India’s beloved chef and internet sensation, Mastanmma has sadly passed away. This 107-year-old grandmother lived in the village of Gudiwada, in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, shot to fame by producing content for the cooking channel, Country Foods.
She blew up on YouTube last year, gaining 1.2 million subscribers and raking in almost 200 million views. This extraordinaire grandmother shared tricks and tips about cooking local delicacies from scratch.
Popular for her toothless smile, this 107-year-old chef’s YouTube Channel, Country Foods is filled with recipes for watermelon chicken curry, kebabs and biryani.
Since her demise many fans have taken to Twitter to pay their respects:
12 lakh foodies grieve as YouTube sensation Mastanamma passes away at 107 https://t.co/EccdN5hdXi via @NewIndianXpress
— Neha (@ichakdaanaa) December 5, 2018
107-year-old Mastanamma, India’s oldest YouTuber, dies.
She was the world’s oldest YouTuber. Her YouTube channel was quite popular across the world because of her special recipes.
RIP 🙏@YouTube pic.twitter.com/gEZODvXLLS
— Khushboo (@KhushbooTweets) December 4, 2018
RIP #Mastanamma…you rocked this social media by sharing your amazing recipes. Will miss it further pic.twitter.com/VJcIPOXUmN
— Bindu 🧚🏼♀️ (@nanditasrdas) December 4, 2018
The legend of #Mastanamma stands tall. She’s the lady with a toothless smile, who made watermelon chicken go viral.#Youtube #Mastanamma #RIP 🙏 pic.twitter.com/hTyojf8nYf
— siddharth (@siddharth95577) December 4, 2018