FOOD · 144 LIVE POLLS
What India thinks about food
Biryani wars, chai versus filter coffee, and how often India orders in — food debates settled by votes, city by city.
ALL FOOD POLLS
- Chai vs coffee — pick a side
- Biryani capital of India?
- Dosa vs paratha — the ultimate breakfast?
- Is veg biryani real biryani?
- Pineapple on pizza?
- North Indian vs South Indian food — daily driver?
- Maggi at 2 AM — acceptable meal?
- Street food vs restaurant — where’s the real flavour?
- Would you eat lab-grown meat?
- Best biryani in Hyderabad — settle it once and for all
- Best food street in Bengaluru?
- Bengaluru now has 438 dark stores — more than Delhi and Mumbai combined. Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart all fighting for your grocery order. Which one do you actually swear by?
- India's Flipkart is running its Food Fest Season 3 (#FlipkartFoodFestSeason3 trending). Is quick-commerce/e-grocery now your go-to for food shopping?
- Should tipping be standard in Indian restaurants?
- What matters most when choosing a restaurant?
- Do you take a lunch break away from your desk?
- How often do you have family dinners together?
- Who should pay on a first date?
- Is it rude to order the cheapest item on a date?
- Do you snack at night?
- Should restaurants add a service charge to the bill?
- Should healthy food in restaurants be cheaper?
- Do you trust restaurant ratings on delivery apps?
- Should restaurants stop giving plastic cutlery by default?
- Is ghee healthy or unhealthy?
- Do you rate restaurants on apps after eating?
- Do you avoid sugar in tea and coffee?
- Is Hyderabadi biryani better than Kolkata biryani?
- Kerala parotta or North Indian paratha?
- Best late-night food?
- Best chaat?
- How often do you eat paneer?
- What is your comfort food?
- Do you prefer local food or familiar food while travelling?
- Is curd rice the best comfort food?
- Do you eat sweets after every meal?
- Do you prefer homemade or packaged snacks?
- Should food packets show 'high sugar' warnings?
- Should schools teach cooking and household skills?
- Have you tried millet dishes like ragi or jowar?
- Should millets replace rice in daily meals?
- Do you eat seasonal fruits only?
- Where do you buy vegetables?
- Which city has the best street food scene?
- Momos — steamed or fried?
- How much do you spend on groceries every month?
- Parle-G or Marie Gold?
- Would you eat plant-based meat instead of chicken?
- Do you cook using recipes from YouTube?
- Is Indian street food unhealthy?
- Which is the best Indian fish curry?
- Do you eat dinner before 8 p.m.?
- Best kebab?
- How spicy do you order food at restaurants?
- Would you buy groceries every week on Blinkit, Zepto or Instamart?
- Do you like jackfruit as a meat substitute?
- Lassi — sweet or salty?
- Do you order from cloud kitchens?
- Should airports have cheaper food?
- Best summer drink?
- Do you check expiry dates while shopping?
- Do you drink water from a copper vessel?
- Is ice cream better in a cup or a cone?
- What is the best kulfi flavour?
- Which is a better tea snack — biscuits or rusk?
- Do you drink alcohol?
- Do you eat less meat for environmental reasons?
- Should mobile phones be banned at dinner tables?
- Should restaurants charge for drinking water?
- How often do you eat dinner with your family?
- Do you eat pickles daily?
- Does your company provide free lunch?
- Which pickle is the best?
- Which is the best Indian bread — roti, naan or paratha?
- Is pickleball becoming popular among your friends?
- Is ghee better than butter for cooking?
- Is starting a cloud kitchen a good business today?
- Have you tried pickleball?
- Do you eat out on weekends?
- Indo-Chinese or authentic Chinese food?
- What is the most overrated food trend?
- Do you like trying new cuisines?
- Which international cuisine do you like most?
- Do you check nutrition labels on packaged food?
- Should junk food ads be banned during children's shows?
- Best accompaniment for samosa?
- Do you eat curd with every meal?
- Should weddings limit the number of dishes served?
- Is it okay to waste food at weddings?
- Do you compost kitchen waste?
- Do you prefer local restaurants or chains?
- Is food delivery making Indians unhealthy?
- Do you skip breakfast?
- Do you shop for groceries online or offline?
- What time do you eat dinner?
- Do you carry a lunch box to work or college?
- Which fast food chain do you visit most?
- How many dates before you call it a relationship?
- Do you trust street food hygiene?
- Butter chicken or paneer butter masala?
- Best dosa variety?
- Do you drink filter coffee from a davara tumbler?
- What is the best festive food?
- Should restaurants show calorie counts on menus?
- Do you carry home-cooked food on train trips?
- How spicy do you like your food?
- Should sugary drinks carry health warnings like cigarettes?
- Do you still use cash for small purchases like chai?
- Best monsoon snack?
- Maggi — do you still eat it?
- Is homemade food always better than restaurant food?
- How much do you spend on a typical restaurant meal for two?
- Is South Indian food better than North Indian food?
- How much do you spend on food delivery every month?
- How often do you eat junk food?
- Which is the best dal?
- Is a vegetarian diet healthier?
- Do you eat with your hands or a spoon?
- Rice or roti — which do you eat more often?
- Are multiplex food prices fair?
- What is the best mango variety?
- Do you drink enough water every day?
- Should theatres allow outside food?
- Which regional cuisine is most underrated?
- How much tea or coffee do you drink a day?
- What is the best Indian sweet?
- Are you vegetarian or non-vegetarian?
- Who cooks most of the meals at your home?
- Have food delivery app fees become too high?
- Do you cook your own meals?
- Swiggy or Zomato — which food delivery app do you prefer?
- How often do you order food delivery?
- Pani puri, golgappa or puchka — what do you call it?
- Rasgulla — Bengal or Odisha?
- Chai or coffee — what's your daily drink?
- Which city has the best biryani in India?
- Should landlords be allowed to reject tenants based on food habits?
- Is pineapple on pizza acceptable?
- How do you like your chai?
- Which street food would you choose for life?
- What is the best Indian breakfast?
- North Indian or South Indian food?
- Chai or coffee?
- Best food delivery app?
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Can I see results by city?
Yes. Once enough people from a city vote, results can be split by city so you can compare, say, Hyderabad and Kolkata.
How reliable are the results?
PulsePoll results come from a self-selected online sample, so they are indicative rather than representative of all Indians. See the methodology page for how votes are counted and validated.
How votes are counted: methodology.