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IndiGo airline, in a post on January 28, referred to poha as a "fresh salad". The post grabbed a lot of eyeballs online and the airline was trolled on the internet.
The name of the humble dish Poha started trending on Twitter and prompted people to post various responses. Why? It all started with a post by the airline IndiGo where they shared an image of the dish. However, instead of calling it poha, they used the name ‘fresh salad.’ The slip up didn’t go unnoticed and people started sharing various comments using the name of the dish. A few Twitter users also took to the comments section of the post shared by the airline to correct the mistake.
Salads that are prepared and served on the same day, do try them. You’ll toss everything else away. #AiromaticFresh #goIndiGo https://t.co/9BuLhqnq2f pic.twitter.com/9QANRafwWl
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) January 28, 2023
“Salads that are prepared and served on the same day, do try them. You’ll toss everything else away. #AiromaticFresh,” IndiGo tweeted. The image they shared shows a person squeezing a few drops of lemon on a plate of poha. And the caption on the image reads, “Fresh salads. Made today, served today.”
Since being shared, the post has received more than three lakh views and the numbers are only increasing. Additionally, the share has received tons of comments. Besides replying that the dish is called poha, people also posted various comments, including when re-sharing the tweet.
It has been brought to our notice that there has been a sly attempt to feed people poha by calling it same-day salad
- President, International Anti-Poha League https://t.co/HsuAgRbgtm— Sanjeev Sanyal (@sanjeevsanyal) January 29, 2023
‘Poha is emotion, UN should look into it’: Indigo Airlines calls poha a 'fresh salad', netizens can’t digest it https://t.co/jAP6vUqF7t
— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) January 30, 2023
Poha is NOT a salad for god's sake!
This post is an insult to all poha lovers across state boundaries. At least get your research in place before tweeting IndiGo. https://t.co/WpzDbIdbMa— Itihās:UnfoldingTheAncient 🐘 (@Tanvangi17) January 30, 2023
Quintessential issues with airlines in India - they have their own definition of on-time, low-cost, meal, and now "salad". That's wonderful Poha, not bland salad! https://t.co/HMgfOFkrrf
— Subrahmanyam KVJ (@SuB8u) January 29, 2023