One thing that sets us Indians apart from the rest of the world is our love for tea! Not coffee, not lattes, or not even espresso, what drives us to get up and running in the morning is a cup of ‘Kadak Chai’. Some might say that this is the surest way to know if you are Indian – after all, there is no other community in the world that is as obsessed with the drink as we are with our humble desi chai. Famous Indian-American TV show host and author Padma Lakshmi is totally in favor of this idea as she herself is totally addicted to the cup of tea. His love for tea transcends not just numbers but even the most true Indian – in a recent video clip shared on his Instagram profile, the celebrity chef can be heard counting the number of times he drinks tea in a day Can go and it goes well about 12 cups!
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The video was titled ‘Tell me you are Indian without telling me you are Indian’, and we think Padma Lakshmi’s passion for tea made the answer very clear. The video has been viewed more than 337 thousand times in the last 12 hours and has got 17.2 thousand likes. It’s also got almost 440+ hilarious comments, some of which are so good they can’t be missed. Take a look at the video here:
‘Just Desi Things’, Padma Lakshmi captioned the video using hashtags like #desilife and #onemorecupoftea.
In the video, Padma Lakshmi talks about her daily tea intake, from her first tea in the morning to several cups while shooting for her show, right before dinner and the last time before going to sleep. As for Padma Lakshmi’s tea craze, what is more amusing was the list of hilarious comments left behind by users.
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‘As the person who was constantly making these cups of tea in my family, my heart goes out to your daughter.’ Read a comment. While another spoke about a similar situation back home ‘Yas @padmalakshmi drop that tea, its 12:10 in India and we had our last cup of tea here’.
Of the many comments, the most common question was ‘What kind of tea?’ To which Padma Lakshmi replied ‘masala chai with whole milk and some honey’.
What is your favorite type of tea during the day? Let us know in the comments below.
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