In a recent survey, food and travel guide ‘Taste Atlas’ published a list, where Aloo Baingan was in the 60th position, with a 2.7 rating out of five.
TasteAtlas, a global food review publication, compiles its list based on user ratings and reviews. Aloo Baingan received a 2.7 out of 5-star rating, which is apparently low enough to land it on the list. Although listed as Indian, the dish is equally popular in Pakistan.
As per TasteAtlas, “Simple and flavourful, aloo baingan is a dish made with a combination of eggplants and potatoes, cooked together with onions, tomatoes, and various spices. The name of the dish specifies its key ingredients since aloo means potatoes, and baingan means eggplant.
It is a type of sabzi (dry curry) that is usually served with flatbreads such as roti and naan. It is said that aloo baingan is even better if made in advance, as the flavours deepen while the dish rests.”
The rating stirred the internet as everybody started expressing their likes and dislikes but it turns out that people share a love-hate relationship with baingan (eggplant).
Netizen commented, “How can someone label a dish with baingan as one of the worst? Westerners seriously lack taste buds”.
Aloo Baingan is rated one of the worst-rated foods by TasteAtlas, receiving a 2.7 rating and ranked 60th out of 100.
How can someone label a dish with baingan as one of the worst? Westerners seriously lack taste buds.— Aaraynsh (@aaraynsh) January 4, 2024
A user, Nabeel Ahmed commented that it is completely ‘unjust’ as the dish served with boiled rice is commendable. He urged the dish Aloo Baingan to be given due respect.
Bohat na insaafi hai. Aloo Baingan safaid chawalon kay sath la jawaab la jawaab.
Aloo Baingan ko izzat do pic.twitter.com/gBFf0PI4wq
— Nabeel Ahmed (@AhmedDocbabloo) January 5, 2024
Another user, Surbhi shared her preference as aloo baingan to be bearable because in her view Torai is the worst.
Torai is the worst Vegetable
I can cope with aloo baingan— SURBHI SHARMA (@Imsurbhis) January 5, 2024
A couple of internet users stated clearly that they do hate the dish and some declared to neither hate it nor like it much.
I don’t hate it but I don’t like it either. Baingan aloo
— (@nyctophiliac_us) December 30, 2023
The debate tickled a funny bone in some, as a user referred to the famous rhyme, “Aloo Kachalo Miyan Kahan gaye thay” by commenting, “I hate baingan since the day he kicked the aloo in Baingan ne laat mari or aloo ro raha tha”.
I hate baingan since the day he kicked the aloo in
Baingan ne laat maari or aloo ro rha tha— شہری سائکو (@newpsychointown) September 12, 2020
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