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Is Biryani Only Non-Veg? Does Veg Biryani Really Not Exist?
These days, a particular kind of video is going viral on social media, in which people confidently say:
“There is no such thing as veg biryani!”
Even some well-known chefs, and now a few celebrities as well, can be seen repeating the same line.
What surprises me most is how powerful the herd mentality has become.
Someone says, “There is no such thing as veg biryani,” and now everyone keeps repeating the same thing.
Apparently, nobody feels the need to think for themselves anymore.
People simply accept whatever a chef says as the truth. After all, they are chefs, they hold prestigious positions, and therefore whatever they say is treated as the final word.
“Veg biryani doesn’t exist; it is actually veg pulao” — people often repeat statements like this, as if to suggest that non-veg food is the real “king” and that vegetarian food can never match it.
A podcast clip praising non-veg food has also been going viral. In it, Puneet Singh can be seen asking Chef Anirudh:
“Does something called veg biryani really exist?”
Chef Anirudh responds:
