We have all seen people ordering “chai” or “naan bread” at least once. While as Indians we find it amusing, it is actually just repeating words with similar meanings. Now, it seems that popular Indian-American author, model, activist and TV host Padma Laxmi has taken it upon herself to correct the terminology. We are saying this because, on Monday, Padma Laxmi put up a video on her Instagram and corrected the terminology about bread. The clip begins with Padma Laxmi saying, “And one more thing. This is naan, it’s not naan bread. And it’s pita. It’s not even pita bread. Get this straight. Thank you.” In the clip, Padma Laxmi can be seen adding something like vanilla essence to the dough kneading machine. Sharing the video, Padma Laxmi wrote, “The more you know!”. She also added a rainbow emoticon to make her post even better.
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Padma Lakshmi’s video has garnered a lot of attention, with people praising her for correcting the food-related terminology.
One comment read, “Finally someone said this… thank you.” Another commented, “So rightly said Padma this drives me crazy.”
Many also pointed out mistakes in the pronunciation of other dishes. “Like it’s not bao buns,” one user said.
Another commented, “It’s ‘tamal’, not ‘tamale’ (in the singular) the plural is ‘tamales’.”
One tea lover wrote, “This is not even tea!”
One person said, “Yes, like it’s chai or tea, not chai tea and definitely not a chai tea latte.”
Some people said, “Yeah… it’s weird how so many restaurants get this wrong on their menus too.”
Earlier, Padma Lakshmi had corrected people about chai. In the Instagram Reels, she can be seen placing some spice jars in her pantry. Turning to the camera, Padma Lakshmi can be heard saying, “One more thing – it’s not ‘chai tea’. It’s ‘chai’. Chai tea is like saying ‘chai tea’. And I tried to explain it.” Explaining the correct way, she adds, “They should just call it ‘masala chai’ or ‘masala chai’, which is what we call it. When we add ginger or spices to chai and it’s not just a straight cup of tea, there’s ‘masala chai’ or ‘chai’. No ‘chai tea’.” Click here to watch the video.
