'Keep them coming!': PM Modi reacts to viral video of Japanese ambassador who tried 'spicy' local food in Pune

'Keep them coming!': PM Modi reacts to viral video of Japanese ambassador who tried 'spicy' local food in Pune

'Good to see you enjoying India’s culinary diversity and also presenting it in such an innovative manner. Keep the videos coming,' PM Modi said in a tweet aimed at Hiroshi Suzuki

Business Today Desk
  • Updated Jun 11, 2023, 1:37 PM IST
The caption of the video reads, “I love street food of India ...but thoda teekha kam please!” The caption of the video reads, “I love street food of India ...but thoda teekha kam please!”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reacted to Japan's ambassador to India, Hiroshi Suzuki's recent tweet in which he shared a video of him and his wife enjoying local food in Pune at various spots. Suzuki posted that his wife is winning the 'spice' race considering how she doesn't mind the spicy food while he could be seen asking for less spice in his food.

PM Modi reshared Suzuki's tweet and wrote, “This is one contest you may not mind losing, Mr Ambassador. Good to see you enjoying India’s culinary diversity and also presenting it in such an innovative manner. Keep the videos coming!”

Suzuki was in the city for an event; he posted a video where he and his wife can be seen enjoying Maharashtrian-style street food in Pune. Suzuki had one minor complaint, which is the high spice level, following which he went viral.

The caption of the video reads, “I love street food of India ...but thoda teekha kam please!”

Based on the recommendation by his Twitter followers, the Japanese envoy also tried Pune's famous misal pav. "Because many followers recommended me...! MisalPav," the envoy posted.

He put out another Twitter video saying he wanted a "little less spicy.”

His posts are going viral and receiving several reactions from internet users. The post has by far generated more than 1 million views and close to 10,000 likes.

One user wrote, “Thank you for visiting our city! Hope next time you can also visit us at

@MCCIA_Pune. #Pune has very strong connections with Japan. It is one of the largest (if not THE largest) centers of Japanese learning in India. We also have many Japanese companies based here.”

Another commented, “Your Excellency, thanks loads for demonstrating everyone how to win hearts in a foreign land while delivering the top class example of public diplomacy!”

Here are some of the best reactions from the internet:

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