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Pakistani fans of K-pop supergroup BTS were caught off guard on Thursday when Kim Taehyung — best known by his stage name, V — responded to a follower asking him to visit Pakistan with a very important question: will there be biryani and karahi?

Obviously, ARMYs — as the group’s fans call themselves — couldn’t believe what they were reading; their bias not only knew about their favourite foods, he also wanted to try them straight from the source!

Of course, many followers immediately set out to do one of the first things any Pakistani does on a special occasion: cook up some biryani and karahi. To be fair, if any occasion calls specifically for it, it’s this one.

Another very Pakistani thing was how ARMYs wasted no time in using V’s statement to assert that biryani — and karahi — belonged to Pakistan alone. We’re not sure he can be considered a definitive source to settle the debate — not that we realised there even was one.

As for the singer, his motivations became clear when netizens looked at some of his other comments from the same day. From promising to visit Türkiye if offered kebabs to asking a Bangladeshi fan what’s good there — we think he was just hungry.

We’ve always said anyone visiting Pakistan can’t be allowed to leave without trying our delicious food. So, if there are any ARMYs reading this, here’s a list of other iconic Pakistani foods for your favourites to try.

Bon appetit!