Being Indians, we don’t take our tea lightly, and if you want to be accepted by us, you shouldn’t either! We are a nation that thrives on our daily cup of kadak tea. Be it regular morning tea or ‘cutting’ at the next corner shop, we cannot imagine spending a day without tea. And we’re usually happy when people from other cultures and countries embrace our favorite drink and try to make it on their own, it’s all fun and games, until – you make it right. Recently, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a renowned Indian-American neurosurgeon, a prominent TV personality who is also CNN’s chief medical correspondent, was teaching his daughters how to make tea. The recipe was like a family heirloom passed down through the generations, and it all went great, until that was the case!
While the video started on a nostalgic note, with Dr. Sanjay explaining that the cup he is using belongs to his mother, the internet lost it when he was seen using tea bags instead of loose tea. But, what inspired everyone the most, was the final product, as one of Dr. Sanjay’s daughters poured the tea in the teapot – it looked too pale and was not the kind of tea we used to have in our own hands. Found in Indian homes. Posted by CNN’s official Twitter account, here’s the 3:31 minute long video; to keep track:
Continuing the family tradition, Dr. Sanjay Gupta teaches his daughters the recipe of tea learned from their mother. https://t.co/wVDFVQ6l67pic.twitter.com/M4gxsjGxqu
— CNN (@CNN) December 9, 2021
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The final product didn’t go down too well with tea lovers on Twitter and many were clearly left unhappy after watching the video. Indians around the world mocked him for his westernization of the desi staple. Several people reported that it was not tea at all:
God, what a disgusting thing this is!?!! Ugg… I never thought that saha or chai would ever leave me with a bitter after taste, but not thanks Dr Gupta.
Also, trust Americans to use a silicone ladle to ‘stir’ the tea???? https://t.co/hj6sMMpDK6— Shaheen Ahmed (@Aakori_Baakori) December 11, 2021
That’s not tea!!!! https://t.co/hiQiWi2Lvtpic.twitter.com/kR9RMIOS4W— Nautius Maximus (@lordchewbarka) December 11, 2021
And many others were incensed by how pale and tasteless the drink looked:
That’s a milk-bar, brother. tea, tea-tea or nothing https://t.co/8qSVVKbojYpic.twitter.com/PfpaU0lUb5— Sunny (@Oneslybrutal) December 10, 2021
color is off https://t.co/jJz3oHhvgS— anisha (@anisha25) December 10, 2021
Sanjay, that looks like flavored milk, not tea. laugh out loud https://t.co/Y2rfyfzFGs— Kavita (@kavita_says) December 10, 2021
that tea is too yellow https://t.co/hlOndVXEwV— shahid hn (@shahidnowshad) December 10, 2021
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Amidst the many unhappy comments, some also pointed out that Dr. Sanjay actually loved sharing a part of his family legacy with his daughters:
I actually think this is a really cute video. Some of you need to calm down. https://t.co/vyoWEWB16C— Manasvin Rajagopalan (@SouthAsianBuoy) December 10, 2021
I actually think it’s healthy. I’m not a very good tea maker (switched to coffee when I moved to America), but I hope one day I’ll be able to teach my kids. ???? https://t.co/scTVZGqUDl— Pratiti (making slides/writing) (@PratitiTiyas) December 10, 2021
What are your thoughts on the video? Do you think this tea could have been made better? Let us know in the comments below.
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