Many of us grew up eating simple home-cooked meals that followed familiar family routines, but as we got older, travelled more, or moved into different social circles, our plates could start to look very different. The contrast between everyday home-style food and trendy global dishes recently came up during a candid conversation on Wheel of Fortune , where actor Akshay Kumar spoke with digital creator Viraj Gehlani. The discussion began with Viraj describing the structured meal routine he grew up with in a Gujarati household. “I come from a Gujarati family. In our home, we have a routine: on Monday we make toor (arhar) dal, Tuesday is a regular dal, Wednesday we have moong dal, Friday we make kadhi , and on Saturday we have urad dal,” he said.

Hearing this, Akshay said he really likes Gujarati cuisine. “ Yaar Gujarati khana mereko bahut maza aata hai. Mereko toh Gujarati thali bhi bahut sahi lagti hai (Man, I really enjoy Gujarati food. I also really like Gujarati thali),” he said.…