India, March 4 -- A Mumbai man's love for biryani has struck a chord online after he revealed that he paid Rs.4,200 in excess baggage fees to carry biryani worth Rs.5,000 back home from Hyderabad.

Velton Saldanha shared the story in a post on Instagram, documenting his 12-day food journey in Hyderabad and the biryanis he simply could not leave behind. His carousel post showed plates of biryani from different restaurants, packed containers of food, and even a receipt for the extra baggage fee he paid at the airport.

"Biryani Max Pro. 12 days in Hyderabad. Countless plates later. some meals were too good to leave behind. Because the best biryani isn't just food. It follows you home," he wrote in the caption.

In one of the slides, Saldanh...