Simon Wong, Singapore’s High Commissioner to India, made a special post to mark World Biryani Day. He shared pictures showing the making of this delicious dish. Along with his post on X, he asked people which state in India serves the best biryani.
“Namaste India! Happy World Biryani Day! My first attempt at making biryani. Tell me which state has the best biryani and I’ll go for it. Stay tuned. HC Wong,” he wrote.
In the shared video, he can be seen cooking biryani. While opening the lid of the handi, he says, “It smells good.” As he continues to cook, he says, “Okay, stir well… so that all the ingredients are nicely mixed. I think it’s going well.” Towards the end of the video, he says, “I think it’s a successful first attempt,” and looks at the camera with a smile. The video ends with him saying, “Enjoy and thank you.” He also shared two pictures of the food he had cooked.
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Since being shared, the post has garnered over 12,000 views and nearly 800 likes. People have responded to the share with a variety of comments.
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“Your Excellency is amazing,” praised user X. Another added: “Amazing that one person can make all this food!” A third also chimed in, writing: “Wow that looks amazing. All the biryanis are good but I recommend the avad dum biryani,” while another posted: “Looks like you’re in love with Indian food.”
X Some users had a good laugh at the idea of ​​asking which state has the best biryani. One user joked, “Which state? Never ask this question! It might start a war lol.”
Simon Wong was appointed High Commissioner to the Republic of India in 2020. According to the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ official website, he “served as Taiwan’s Trade Representative to Singapore from July 2015 to January 2020.”
He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) in Sociology in 1990 and joined the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the same year. Later in 1998, he obtained an MA in East Asian Studies from Cornell University.
