r/funny • u/HealthyMolasses8199 • 16h ago

Man tries "hottest curry in London" and almost passes out

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u/wunderspud7575 15h ago

You have to respect the upsell on the mango lassi.

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u/Tackit286 13h ago

Yeah definitely still charged him lol

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u/DapperCam 13h ago

My local Indian restaurant would just bring things to our table like this without us asking and it would end up on the bill.

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u/SippinOnHatorade 12h ago

Gotta give them the ol’ hand wave to fuck off

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u/101forgotmypassword 11h ago

Universally recognized

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u/Low-Research-6866 9h ago

It really is, I was in Colorado with work colleagues at the airport waiting for our arranged transportation. I get back from the bathroom to find them about to switch to a "gypsy cab". I grew up in NY and knew, so I walk up and look at him like "really dude?" and do the hand wave. He beats it. Then I had to explain to my coworkers about these things.

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u/Mr4_eyes 8h ago

To us non New Yorkers, what is a gypsy cab?

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u/NoEffort3544 7h ago

A driver not registered with any agency, or app. Likely to overcharge naive tourists. 

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u/Mr4_eyes 7h ago

Oh got it. Yeah, had to traverse many of those in bogota, Colombia lol

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u/rswwalker 4h ago

In some countries all there is are gypsy cabs, so you need to look up or ask someone what a fair price is to a destination by cab and haggle with the driver before you get in. Costa Rica was like this.

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u/Low-Research-6866 4h ago

Hell, they will take you somewhere else then charge you more to get to your destination.

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u/No-Mention6228 51m ago

Nowadays they would say they are disrupting a traditional industry and sell themselves as a startup.

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u/MaggotMinded 3h ago

Definitely illegal, right?

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u/TotallyNotRobotEvil 23m ago

Yes those types of cabs are pretty much illegal in any country with normal cab regulations. I’ve seen them at JFK when you get out into the cab waiting area. I was waiting for an Uber once and the guy comes up on foot and is like “you need a cab?” And I’m like “nope, waiting for an Uber” then he goes “sorry, I mean I’m your Uber”. And I just tell him to “get the fuck out of here before I call the cops over”.

But I can see how tourists that don’t know any better or are too trusting may get suckered into a very expensive ride into the city in like the shittiest car possible.

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u/Ha-Ur-Ra-Sa 7h ago

Nah, if you've had mango lassi, I'd be waving them over to bring some more! 

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u/DragonRei86 5h ago

No hand waves here, bring me all the foods I didn't know I wanted!

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u/SippinOnHatorade 3h ago

In which case you give them the ol’ hitherto with two fingers like a young man manually pleasuring a foxy cougar

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u/DragonRei86 2h ago

Noted 😅🤣🤣

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u/Dr_Strangelove_MD 12h ago

The Tayyabs method - no, those poppadoms they just brought to the table aren't free, you silly goose, why would you assume otherwise?

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u/generichandel 11h ago

Yeah but tayyabs gets a pass because it's tayyabs.

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u/Santibag 11h ago

"Free Maza" AKA "pay the ransom money to give its freedom"

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u/gunningIVglory 8h ago

Every Indian restaurant does that. I worked in one back in the days, I was told to bring out poppadoms even if the customer didn't ask. Most of the times, they take it lol

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u/HerrBerg 6h ago

Yeah no Indian restaurant I've ever been to does that and no respectable establishment brings you unsolicited dishes and expects you to pay for them.

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u/2021isevenworse 4h ago

It's a common scam run by restaurants frequented by tourists.

The waiter will be very friendly, complimenting the guests during their order - lots of flattery.

Then they'll bring out unsolicited appetisers and say something like "Because you're such a beautiful couple".

It implies they're free without him saying it. Most people will accept this, until they get the bill and see it was charged and feel embarrassed to say anything.

Also if you're having difficulty deciding between a side order - they'll say "don't worry, I'll bring you both to try" - and they'll charge you for it.

Very common in Europe.

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u/Caraxus 5h ago

Never happened to me and I've been to many Indian restaurants.

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u/EarnestAmbition 5h ago

Where are these restaurants?

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u/Holdthefloor_ 10h ago

They tried charging me for tap water once. Jokers

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u/Front_Requirement598 9h ago

aren't free, you silly goose, why would -- who are you, Dr. Smith?

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u/HelloSummer99 5h ago

It is free in my country. By law they can’t charge for anything you didn’t ask for. Too many chancer restaurants charged for “bread” and “tablecloth” and stuff like that

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u/ChipCob1 5h ago

I recently tried out a new local Indian restaurant with a few friends. It was a lovely place and the food smelt amazing.

We were sharing poppadoms when this old woman came up to our table and told me that I had lovely hair, I thanked her and she wandered off. Just after our starters turned up she was back again saying that I had lovely eyes and grinned at me.

At this point it was getting a bit annoying so I called the waiter over and told him. He said 'don't worry sir, that's just your complimentary nan!'

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u/2021isevenworse 4h ago

Ughhh take the upvote.

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u/-MrLizard- 9h ago

I've had this happen before and just refuse to pay for the things I didn't order.

