Real People. Real Flavour. Real Reactions.

Bengaluru Has Spoken.
And It's Coming Back for More.

From first-timers to lifelong fans β€” meet the people who tried PIKL and couldn't stop talking about it. Their words, unedited. Their feelings, very real.

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Jars Delivered
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Average Rating
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Would Recommend
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🀫 Psst β€” one customer says it gave back a memory they thought was lost forever. Another cried (happy tears). Keep scrolling.
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⭐ Editor's Pick

A Review That Stopped Us in Our Tracks

Not all testimonials are created equal. This one made Narayan sit down and take a breath.

Featured Review Β· WhatsApp Β· Unprompted
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"My mother used to buy AFCON pickle from Malleswaram every month. When she passed, I thought that taste was gone forever β€” something you only keep in old photographs and fading memories. Then my colleague brought me a jar of PIKL. The first spoonful, I sat down and I cried. I mean it. It tasted exactly like those Sunday afternoons. Narayan didn't just make a pickle. He gave me back something I thought I'd lost."
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Suhasini Krishnamurti
Retired teacher Β· Rajajinagar, Bengaluru Β· Has ordered 4 jars since
Returning Customer
πŸ“Ή On Camera

Watch Them Taste It For the First Time

Nothing is more honest than a first-reaction video. These customers shared their unfiltered opinions β€” and we love every single second of it.

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First Taste Reaction
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2:34
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"I paused mid-bite because I couldn't believe what I was tasting. My husband thought something was wrong with me. I just kept saying β€” 'this is the pickle from my childhood. HOW?' Watch this on an empty stomach. You'll thank me."
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Ananya Bhat
Food blogger Β· 12.4K followers Β· Indiranagar, Bengaluru
πŸ“ Delivered same day Β· First-time buyer turned repeat customer
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The Rice Challenge
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"My kids refused to eat plain rice. I added PIKL. Now they fight over who gets the last bit. This changed dinner forever in our house."
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Priya Nambiar
Home cook Β· Koramangala Β· 3 jars within a month
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Gifting Unboxing
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"Gifted 4 jars & no occasion! Every single person called me the next day asking where to order more. Best. Gift. Decision. Of my life."
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Jaya
Entrepreneur Β· Yeshwantpur Β· Already a great fan
πŸ“Έ Caught in the Act

When People Photograph It Before They Even Eat It

You know something's special when the jar looks beautiful enough to photograph. Our customers agree β€” and they sent us the proof.

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Sunday Thali Setup
Verified
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"My Sunday thali is now incomplete without PIKL. The colour, the texture, the smell when you open the jar β€” it's a full experience before you even taste it."
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Meenakshi Rao
Basavanagudi, Bengaluru
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Office Desk Lunch
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"Brought PIKL to my office. Now 6 colleagues have ordered. We have a tiny PIKL fan club on our team. No shame whatsoever."
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Vikram Iyer
MG Road, Bengaluru
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Diwali Gift Box
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"Narayan personally arranged the gift packaging. My relatives in Mysuru called it the best Diwali gift they've received in years. I ordered again immediately."
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Savitha Gowda
JP Nagar, Bengaluru
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Fusion Experiment
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"I tried PIKL with scrambled eggs on toast. Don't judge me. It was incredible. I've never been so confused and delighted at the same time."
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Neil D'Souza
Benson Town, Bengaluru
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Travelling with PIKL
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"Packed two jars for my trip to London. My British flatmates are obsessed. One of them is googling how to get it shipped internationally."
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Deepa Murthy
Bengaluru β†’ London
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Chef's Kitchen Test
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"I test condiments professionally. PIKL passed every test β€” balance, heat, depth, consistency. I'm recommending it to all my clients."
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Arjun Mathew
Professional Chef, Bengaluru
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πŸ‘΄ Nostalgic Bengalureans
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πŸ’¬ What They're Saying

Straight From Their WhatsApp Messages to Narayan

Unedited. Unfiltered. Shared with permission. These are the exact words customers typed at 11pm after finishing dinner and reaching for the jar again.

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"I ordered one jar to try. Three days later I ordered five more. My husband thought I'd lost my mind. I told him: some things are worth going a little crazy for."
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Lakshmi Venkataraman
Malleswaram, Bengaluru
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"My 78-year-old father has been eating pickles his entire life. He said PIKL is the best he has had in 40 years. That's not a small thing."
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Girish Hegde
Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru
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"Narayan personally delivers and had a full conversation about the pickle β€” the ingredients, his uncle's legacy. You're not just buying a jar. You're meeting a story."
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Kavya Shetty
Hebbal, Bengaluru
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"The groundnut oil base makes it unlike everything in the market. You taste the chilli, the mustard, the fenugreek distinctly. It's balanced in a way that feels almost mathematically perfect."
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Harish Kamath
Food Scientist, Bengaluru
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"I'm not a spicy food person β€” everyone who knows me knows this. But PIKL's heat made me a pickle person. That's basically a miracle."
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Tanvi Joshi
Jayanagar, Bengaluru
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"Ordered for my mother's birthday. Narayan added a handwritten note and delivered personally. My mother called him to say thank you. She's 72 and she called a stranger to thank him. That's PIKL."
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Rahul Narayanan
HSR Layout, Bengaluru
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"We order 10 jars at a time for our startup pantry. Every new employee tries curd rice with PIKL and immediately asks for the order link. It's our unofficial welcome ritual."
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Aditi Rajan
Startup Founder, Koramangala
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"I asked Narayan to reduce the salt slightly for my diet. He did it on the very next batch specifically for me. Personalisation like this doesn't exist anywhere else."
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Shoba Krishnan
Rajajinagar, Bengaluru
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"Had it with hot chapati and ghee. My wife said I looked like I was meditating. I was. You will understand when you try it."
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Bhaskar Murali
Banashankari, Bengaluru
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"Tried it with idli, dosa, rice, chapati, and bread. Works with everything. I'm a little suspicious of how versatile it is. Too good."
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Nandini Prasad
Jayanagar 4th Block, Bengaluru
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"Sent two jars to my parents in Hubli. My mother called me and said she's been eating only this for the last three days. I had to order more for her immediately."
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Chetan Kulkarni
Electronic City, Bengaluru
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"No artificial preservatives, no sugar, clean ingredients. As a nutritionist I'm very particular. PIKL is the only pickle I recommend without hesitation."
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Rekha Subramaniam
Nutritionist, Indiranagar, Bengaluru
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πŸ”’ The Reviews We Can't Show Yet

Some Stories Are
Too Good to Spoil.

We've received a few testimonials that are… extraordinary. A food journalist who completely changed her opinion on homemade pickles. A customer who flew from Mumbai just to pick up a jar. And a 6-year-old's first reaction that made an entire room cry with laughter β€” and then feel something much deeper. We're holding them back for now.

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The Mumbai Customer Who Flew In
Said they "needed to meet the man behind the pickle." First order was 20 jars.
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The Food Journalist's Full Review
Called PIKL "the most honest condiment in Bengaluru." Full piece dropping soon.
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A 6-Year-Old's First Reaction
Three words. On camera. Made the entire room feel things simultaneously.
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πŸ”’ Exclusive Review β€” Visible to Customers Only
"I've eaten at Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris, Tokyo, and New York. I've tasted condiments from every corner of India. What Narayan makes in his home in Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru, with green chillies and groundnut oil, is something most professional chefs spend their careers trying to achieve β€” a product that tastes completely alive. Every jar is a conversation. Every spoonful is a memory. If you haven't tried PIKL, you simply don't know what you're missing, and I say this with no exaggeration whatsoever. This is not a condiment. This is a feeling."
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