which country do u think maggi is from (5 Viewers)

[izcream]

for those who have never searched or asked about where maggi is from, where do u think it came from? dont cheat and search for the answer on the internet im watching u

just make a guess i wanna see i was the only person who thought that it was from an asian country

 

[Soogi]

i wouldve thought india, but seeing how popular it is in germany and you confirming its not asian im going to guess the latter

 

[litc]

for those who have never searched or asked about where maggi is from, where do u think it came from? dont cheat and search for the answer on the internet im watching u

just make a guess i wanna see i was the only person who thought that it was from an asian country

It’s made by Cadbury so England

for some reason Asians still love it

 

[litc]

It’s made by Cadbury so England

for some reason Asians still love it

Or was it nestle

some chocolate company

 

[alo]

Or was it nestle

some chocolate company

it is nestle, but idk where nestle is from

anyway as an indian i can say maggi is our national dish, regardless of whether we invented it or not *flips hair*

 

[Villains]

i thought it was india but am i wrong

 

[litc]

it is nestle, but idk where nestle is from

anyway as an indian i can say maggi is our national dish, regardless of whether we invented it or not *flips hair*

Yeah I know Indians love it

but since it’s a fake Indian dish I don’t get why

 

[athenaaa]

I thought it was from India but now I don’t think so

 

[alo]

Yeah I know Indians love it

but since it’s a fake Indian dish I don’t get why

well idk tbh as a maggi lover, it's just nice? there's lots of things which aren't necessarily "authentic" to where one hails from, but still are enjoyed - and i guess maggi fits into that category. as far as dishes go, i can't think of any other example (chicken tikka masala probably comes close i guess: but those who invented it, aka brits, enjoy it more than us tbh).

 

[litc]

well idk tbh as a maggi lover, it's just nice? there's lots of things which aren't necessarily "authentic" to where one hails from, but still is enjoyed - and i guess maggi fits into that category. as far as dishes go, i can't think of any other example (chicken tikka masala probably comes close i guess: but those who invented it, aka brits, enjoy it more than us tbh).

Well yes I know, I like it too; but practically every other culture would be offended by smth like this but Indians love it so I’m confused

there are actual Indian noodles too

 

[kiki]

Id think like poland

Or germany

 

[alo]

Well yes I know, I like it too; but practically every other culture would be offended by smth like this but Indians love it so I’m confused

there are actual Indian noodles too

yeah seems confusing too when put that way. but i really don't think it's a matter of offence: i feel like indians have gone and taken maggi as one of their own.

i guess it depends on how maggi was marketed in the indian instant noodle (and i'm deliberately making the distinction between "noodles" and "instant noodles") market. it's been around from the 80s, and arguably was the first true instant noodle brand in the market - you did have the nepali wai wai, but back then, according to my parents, the instant noodle range wasn't available - they were regular noodles. maggi was so aggressively marketed as a quick "2 minute" (lmao, yeah right) instant noodle brand that anyone could enjoy, especially those who wanted a quick but fulfilling snack which didn't necessarily rquire much kitchen experience. my mum even remembers being distributed free packets at her school.

today, you do have indian instant noodle brands, certainly, but due to how maggi has gone and rooted itself in the market (let's just ignore the 2015 ban for a bit: though it did force indians to look out for other brands, especially indian brands, to enjoy), it is the first thing that comes to anyone's mind when one even mentions instant noodles. so much so that some people will go ahead and call any instant noodle "maggi" regardless of its actual brand.

feel free to correct me if/where i'm wrong, i'm sure i've made tons of mistakes!

 

[litc]

yeah seems confusing too when put that way. but i really don't think it's a matter of offence: i feel like indians have gone and taken maggi as one of their own.

i guess it depends on how maggi was marketed in the indian instant noodle (and i'm deliberately making the distinction between "noodles" and "instant noodles") market. it's been around from the 80s, and arguably was the first true instant noodle brand in the market - you did have the nepali wai wai, but back then, according to my parents, the instant noodle range wasn't available - they were regular noodles. maggi was so aggressively marketed as a quick "2 minute" (lmao, yeah right) instant noodle brand that anyone could enjoy, especially those who wanted a quick but fulfilling snack which didn't necessarily rquire much kitchen experience. my mum even remembers being distributed free packets at her school.

today, you do have indian instant noodle brands, certainly, but due to how maggi has gone and rooted itself in the market (let's just ignore the 2015 ban for a bit: though it did force indians to look out for other brands, especially indian brands, to enjoy), it is the first thing that comes to anyone's mind when one even mentions instant noodles. so much so that some people will go ahead and call any instant noodle "maggi" regardless of its actual brand.

feel free to correct me if/where i'm wrong, i'm sure i've made tons of mistakes!

