ‘Patoya’ (in turmeric leaves) from Konkan, Maharashtra? Sameer Patankar (@sameer_patankar) February 12, 2023

It looks very close to Kerala’s Idiyappam, but could be a version from another state – Abhi.roopa (@notworldlywise) February 13, 2023

Northeast India or South India – Climate Change, Migration and Environmental Refugees (@Climate33112880) February 13, 2023

Turns out, she was in Mangalore! Rao added a comment to explain each consonant. She explained, “On the plate, you’ll find mudo (rice cakes steamed in screw pine leaves), shewai (rice noodles), chicken sukkah (chicken fried with lots of fresh coconut and spices), and coriander-based chicken curry.” Let’s see. A welcome meal, this one.”
The tweet has so far garnered 223.1K views and 1,800 likes. Were you able to identify the dishes correctly? Tell us in the comments what you thought.