Overview
- The video, posted by Instagram user @ayanahmad99_, shows bright green matcha boiled in a large brass pot and poured into a clay kulhad.
- On-screen captions read “Matcha ke Chacha” and “Garmatcha, exclusively in Lucknow,” reinforcing the street-style presentation.
- Times Now reported the post had more than 36,000 views within days as national outlets amplified the clip.
- Comments mixed humor and critique, with quips like “tandoori matcha” and “matcha crying in the corner” alongside claims it was clickbait for views.
- Coverage notes matcha is typically whisked rather than boiled, and outlets have not verified the vendor’s identity or reported any official response.