Culinary delight or mediocre? Twitter at gustatory war over Kaju Katli this Diwali

We are without a doubt, living in the most fractured time in humanity where one group of people is absolutely unable to agree with another. From politics to sports, we agree to disagree about everything and that extends to our culinary choices. While some will swear by the Hyderabadi style of biryani, others claim that Lucknow/Kolkata style biryani with the potato is the true biryani. Others see red simply at the mention of veg biryani.

The same situation extends to sweets, which recently saw a bitter battle between Odiyas and Bengalis over the true creators of the rasgulla.

So, it’s no surprise, that Indian Twitter is pitched in a battle over the true position of the kaju katli (kaju barfi for Bengalis) in the hierarchy of Diwali sweets.

For the uninitiated, the festival of Diwali is incomplete without giving each other diabetes-inducing packages of sweets which consist of an assortment of sweetmeats.

Among them is the kaju barfi, which some consider great and others not so much.

Here’s how Twitter reacted to this battle:

Yogiji can solve a huge problem of this country if he renames Soan Papdi to Kaju Katli. #HappyDiwali

— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) November 7, 2018

been off Twitter lately for my own sanity. but today, events are unfolding that my conscience won’t let me silently spectate. @nirali_ss has launched disgusting, unfounded attacks on kaju katli, and she must be stopped. @twitter please take hate speech seriously and ban her 

— Rega Jha (@RegaJha) November 7, 2018

Kaju Katli is the most overrated sweet dish ever. It tastes anywhere between chalk powder and feet depending on where you buy it from. #india has SO many much better tasting sweets.
#KajuKatli #KajujaBaju

— Ankit Oberoi (@ankitoberoi_) November 7, 2018

So all of us are suffering mithai wars on the TL cuz you ate some chalk in school?!?!

— Ripper (@Ace_Of_Pace) November 7, 2018

You know it's a good day when a food war breaks out on the TL.

Have a little fun, use the tier sheet like a bingo card. #Diabeetus.

— πLTERGEIST (@pi_alize) November 7, 2018

one taught me love, one taught me patience and one taught me how to vomit pic.twitter.com/SuMDTCF68z

— (@shrutithenaik) November 7, 2018

Cut off people from your life who hating on kaju katli. Don't need that negativity

— Savage (@needfoood) November 7, 2018

whosoever advised you to put Kaju Katli in shit tier, may his/her dog gets hit by a rocket on its ass. https://t.co/ug0CVLIvSR

— Rafale Gandhi (@RoflGandhi_) November 7, 2018

Baklava is the best. Oh wait, Gevar too. Anything is best over that God awful Kaju Katli.

— vivek tejuja (@vivekisms) November 7, 2018

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can't believe i have to watch tl shit on kaju katli which is the best diwali mithai out there SOME OF US are allergic to it and yall who CAN enjoy it throw it under the bus..kaju katli sweetie mera bachcha im so sorry yeh kya ho raha hai tumhare saath

— (@perfectfakeIove) November 7, 2018

You did NOT just put Kaju Ka barfi in the bottom tier. You folks are starting a war! Other than that...pretty bang on :-) https://t.co/AJDfUfMAOX

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) November 7, 2018

Damn straight! Leave India and go live somewhere else, if you don't think Kaju Katli is the king of all Diwali sweets! https://t.co/BfOfDC2v2v

— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) November 7, 2018

SERIOUSLY? people are shitting on kaju katli now? you guys... I don't even. Just go away. Now. Like right now.

— Karnika Kohli (@KarnikaKohli) November 7, 2018

your fav indian dessert: too rich, sugar ratio off, makes you feel shit after
kaju katli: humble, A1 aesthetic, kinda reminds u of marzipan, you can eat 3 of them without feeling like you're dying pic.twitter.com/cnKK8vKr0m

— a lamp in the wind (@priya_ebooks) November 7, 2018

kaju katli haters are so delusional they post the same satellite image of india on diwali night by NASA every year

— kaju katli stan account (@floydimus) November 7, 2018

Trying to find some way to blame Bombay for this #KajuKatliGang https://t.co/3n1mhsZnw3

— Abh (@infrasnc) November 7, 2018

I think #KajuKatli and #BadamPuri are irresistible; addictive. What do you think? #HappyDiwali

— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) November 7, 2018

Those who doesn't like Kaju Katli can leave my TL. I mean right now. I don't want this kind of negativity.  #kajukatli 

— *Naaz* (@NaazSpeaks) November 7, 2018

KAJU KATLI DOES NOT DESERVE THIS #JUSTICEFORKAJUKALTLI ITS CLEARLY GOD TIER https://t.co/8qmNxGTu6O

— prison mike (@kanikakaul22) November 7, 2018

Happy Diwali everyone and let's be honest. The truly overrated sweet is mysore pak.