Virat Kohli and chhole bhature. They go back a long way.
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00:00I have had Chole Bhature three days ago
00:02Oh okay
00:03But after, I would say what, three, four years
00:30Everybody knows about your passion for cricket, but when did this passion start about food?
00:38Younger, so I have always been a foodie
00:40And then came about this whole, you know, idea and plan of getting into business
00:49And I thought that, you know, where I am in my career, I think it's time for me to build
00:55something concrete and something long-lasting and something I can be involved in
01:00So food was a no-brainer
01:02That's a superfood salad, is it?
01:04Yeah
01:05And is that also one of your favourites?
01:06It is, I have turned vegetarian for almost two years now
01:09Wow
01:10Not completely vegan
01:1190% would be, you know, animal protein free and dairy free and everything
01:19But in that, I figured out, I did a lot of reading and understanding of food
01:25And because I was a heavy meat-eater
01:28After that, I switched completely because of health reasons
01:31I thought I have to be very sure of nutritional content of the food and value of what I am eating
01:37It's been so many years, you are a Punjabi, you are from Delhi
01:40In your childhood, you must have had a lot of Chole Bhature
01:43Also butter chicken
01:46Yeah
01:47Do you miss it? And how many years has it been since you ate all that?
01:50Years?
01:51Look, all these things, I think it's glorified a lot
01:57I ate Chole Bhature three days ago
02:00Oh, okay
02:01But after, I would say what, three, four years
02:04Okay
02:05Honestly, I didn't eat in between
02:07Oh, wow
02:08But at this time, we thought, I've taken a break
02:15We came to Delhi and I thought, you know what, I really feel like having one
02:19But we decided, me and Anushka both, that we will eat it
02:24But after two hours, we went to the gym and we smashed the gym
02:28So, it's not like, what used to happen before, you eat and drink lassi and sit till evening
02:33You know, you can't move, I don't think that's healthy
02:36So, we said, okay, we feel like indulging
02:38Let's have one and after that, we'll make sure we work out twice as hard
02:44I think that has changed
02:45It's not like I don't like to indulge in things that I like
02:48Obviously, you know, you like to have those memories as well
02:53You know, to revive it, just to live those moments
02:56Do you feel guilty after eating?
02:58No, not at all
02:59Because before, I didn't have the will to work in the gym physically
03:04Now, I know that if I eat something, I can go and burn it off immediately
03:09By afternoon, it's gone
03:11You were telling about how it's nice and liberating to explore places outside of India
03:16So, is there any favorite place?
03:17I believe you also went to Finland for your honeymoon
03:19Where no one recognized you
03:21Any story from there or any favorite destination that you may have anywhere?
03:24No, I didn't recognize anyone, but then one man recognized me
03:27And the one who recognized me was Sardarji
03:30And the most amazing thing was, his last name was Kohli
03:35And then, I was sitting there, I was like, what are the odds
03:38We met a man from our country
03:41We met a Sardarji and his last name was Kohli
03:43I was like
03:44And in the coffee shop, you know
03:46We were standing in line and we were getting coffee
03:49And he was standing behind
03:50And I don't think he saw us
03:51I saw him and then I didn't turn around
03:53But then he saw me and then he's like
03:55May I be Kohli?
03:57I was like, bro, please leave it here
03:59Don't ask for a photo