00:07There are food combinations that divide opinions.
00:11Pineapple on pizza, chocolate with fries, and then there's this.
00:15Idli dipped into chai.
00:16Yes, you heard that right.
00:18A combination so unexpected that it sparked a heated debate online.
00:23And even politician Shashi Tharoor felt compelled to weigh in.
00:27The controversy began when a social media user proudly declared that chai and idlis were the best combination to ever
00:34exist.
00:36What seemed like a harmless food preference quickly turned into a full-blown internet debate.
00:41Thousands reacted. Some were curious, some were horrified.
00:45And many South Indians wondered whether they had just witnessed a culinary crime.
00:51Then came a response nobody expected.
00:53Shashi Tharoor entered the conversation.
00:56Known for his eloquence and razor-sharp wit, Tharoor didn't disappoint.
01:01Responding to the post, he jokingly wrote,
01:03Oh, I see what you're doing here. Aside from provoking me, that is.
01:07But he wasn't done.
01:09Tharoor explained that the idli in the picture looked far too dense and solid.
01:13According to him, a proper idli should be soft, fluffy, and light.
01:17Not something that resembles a stress ball.
01:19And then he delivered what many people considered the ultimate argument against the combination.
01:26A genuinely soft idli, he said, would simply fall apart the moment it touched hot chai.
01:32And if an idli is sturdy enough to survive being dunked into tea,
01:36then it's probably too rubbery to be enjoyable in the first place.
01:40For Tharoor, the logic just didn't work.
01:43Interestingly, Tharoor made it clear that he loves chai.
01:47And he certainly loves idlis.
01:49But he believes both deserve their own space.
01:52Rather than dipping food into tea,
01:53he'd rather enjoy a cup of chai alongside a meal or after finishing it.
01:59His conclusion was simple.
02:00Chai is wonderful, idlis are wonderful.
02:03But combining them? Not so much.
02:05Sometimes two good things aren't necessarily better together.
02:09The internet, of course, had plenty to say.
02:12One user joked,
02:13South Indians can tolerate many things,
02:15but disrespecting idli and dosa isn't one of them.
02:18Another person admitted they loved both chai and idlis,
02:22but insisted that the correct way is to enjoy a soft idli with chutney
02:26and keep the chai on the side.
02:29Meanwhile, one self-described idli enthusiast went even further.
02:33Calling the combination disturbing and kind of blasphemous.
02:37Strong words for breakfast food,
02:39but that's the internet for you.
02:40Here's a look at more reactions to Tharoor's response.
03:18So now, the question comes to you.
03:20Is dipping idli into chai an underrated food hack?
03:23Or is it a breakfast disaster that should never have happened?
03:27Even Shashi Tharoor has made his position crystal clear.
03:30But the internet still can't agree.
03:33Tell us in the comments,
03:34would you try idli and chai?
03:36Or should these two stay as far away from each other as possible?
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