'Parle-G or Dark Parle-G?': Pic of chocolate flavour of iconic biscuit sparks frenzy on internet, memes galore

There has been no confirmation about Dark Parle-G from Parle Products. (Image: X)

Parle-G is a beloved biscuit in India and it is safe to say that almost everyone has eaten it at least once. The biscuit, which is 85-years-old, is famous as a tea-time snack and is one of the best-selling brands in the country. So, when a picture of a new variant of Parle-G, “Dark Parle-G”, started doing the rounds of the internet, it obviously sparked a frenzy on X.

Several social media users started speculating about the chocolate flavour of the iconic biscuitand set the microblogging site abuzz with memes and discussions around the same. X was absolutely flooded with memes and posts despite no confirmation from Parle Products.

pic.twitter.com/y8pLWk6O9f

— Ramen (@CoconutShawarma) March 5, 2024

Now Parle G is dark too — Kritika - Content Writer (@KritikaA1430) March 5, 2024

dark parle g? why would they just do that? — Chiro (@ruxchiro) March 5, 2024

Some people even started putting out fictional reviews of the non-existent product on X.

Unpopular opinion but regular Parle G is much better than Dark Parle G. Witch colour is your favorite? pic.twitter.com/sEQSzu3aa4 — Ramsa Chaudhary (@Ramkishor_jaat_) March 5, 2024

Y Dark Parle G >>> Oreo pic.twitter.com/EgDt8h3zRb — (@Anu09_) March 5, 2024

As the original tweet gained traction and close to 10 lakh views, social media users posted their thoughts and expressed their opinions on X. While some people were quite excited for the release of a new flavour after so many years, others were not very impressed and rooted for the original. A section of people believed that the picture was either edited or AI-generated.

"My childhood is ruined now," a user wrote. Another user commented, "Nice, must be with chocolate."

"Generated by Gemini AI," a third user remarked. "Haven't seen it anywhere, it is definitely edited," a fourth user added.

See some other reactions here:

Me after watching Dark Parle G EXISTS pic.twitter.com/Ap7E2vYgBH — Oldhood Humour (@OldhoodHumour) March 5, 2024

I don't know if it's real or not but @ParleFamily please consider start making it this looks so damn delicious#dark#darkparleGpic.twitter.com/Is2fmRQtIW

— Sarthak (@SarthAk471) March 6, 2024

Parle G who was genius is having a dark future and you're thinking your future will be bright#DarkParleG#ParleProductspic.twitter.com/J2ttIEKzk3 — FazaL (@real_fazal) March 5, 2024

Dark side of parle - g. maybe it is healthy? less maida and sugar? https://t.co/tlYSr7HGwe

— Vinayak (@Vgkud) March 5, 2024

Me after watching Dark Parle G pic.twitter.com/XOuK1kQYPf — March 5, 2024

Despite the absence of any official confirmation from Parle Products, people kept speculating about what the taste would be like. Meanwhile, Dark Parle-G found no mention on the official website as well, sparking conversation around its authenticity.