For Indians, food is nothing short of something sacred. For them, their regional food items are not to be tampered with. In fact, they’re pretty darn possessive about them.
So when Kerala Tourism posted a picture of a common South Indian dish, Aviyal, everybody had something to say. Aviyal is a popular household dish in Kerala, which is made using vegetables and coconut paste, combined with curry leaves and coconut oil.
This is what Kerala Tourism posted,
Aviyal, a popular accompaniment served with boiled rice is nothing but a medley of native vegetables in a thick coating of coconut paste. pic.twitter.com/hg4gxqiyAN
— Kerala Tourism (@KeralaTourism) December 11, 2018
Delicious, no? But some people did not seem to think so. In fact, Kerala Tourism got brutally trolled. Check out some of the comments.
1.
This doesn't even look like a half-decent avial. Pode.
— Perumaly Thoma (@PerumalyThoma) December 11, 2018
2.
WTF is this?!! This is not Aviyal but only boiled vegetables with coconut! Aviyal is nothing but the most delicious of all Kerala cuisine Side/main Dish
— Swami Unknownananda (@jinoyviswan) December 11, 2018
3.
Sach mai.. Aviyal mai kon tomato daltha h bhai……….
— Janaki Varma💫💫 (@Jaankivarma) December 11, 2018
4.
This is the aviyal before it's put in cooker 😉
— sanjit (@sanjitraghavan) December 11, 2018
5.
It's not "nothing but ". It's an unparalleled delicacy which you just maligned as just another dish.
— Suresh (@sureshtweetzz) December 11, 2018
6.
https://twitter.com/Gulmohar47/status/1072773724569358337
While people were getting agitated, Kerala Tourism posted another tweet, which said that Aviyal can be prepared in any ways and that their followers could share how they liked their aviyal.
Now that’s a sticky aviyal situation!
Coincidentally, the native expression for ‘messing up’ bears the same name as this wonderful dish.But keep your palate ready for tomorrow as we are not done here. Sweet dreams.
— Kerala Tourism (@KeralaTourism) December 11, 2018
So, how do you like your Aviyal?