'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



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!”


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.


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.”