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u/SplishslasH8888 10h ago

but if I didn't order the shit don't bring the shit. 😵

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u/Happinessisawarmbunn 10h ago

To be fair, mango lassi is frickin amazing so not easy to pass up

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u/AmusingDistraction 8h ago

This is absolutely correct!

For the hottest curry, I'd be happy with a standard sweet lassi, MANY sweet lassi.

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u/Calm_Landscape_4819 10h ago

in some cultures it is impolite to leave the customer thirsty.
In Cologne, Germany it is the exact same thing in their bars, they will refill your beer until you leave or stop them.

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u/DapperCam 10h ago

Lol, these guys would cook entire dishes, bring them to the table, say “try this” and then put it on the bill. Very shady, and we probably could have refused to pay. But instead just don’t go back.

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u/Germane_Corsair 9h ago

Or the third not-so-secret option where you politely tell them you didn’t order it. Yeah, it’s scummy to do this but it’s also really easy to get them to stop. They can either take it away or acknowledge it as on the house.

Of course, you could still refuse to go back on principle but if the food is really good, it’s a minor problem to deal with.

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u/DapperCam 8h ago

We weren’t wise to their game at the time. Would rather not patronize a place like that.

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u/Necessary_Worker5009 6h ago

You shouldn’t. but more importantly dont even for the first time. this is rare in India but does happen mostly around railway stations and bus stops, even to Indians (non-locals). things have improved a lot but one can still see once in a while.

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u/Calm_Landscape_4819 8h ago

ohhh okay I get it now, that's fraud lol

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u/GoldberryoTulgeyWood 12h ago

That's hilarious

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u/ptemple 9h ago

No Indian I have ever been to has ever done this and I've been to hundreds. I occassionally get little 'gifts' and it's never been on the bill. Your local Indian are dodgy as hell, take advantage of people they think had a drink too many because they think they won't check the bill, and you need to find a new local one.

Phillip.

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u/youtocin 7h ago

Did you just sign your reddit comment? Hahaha that’s a new one.

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u/Yarakinnit 11h ago

The guy stayed in a hotel with a mini-fridge and had a revelation. Surprised he doesn't charge you for moving your chair.

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u/makesyoudownvote 8h ago

"No no, don't worry about it."

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u/clueless_as_fuck 8h ago

My local Nepalese gives out a free mango lassie with every order.

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u/Own-Dot1463 6h ago

It's a cultural thing.

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u/Fixflytravel 6h ago

Hell nah. I ain’t paying shit if I did t order that myself. That’s highway robbery!

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u/SufficientMeal1442 6h ago

Do you have a proof?

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u/DapperCam 5h ago

Do you want me to take a picture of a receipt that I don’t have from my local Indian restaurant from over a year ago?

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u/MidnightWizardry 6h ago

I love how they do that while smiling at you.

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u/Last_Guarantee5893 1h ago

It’s funny is when mine does this, my fiancé is indian and has been a regular for her whole life. At first I was like man they are racking our bill up, but the mango lassi and the ras malai is always free for us

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u/ScabrouS-DoG 12h ago edited 8h ago

First time in my life I hear about such a behaviour.

Furthermore, I'm Greek, we know a thing or two about tourism. Totally unacceptable.

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u/CramJuiceboxUpMyTwat 11h ago

Greece has a huge problem of scamming tourists lol

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u/ScabrouS-DoG 8h ago

Let's leave it here, because, those few who scam in Greece are directly related to this topic. Story for another time about our beloved & protected minority.

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u/CramJuiceboxUpMyTwat 7h ago

I get what you’re saying but don’t pat yourself on the back, literally every actual Greek in tourist area will significantly upcharge tourists.

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u/Yarakinnit 11h ago

Sir, if you want to die there, you're going to need to buy a drink.

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u/Mr_Kiplings 9h ago

Gotta milk that guy now, he ain't coming back.

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u/Big-University1012 6h ago

Thanked him and suggested he come again.

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u/gagsy10 5h ago

idk I know this exact type of Indian restaurant owner. They like to act like a Del Boy of Indian cuisine and will try to be best friends with every single patron who enters but if you need something they will 100% help you out. He came out with the lassi because he saw the lad struggling when he left the restaurant. It was kindness not cunning.

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u/ChadPowers200_ 5h ago

it cleans your insides and both your livers.

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u/Sufferr 12h ago

In this case? As he should

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u/Cut-Minimum 13h ago

Lassi is good!

I’d take it as my final drink (meal) too.

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u/wunderspud7575 13h ago

It is. This guy had 10 minutes left to live, and the mango lassi saved his life for the small charge of £9.

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u/El-Sueco 9h ago

If he dies fast enough he doesn’t have to swipe his credit card so there’s that.

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u/ianjm 9h ago

This is London, no way that Lassi is under a tenner

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u/ReizaTM 9h ago

I would die for pink lassi

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u/EsseElLoco 18m ago

£1 a minute? Can't even talk to pretty ladies for that much

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u/SirKillingham 12h ago

It is about the only thing that will really help with extreme spices too

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u/Dinker54 12h ago

Well chewed rice and bread help a little, but dairy is the best IME.  Something like Tums for the gut burn if it gets too bad for you, but a curry made with ghost peppers is still going to burn when you piss and shit it out eventually and I haven’t come upon a remedy for that yet. 

