By Sarah Finley For Mailonline
Published: 10:09 BST, 10 May 2019 | Updated: 20:54 BST, 10 May 2019
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Nigella Lawson has joined a heated Aperol Spritz debate on Twitter - with many debating whether they like the Italian cocktail.
The English TV chef, 59, was replying to a New York Times article which claimed that the drink 'isn't actually good'.
Comparing it to a luminous soft drink she said: 'I agree with @NYTimes. Why would anyone have a Tizer-like Aperol Spritz when you could have a Campari Soda or even an Americano?'
But many disagreed with Nigella and also the original NY times article, which went on to describe the drink as a 'sugary apéritif, paired with low-quality prosecco, soda water and an outsized orange slice.'
One fan of the drink on Twitter joked: 'I'll give up the espresso martini but you can pry the aperol spritz from my cold, dead hands'.
The internet is debating whether Aperol Spritz is a good cocktail and Nigella Lawson has even joined the argumnet
Nigella compared it to a luminous soft drink and said: 'I agree with @NYTimes. Why would anyone have a Tizer-like Aperol Spritz when you could have a Campari Soda or even an Americano?'
But many disagreed with Nigella and also the original NY times article, which went on to describe the drink as a 'sugary aperitif, paired with low-quality prosecco, soda water and an outsized orange slice.'
Nigella's tweet just fuelled the already heated debate, with one saying: 'Imagine a
