In a video going viral on X, an etiquette coach can be seen teaching people how to eat a dosa without directly touching it with their hands. In the clip, the man carefully folds the ends of the dosa towards the centre, then breaks off a piece using his spoon and picks it up with a fork.
In the caption, the X user said, "When you pay Rs 1,500 for a dosa at a 5-star hotel, apparently you are not allowed to eat it with your hands. Fork and spoon are compulsory! Here is the official training video on how to eat a dosa like a 5-star guest."
When you pay ₹1,500 for a dosa at a 5-star hotel, apparently you are not allowed to eat it with your hands. 🤣
Fork and spoon are compulsory!
Here is the official training video on how to eat a dosa like a 5-star guest :) pic.twitter.com/XjPfGlTEN1— Manas Muduli (@manas_muduli) August 17, 2026
The comments section was flooded with people shocked to see the unusual way of eating dosa.
"True, it looks very funny. The food at a 5-star hotel always puts guests in a very awkward situation. Haha," a viewer commented.
Another said, "Eat Indian foods in Indian way and western foods in western way."
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One challenged, "Next, eat a chicken lollipop with a spoon and fork. Let's see." Another commented, "There is nothing like this. I go to five-star hotels all the time. You can eat as you want."
One said, "It's so upsetting. Dosa is South Indian; you eat it the way it's meant to."
An X user argued, "First of all, holding a fork and spoon at a time is bad etiquette, as far as I know. Knife in the dominant hand and fork in the other is the right thing. But for dosa or idli, throw both things away and eat with your hands."