Netizens can’t stop laughing at ‘veg chicken fried rice’: Check out quirky memes

Dishes with quirky or confusing names often end up trending on social media, and the latest culprit is a dish called “chicken fried rice veg.”
A partial menu screenshot describing it as “fragrant basmati rice cooked with chicken and vegetables” has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.
The oxymoron of a vegetarian fried rice featuring chicken left users in splits.
A couple of Jain food gems 🌚🌚😝 pic.twitter.com/1hbDz1vCEI
— D_oldmonk (@craving_demon) September 12, 2025
Many joked that maybe the chicken itself was vegetarian, while others compared the dish’s identity crisis to the infamous line: “I love you… as a friend.”
" Operation successful but patient died " equivalent in food scene 😅😭
— Guru (@gmadiga) September 12, 2025
Foodies also shared similar menu mix-ups — like a chicken bhuna being marked green for vegetarian. This isn’t the first time restaurant menus have caused chuckles online.
Just Fried Rice but Chicken Masala was Used?
— |ψ| (@An_Omnipresent) September 12, 2025
Earlier, a woman in Hyderabad went viral after posting hilarious misspellings of Karnataka’s beloved bisi bele bath on a food app — ranging from “Bissbila Bath” and “Bisi Bela Bhath” to the completely offbeat “Bismilla Bath.”
— Pineapple Pal (@samartian9) September 12, 2025
Clearly, when it comes to food, one wrong word can turn a dish into a meme.