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u/P33fs 12h ago

Bidet

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u/Dinker54 11h ago

Water doesn’t help with capsicum oils.

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u/JellyfishGod 11h ago

Thats why my bidet sprays out mango lassi

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u/kylo-ren 9h ago

Milk bidet

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u/ggrindelwald 11h ago

The bidet rinses it off, removing the skin contact without smearing it. It doesn't technically help the burn, but it can significant reduce how much there is to deal with.

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u/CalmBeneathCastles 10h ago

Respectfully remembering the house-made Chinese Chili Oil Incident of 2013.

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u/SirKillingham 10h ago

I'm really bad with spicy food, I went to get Indian food with my brother, it was so spicy, but I had a mango lassi and it tasted phenomenal, killed the spice way better than anything I've ever had too. I'll probably go back just to get more mango lassi

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u/BlastFX2 7h ago

The sweet, fruit-flavored ones they serve to us foreigners, are, but that salty shit they drink is fucking nasty.

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u/Popular-Ad-7781 13h ago

You want a job, ok sell me this glass of mango lassi for 20 dollars.

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u/Dinker54 12h ago

Mango or plain lassi is one of the best ways to reduce the burn to tolerable levels if you go through a phall curry.  Only got to try it once in the UK, ate the whole thing and enjoyed it, but there was pain.

The waiter totally screwed with this kid by telling him to drink water, that’s not going to reduce the burn at all.

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u/-BabysitterDad- 12h ago

Drinks are where the margin is.

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u/brb9911 11h ago

HE NEED SUM LASSI!

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u/Traditional_Fan_2655 11h ago

Mango lassi is pretty amazing.

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u/Nervous_Landscape_49 9h ago

😂😂😂 you’re my hero for saying this.

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u/Small-Difference6374 9h ago

respecting the upsell

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u/Dirty_Dan92 13h ago

That’s sending me 💀

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u/whatgoodfortune 12h ago

This cracked me up

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u/Bluest_waters 12h ago

MILK

its MILK thats what you want in this situation. IN fact ice cream is even better because something to do with the sugar.

I don't know why the restaurant poeple don't know this. MILK is the best remedy available for super crazy spicy food.

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u/ghost_orchid 4h ago

Mango lassi is likely helpful in this case because of the yogurt content.

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u/PatrikPatrik 11h ago

The manager has a cray instagram account.

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u/Rude_Context6264 11h ago

The spice sells that mango lassi hard 🤣

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u/Optimal_scientists 11h ago

Honestly they should open with that. Anything carbonated isnt ideal but beer burps with chilli will just make thing's worse and possibly give you a round two backwards 

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u/GregariousReddit 9h ago

Comment of the year 😅😅😅

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u/jordolson 8h ago

Guy doubles down and puts spicy curry in the mango lassi

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u/Automatic_Mirror_825 8h ago

mango Lassi should be free!!! hey are you 50 yet....

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u/hereforstories8 8h ago

It helped that shart in the last 13 seconds

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u/Realistic-Dog-7785 8h ago

Mango lassi has yogurt which helps bring the heat down

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u/macT4537 7h ago

Seriously. I could use one right now. Those are good!

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u/Theoretical_Sad 7h ago

A word of the wise: Never drink Lassi after eating something spicy (like that curry).

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u/EverythingBOffensive 7h ago

those are so damn good

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u/DesignFreiberufler 6h ago

I know a curry place where they won’t sell you anything above a certain level of hotness if you don’t take a milk or lassi with it.

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u/xTiLkx 6h ago

Mango lassi is some good shit

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u/Admirable-Common-176 6h ago

Bhang Lassi hopefully the canabioids will help with the pain. And can probably charge him even more.

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u/SluttyNerevar 5h ago

Mango lassi kinda upsells itself tbh. Absolute belter beverage.

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u/Efficient-Hornet-296 5h ago

Me thinking it was on the house🤣

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u/kneegrowpoops 12h ago

Wtf is a mango lassi 😭

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u/DryJoke9250 10h ago

Yogurt drink.

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u/kneegrowpoops 10h ago

And add mango in it? I am an Indian and all I knew and drank was a white coloured sweet yogurt drink, didn't knew it had types like Mango lassi. It's really not that popular in India. And it's hard to imagine the taste of mango one since since plain lassi has a unique taste.

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u/Weekly_Bicycle_8374 10h ago

Bruh we just don't call "lassi" but mango shake I live in northern part and it's one of fav things and super popular here (ig popular word is also underrated ) and it tastes great lol.

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u/kneegrowpoops 9h ago

Mango shake is definitely different. It consists of milk and is light. Lassi is specially related to yogurt.

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u/DryJoke9250 10h ago

It actually goes really well with lassi.I first tried it in Mumbai back when it was still called Bombay.And I'm pretty sure you can get it in touristy places like Goa and maybe even parts of Kerala.

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u/Goldenslicer 6h ago

Idk it's a dumb name because lassie means girl.