NRI Woman’s Viral Video to Avoid Indian Food Smell – NRI Woman’s Video ‘How to Avoid Indian Food Smell’ Divides the Internet

An Indian content creator based in the US has split the internet after posting a video in which she demonstrated how to avoid the smell of Indian food, especially curry.

Shivi Chauhan, a woman from San Francisco, shared a video on Instagram in which she explained that she loves Indian food, but doesn’t like the smell that lingers on her clothes.

“How to avoid the smell of Indian food,” Chauhan captioned her Instagram post, which went viral with nearly 8 million views.

Explaining that she wears her “kitchen clothes” while cooking, Chauhan said, “See, I love my Indian food, but I also hate going out smelling like Indian food. Here are some things I do to avoid this problem. I have kitchen clothes that I wear when I cook. The smell of onions, garlic and spices sticks very strongly to the clothes you wear. So, it’s worth having the clothes you cook in with you and always, always changing your office clothes as soon as you get home. I also change my clothes before going out so that the smell of the food stays strong.”

She also talked about not wearing jackets near the kitchen, as the smell of onions, garlic and spices sticks to them and is difficult to remove, even sometimes with dry cleaning.

“Remember: If the smell sticks to your jacket, it won’t go away until you have your jackets dry cleaned. And even then it may not be true. Therefore, it is better to never wear jackets near the kitchen. Just store them in a closet and close the door every time. In fact, whenever I start cooking, I close the closet doors, the bedroom doors, the hallway closet door, and the washer and dryer door. I also turn on the ventilation and open the balcony gate. If you want, you can also replace the pungent-smelling red onions with less pungent white onions, although the food will taste different,” she added.

To avoid this, she advised keeping jackets in closed closets while cooking and opening the balcony door to release the cooking smell.

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The video received mixed reactions. While some viewers praised her advice, others criticized her for reinforcing stereotypes about Indian culture.

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The video sparked a discussion about how food smells, often associated with cultural identity, can sometimes be seen through racial stereotypes.