The Flying Dosa in Mumbai! – Netizens go mad about the vendors skills

The Flying Dosa in Mumbai! – Netizens go mad about the vendors skills
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Key Points:

  •  Recently, the Internet went mad when they saw a dosa vendor from Mumbai, who has quite amazing quirky serving skills of this popular south Indian snack – the Dosa!
  • The video shows the dosa seller making the dosas on a regular skillet, with a regular dosa 
  • Here is the twist. He flips the dosa up so high without flinching.
  • The owners’ showmanship was praised by some. They called it a way to attract customers to their eatery, which makes sense altogether. With the constant rise of food vloggers etc, this kind of content can go viral in minutes, thanks to them.
  • Under the Facebook post, many netizens stated that this stunt was extremely wasteful and not necessary.

The internet has been a platform for all kinds of talents and uniqueness in the country. However, from unique recipes to unusual ways of serving dishes, talented street vendors of the country surely take the cake. Recently, the Internet went mad when they saw a dosa vendor from Mumbai, who has quite amazing quirky serving skills of this popular south Indian snack – the Dosa!

The video features a street vendor of the Shree Balaji Dosa shop at Mangaldas Market in Mumbai. Shared on Facebook by Street Food Recipes, the recording shows the man making the dosa from scratch and then serving it in a unique way.

The video became a hit overnight not just on Facebook, but on other social media platforms as well. Till now, it has garnered over 80 million views and 1.5 million likes.

The Video Content:

  • The video shows the dosa seller making the dosas on a regular skillet, with a regular dosa 
  • Here is the twist. He flips the dosa up so high without flinching.

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We are all netizens but at the end of the day, we all have different opinions and that is exactly how people reacted to the Dosa Vendor; variedly! While some have praised the skill, the video has also annoyed a few users who see it as ‘disrespectful’ to food and ‘unnecessary’.

A user said, “What’s the fun in this? Is this required to make good food? Yes, it is a great skill, but unnecessary”. While the other, in defence of the vendor said, “For all you Dosa consuming people respect the person who is earning a living, don’t judge other people you are not above him”, wrote another user defending the dosa seller.

The owners’ showmanship was praised by some. They called it a way to attract customers to their eatery, which makes sense altogether. With the constant rise of food vloggers etc, this kind of content can go viral in minutes, thanks to them.

Under the Facebook post, many netizens stated that this stunt was extremely wasteful and not necessary.

“Amazing guy – throwing dosa in the air for serving to customers,” wrote one Facebook user in the comments section. “He’s serving food artistically,” another wrote.

The criticizers said, “What is the purpose of throwing the dosa in the air. It really doesn’t make any sense.”