Yeah that’s exactly the thing it’s not Indian but was marketed to Indians as Indian noodles and they suddenly loved it

My dad loves it too so I know

It’s like if Panda Express became the pride of Chinese people

I wasn’t talking about other instant noodles, I was just talking Indian noodles, just like nearly every Asian country has their own noodles, and india does too, I love it, all the diff noodles

i like maggi too I just don’t get why Europeans calling smth Indian to Indians suddenly made it their pride

I might be just be ignorant or insensitive bc I didn’t grow up like that like our parents but from my detached perspective it’s a bit strange thinking abt it

 

[Yerichu]

Mexico?! or Spain!?!

 

[LeeHoseok]

Since I know the actual answer and I don't wanna spoil it for everyone...

 

[Horizonshard]

I completely failed on this because I had to look up what maggi even was.

 

[Ahsoka]

Never heard of maggi ngl

 

[Chaeee]

I love Maggi sauce (I’ve never had the noodles), and I always thought it was made in Poland bc we get it from the Polish shop and the labelling is in Polish

for those who have never searched or asked about where maggi is from, where do u think it came from? dont cheat and search for the answer on the internet im watching u

just make a guess i wanna see i was the only person who thought that it was from an asian country

 

[ani07]

nestle is from switzerland

 

[alo]

Yeah that’s exactly the thing it’s not Indian but was marketed to Indians as Indian noodles and they suddenly loved it

My dad loves it too so I know

It’s like if Panda Express became the pride of Chinese people

I wasn’t talking about other noodles, I was just talking Indian noodles, just like nearly every Asian country has their own noodles, and india does too, I love it, all the diff noodles

i like maggi too I just don’t get why Europeans calling smth Indian to Indians suddenly made it their pride

I might be just be ignorant or insensitive bc I didn’t grow up like that like our parents but from my detached perspective it’s a bit strange thinking abt it

in that sense, maggi does seem truly unique: we don't really take pride in stuff like chicken tikka masala (as i mentioned before). you're not being ignorant or insensitive: you simply have a different perspective from indians who grew up in the country, which frankly is refreshing to hear.

that said, there's two things that make this case slightly different imo:

1. maggi may not be traditional indian noodles, but it most certainly is the #1 instant noodle here. i think it is actually common knowledge out here that maggi isn't an indian brand (the nestle logo is visible on the packet...) and i don't think it was ever necessarily marketed as "indian" noodles, rather, as noodles that come in indian flavours. maggi is seen as something that became "indian" due to how well-loved t is. it isn't authentic, no one sees it as such, but we adopted it, if that makes sense. eta: i'd even argue one of the reason maggi took off, especially in the 80s when it first came into the market, along with its sheer convenience (no traditional dish is this convenient), was its exoticness. sure, indian spices may have been used to make it taste more "indian", but it was still exotic. it's really not a panda express case (a better equivalent would be ctm, which i for one have never seen as even remotely "indian"). maggi is pretty much a white person wearing indian clothes. exotic, yes. non-indian, yes. but this person speaks all 22 of our scheduled languages fluently without the lick of an accent and pulls off our clothes well, we very much give them a pass (though the fact that they're white helps).
2. traditional indian noodles (assuming you're talking about seviyan here) is so different from the idea an indian has about noodles in general. like, how do i put this into words. it's like, if you talk about noodles, people will either assume east-asian style noodles (note: i say east-asian style here, so this bracket includes the the indian bastardification of chinese cuisine, which one could categorise separately as indo-chinese. nowhere near authentic, an actual chinese person not be able to recognise any of the dishes, but the influence is there), or instant noodles (aka maggi thanks to the aggressive marketing). no one would think of seviyan until you say the word seviyan: because they're prepared so differently. i don't even like the savoury seviyan dishes tbh, i'd rather have it in my kheer or falooda. the categories of "maggi" (aka instant noodles aka non-indian quick snack ready in a few min) and of "seviyan" (aka indian traditional food aka something that takes time to prepare) are so different, no one really equates the two if that makes sense, i guess.

my two cents on the matter i guess, other indians' mileages may vary.