Video Of Kolkata Street Vendor Making 'Pitai Paratha' Has The Internet Upset - Here's Why
The video, uploaded by IAS officer Supriya Sahu, shows a street hawker preparing the dish.
The internet has produced an infinite number of food combinations, ranging from dosa ice cream to Maggi pani puri. While some experiments like a buttery and spicy omelette made us drool, others such as Fanta Maggi made our heads spin and left everyone cringing.
A video that is currently going viral shows a new dish aptly named 'pitai parantha' and it's giving strong competition to aloo and paneer parathas. Watch the viral video here.
Kolkata street vendor makes 'pitai paratha'
The video, uploaded by IAS officer Supriya Sahu, shows a street hawker preparing the bizarre dish. He can be seen mercilessly pounding the flaky paratha in the video. He smacks it repeatedly, in order to make it fluffier.
¡°Never knew aloo paratha, Gobhi Paratha, Kothu parotta( Madurai) have a competition in this ¡®Pitai¡¯ or ¡®Angry¡¯ Paratha," read the caption uploaded by the officer on Twitter.
However, the video was originally uploaded on Instagram by a page called Food Fatafat, who wrote: "Pitai Paratha, Morning Breakfast In Kolkata."
The dish has left the internet angry
The video has gone massively viral but not for all the good reasons. So far, the video has gathered close to a million views with many people getting angry at the video.
A man wrote, "Terrible! Anything in the name of content. And you are equally responsible for promoting such illogical and disrespectful stuff. Shame on you."
Another man who urged people to respect food commented on the video, "Bnane wala bhi gadhaa aur ye shoot krne wala to hai hi anpad gawaar. Respect food. "
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A man urged, "This is an insult to food, they say food is a form of God and should not be insulted, it should be accepted with love. There are millions of people who sleep hungry everyday."
Here's what some other people wrote:
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