Biryani is one of the most popular delicacies of Indian cuisine. This slow-cooked rice meal offers a burst of aromatic flavours like no other, making it quite the loved dish. Ask a roomful of people if they want to have biryani and you are sure to hear only yes as an answer! Hyderabad is one city that is well known for some of the most delicious biryanis. While Hyderabadi cuisine offers a variety of delicious delicacies, it is the Hyderabadi biryani that is famous throughout the country. To visit Hyderabad and not eat the Hyderabadi biryani is quite the sin for desi foodies. As Hyderabad is synonymous with biryanis, a recent video from Hyderabad has saddened the hearts of desi foodies on the internet. Take a look:
The heavy showers in Hyderabad have left the city waterlogged. In one of the flooded streets of the city, a desi foodie captured two biryani vessels floating away. Shot in front of a local eatery known as Adiba Hotel in Hyderabad, it seems like the biryani vessels belonged to this eatery. This tiny clip has gone viral, leaving biryani lovers' heartbroken. The video was captioned "Somebody is going to be unhappy for not getting his biryani order" and people can't help but relate to it. Shared by @IbnFaraybi on Twitter, the viral video has garnered over 1.1 million views, 435 likes and 78 retweets.
Despite the melancholic note of the video, people can't help but find humour in this tragedy. Seeing the biryani utensils float away seems poetic on many levels. From people rebranding the dum biryani to 'tairti biryani' to commenting on a new mode of food delivery, here's what people commented about the viral video:
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