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”.
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.
Another user, Surbhi shared her preference as aloo baingan to be bearable because in her view Torai is the worst.
A couple of internet users stated clearly that they do hate the dish and some declared to neither hate it nor like it much.
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”.
