An Indian employee in the Netherlands recently shared a heartwarming but amusing attempt at Indian cuisine from his office in a viral Instagram Reel. Anuvind Kanwal posted a video highlighting the ‘questionable’ dishes served to employees under the guise of Indian food. “The Indian food at my office in the Netherlands is a bit questionable,” he commented.
The video features a spread that includes ‘Bell Pepper Dal’ and ‘Padima Chutney’, along with bite-sized naans and green beans. The padima chutney, which appears to be a misspelling of pudina or mint chutney, actually contains celery, according to the information cards displayed with the dishes.
Kanwal works for the Dutch company Miro, which describes itself on LinkedIn as a “visual workspace for innovation that enables distributed teams of any size to dream, design, and build the future together.”
On Instagram, he remarked: “The ‘Indian food’ served today at my office in the Netherlands seems a bit questionable to say the least.”
Kanwal added with a laughing emoji, “I sure don’t want to know what ‘Padima Chutney’ is made of.”
The video has garnered nearly 1 million views and a flood of amused comments. Many praised Miro for their efforts to diversify their offerings and cater to Indian tastes, while others questioned the extent of research into the Indian spread.
Here are a bunch of social media reactions:
“Dude, I bet Europeans feel the same way about the Indian ‘continental’ cuisine. I think it’s a great thing that they are trying to be more inclusive and adventurous with their taste buds,” one Instagram user wrote.
“The fact that they’re making an effort is appreciable in itself,” another agreed.
“Be grateful they are at least trying to accommodate you,” a third user commented.
One Instagram user said: “The food literally offended the Indian foodie inside me.”
“Padima chutney wins this buffet,” another joked with a laughing emoji.