Hostel food is usually the punchline of every college joke. The dishes in the hostel mess usually include watery dal, repetitive sabzi and meals eaten more out of necessity than choice. From survival-mode
dinners to midnight cravings, students rarely expect excitement from the menu. But a video from NIT Calicut has completely flipped that narrative, leaving the internet stunned or should we say, jealous.
The hostel mess food spread from the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut campus, now widely circulating on Instagram, is slowly changing how people look at campus meals. The video was shared by a PhD scholar at NIT Calicut who documented everything she eats in a full day at the hostel mess and the menu left everyone in disbelief.
In the video, the woman mentions that she stays in D Hostel and eats at the mess. What follows feels less like a hostel routine and more like a food festival. The breakfast menu alone shocked social media users. Instead of the usual idli-toast combo, students were served pav bhaji, sprouts, chocos, appam with stew, upma, boiled eggs, corn flakes, bread and butter, tea, coffee, banana and milk.
Not Your Regular Hostel Mess Menu
If that was not enough, she casually mentioned that students can take unlimited food. For many, that single line felt unreal, triggering waves of disbelief in the comments section. Lunch was equally impressive. The spread included fruits, chicken, pulao, rice, fish curry, gulab jamun, dal curry and sambhar. For many, the menu resembled a wedding buffet instead of a college mess.
Even tea-time didn’t disappoint. Students were treated to samosas, pakodas and different types of cakes, adding to the growing shock online. Dinner continued the streak with chilli chicken, soft rotis, paneer, fresh fruits, steamed rice, dal curry and crisp salad. That’s how the mess rounds off the day with delicious dishes.
Internet In Shock Or Just Jealous
Instagram users were quick to react. Many joked that this didn’t feel like hostel food at all. One user commented, “My college is saying it’s AI.” Another wrote, “Another day of regretting leaving admission here.” Someone else wrote, “After 9 years of graduating, I still miss the food at NITC.”
The video has since sparked conversations across social media, with students from other colleges questioning their life choices and alumni feeling instant nostalgia.
