White man pokes fun at desi street-food vendors, serves cheese from paint bucket, netizens have a field day
golgappas, kathi rolls, and momos remains the highlight of an outing. However, the food vendors have often been criticised for having dubious hygiene. A recent video poking fun at India’s ubiquitous street food vendors has reopened the taste vs. hygiene debate on X.
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The video was shared by an X user named 'joedirt5'. Dropping the clip, he wrote, «If the white man made street food the same way Indians do.»
In the clip, a white man dressed in faded, stained clothes and with a towel around his neck is seen preparing a sandwich using less than clean utensils. He is seen spreading ricebran oil in an unwashed skillet, placing bread slices and roughly chopped potatoes on top before spreading cheese strips from an unwashed paint bucket. In the background, some Indians could be seen having a row in Hindi and Bengali. The sandwich is finally scooped by a shovel and put in old newspaper containers.
How X Reacted
The video, which gained more than 6.7 million views on X, had many netizens scoff at how Indian street food vendors disregard hygiene.
“I was really disappointed that they did not use their feet… that’s where all the flavor is!” observed one X user.
“The coughing into his hand in the beginning and the quick splash of water out of the giant water cooler jug were the
