In social media there is a war of words going on between netizens of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the issue of the origin of the great traditional sweet Mysuru Pak. After fight over the mouthwatering rasagulla’s origin between Odisha and Bengal, it is now the turn of conjoining States Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, over the origin of delicious Mysuru Pak.
The name of the sweet itself suggests that the Mysuru in its sweetness which has become a traditional sweet from the stable of the Mysuru royals.
The debate in the social media is very interesting and also the analogy of its origin. O sweet Mysuru pak it’s too much to resist whatever the implications of its debate over its existence. The Kannadigas and Tamilians are now competing with each other after sacred Cauvery water for this sweet dish which has become a global name. The discussion in the social media is also vying for GI tag of the sweet which has been a household name in Karnataka and also in Tamil Nadu.
According to the story about the sweet dish available so far, Mysuru Pak was first prepared in the royal kitchens of the Mysuru Palace during the reign of Krishna Raj Wodeyar IV by a palace chief Kakasura Madappa. The royal chef made a concoction of gram flour, ghee and sugar. When asked its name, Madappa had nothing in mind, so he simply called it the ‘Mysuru’s pak’, where pak is a Sanskrit word Paaka.
But the social media description of Mysuru Pak by Tamilians based on some evidence say it was lord Macaulay said something about this sweet dessert in 1,835 in the Indian parliament. Hope the fight will not end in violence but sharing of sweet Mysuru Pak.