Ex-Twitter MD thought he was eating 'kurkures' at Google's Beijing office. But, it turned out to be...

Parminder Singh, former managing director of Google and Twitter, took to X on Sunday to narrate an amusing incident that happened with him while he was at Google’s office in Beijing. Singh talked about how he mistook a Chinese delicacy for ‘kurkures’ that he had back in India as a snack. His post has gone viral and has sparked a flurry of hilarious reactions.

Singh, who is currently chief commercial officer and chief digital officer at Mediacorp, was in the office cafeteria and spotted a large plate of what he thought were ‘kurkures’. “I was in the cafeteria at Google's Beijing office when I spotted a large plate of what looked like fried 'kurkures'. I helped myself with a generous portion.”

A colleague commented, ‘Wow, I didn't know you were a fan of these’”. ‘Yes, of course. I grew up eating something similar as a snack in India’, I replied,” he added.

However, soon, he realised that they were not the popular Indian snack but duck tongues. The same was confirmed by his colleague. “I had been relishing crispy coated duck tongues! Now, whenever I see a plate of 'kurkures', I double-check to make sure it’s not Chinese tongue-di kabab!” he wrote further.

In a separate tweet, Singh wrote, “Just for the record, I’m happily adventurous with my food. I have eaten everything from snakes to insects, and of course duck tongues! But when I expect kurkure, I want kurkure!”