The internet, more specifically Twitter, are weird realms to navigate. Figuring out what kind of content will blow up and go viral and which won’t, is almost an impossible task to achieve, with the digital world’s randomness, more times than not, striking in the most unexpected of moments and ways.
In August, we asked our dear Twitter followers to share their controversial opinion about the region’s cuisine, in an effort to probe which foods should be canceled for good while simultaneously figuring out whether any of you deserve to have your Arab ID card stripped away for poor taste. We’re obviously joking (or not).
What Arab food opinion would get you into this situation ? pic.twitter.com/UahSLUvZNj
— MILLE WORLD (@mille_world) August 15, 2022
In a stunning turn of events, the seemingly forgotten tweet, which had a short encounter with success back when it was initially published, rose from the ashes like a phoenix, soaring to new heights of social media fame — or at least by our standards it did. Generating over two million impressions, ten thousand engagements, and two thousand quoted replies, as people flocked to their keyboards to share their lunchtime struggles, the Tweet has become a beacon of relatability in a sea of food-related discontent.
With each reply, the conversation heated up like a pot of boiling water, with opinions flying faster than an Arab mom’s slipper. But despite the heat, people can’t seem to get enough of this Tweet, with its resurrection proving that this topic is a never-ending well of good, but mostly bad, takes.
Some of the tweets were quite funny and made us giggle…
if you dont like bamya your mom cant cook https://t.co/ov69kAttSq
— n (@Nahedqadoumi) March 11, 2023
My last food hot take for the day:
If marijuana wasn’t illegal, Arabs would have probably cooked it with meat and made a stew dish outta it. https://t.co/3iG67JOXlk
— KarmaPolice 🇵🇸 (@aparanoid96) March 11, 2023
Moroccans were one step away from adding "Moroccan" to "beef Wellington" cuz they be adding it to every dish they find 💀 https://t.co/YOaQwlOAsN
— L E . M🦉 (@simply_moumn) March 11, 2023
Molokhiya looks like camel snot, but it tastes wonderful when paired with rice ✌️ https://t.co/kGY5cBjFbt
— ᚽᛁᛓᛆ (@okayysorryy) March 13, 2023
While others were just bold to begin with…
lebanese food is the worst food in the middle east 👍🏻 https://t.co/8JMAyfsPvA
— sara (@jaIoIIy) March 13, 2023
Hummus tastes like dirt. https://t.co/yZx28cSbtt
— بدور 🕯️ (@maybebudoor) March 11, 2023
whoever invented koshari was being big and greedy https://t.co/HqvWqGQMnm
— mm (@ketbush) March 13, 2023
Please erase mansaf off the face of planet earth https://t.co/Iohfy7GDsm
— 🇵🇸🇦🇲 (@fitnfuII) March 10, 2023
the amount of mansaf, malfouf, and hummus slander i’ve seen on this app the past 2 days because of this tweet… you all have the tastebuds of a child https://t.co/2k47jrjYtA
— 🍊 #SaveMasaferYatta #FreeAhmadManasra (@3alaba7rhaifa) March 12, 2023
Some got political for God knows why…
Why am I seeing so much of my north African brothers and sisters in Arab people business? Let them eat cake or k'nafeh. We don't even go to school there! https://t.co/QVxpMr9WvS
— bent el youm🌙 (@liluistherais) March 12, 2023
I dont ser what “arab food” is cause i can show my grandma maghrebi dishes and she would recognize none… https://t.co/BMavzebrYp
— the_westasian_immigrant (@joey_reaidy) March 13, 2023
While others just didn’t seem to understand the assignment at all..
KRISPY KREME MAKES THE WORST DOUGHNUTS BY A VERY WIDE MARGIN https://t.co/11FbaOvgTG pic.twitter.com/LxkyZgYaGY
— political (@cheeselain_) March 12, 2023
It's kinda hilarious that 90% of the opinions are food related. https://t.co/N4szjZRP4w
— Ayoub Ness (@nissayoub) March 12, 2023
Others were just happy to see some drama unfold online, and we can’t blame them
Also the comments 😭 https://t.co/9qOCObCjRp
— 🇵🇸 أحمد عُربان | Ahmed Orban (@ahmedorban__) March 12, 2023
no fucking way qrts are full of tasteless people. I'm mad😠 https://t.co/q6Keflru9u
— 🦀 (@unialsa) March 10, 2023
The quotes are filled with tasteless people who w8ed their entire life for this moment 💀 https://t.co/43X0erpkFf
— #free_palestine 𓂆 (@farts_man) March 10, 2023
