The making video of Indian street food has divided the internet. Photo: X/@stillgray
Street food holds a special place in the heart of every foodie. Whether we like the classic golgappe or a delicious plate chhole bhatuur, there is no resistance to the tasty food prepared by street style eateries. Many of these eateries have also come to the attention of hygiene issues. Recently, a netizen named Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) shared a video of a street food vendor in India appearing to prepare what appeared to be a giant parotta. The unsanitary video enraged netizens. Look:
How Indian street food is prepared.
Would you eat it? pic.twitter.com/WNECVD7CCH— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 16, 2023
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“How Indian street food is prepared. Would you eat it,” the user asked in the caption. The clip originally came from an account on X called ‘Catch Up’. Since it was posted, it has received over 19.4 million views and 6.5k likes.
In the video we could see the making of the giant parotta. First the dough is kneaded with the hands. It is then allowed to rest for some time before being divided into individual portions. A few more layers are made and then the dough is spread out again by hand. A giant griddle is used to fry the parotta into small pieces.
Users on X remained divided over the street food video. Some people said that preparing this parotta on such a large scale was quite rare and these dishes were usually made in smaller versions. Several others said it was fine as long as he washed his hands.
A restaurant in the US. Do you see how absurd it is to generalize? pic.twitter.com/HN753Va8w0
— Cavit Erginsoy (@caviterginsoy) September 16, 2023
I thought maybe I should risk it until… pic.twitter.com/Ggg0mowrjy
— 🏄🏽 pihana808.eth BTFD (@Pihana808) September 16, 2023
It’s their culture and they’re doing well, so what.
Do you ever get tired of fighting for hate? It’s literally the only thing you ever do. Try a new yarn.
— Mike Morton (@TheMikeMorton) September 16, 2023
Omg a baker who uses his hands!!!
Yes, I would eat it. A few billion people eat it every day
— James (@TheN1James) September 17, 2023
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