The words "Indian" and "hygiene" don't usually go together lmao what were you thinking

Sometimes fresh fruit and veg can be a problem if it is washed in local water.

As soon as he grabbed the food with his left hand (the toilet hand) you should have ran.

i would never travel to where people bath in rivers, drink in rivers, toilet in same rivers

Lesson of this story, don't go to India!

As someone with severe IBS the thought of going to India feels like torture.

Hell... I would get food poisoning just getting off the plane right after i landed in India.

From what I heard from my manager, he told me he doesn’t trust street food since they used spoil food from days before and cover it up with spices and recooked all of them.

Im here to see some indians comments : "its from bangladesh" lmao😂

Indians in the comments: It’s not India it’s Bangladesh or Pakistan

I got back from India a couple of weeks ago. I went with my daughter and son in law. We got so sick we had to cut our trip short and fly home. We're still recovering, two weeks later.

It is your mistake. You should never buy food from seller who didnt even wear shirt. Look at where he put chopped onion.

Rule of thumb when exploring food in India. Dont eat food from stalls/vendors even restaurants(that may look clean from the outside) that don't have a good amount of customers eating there. Connect with someone who could show you around.

I am from India and I stay away from those vendors. You could have asked one of your fans from here to help you oot...I would have been delighted to meet you.

Rule of thumb to anyone that is going to India, never eat a salad or anything uncooked in India. You are gonna pay for it dearly. No raw onions, tomatoes, cucumbers as you are allowing that bacteria to enter your body. This does not only apply to street vendors, as it is all about handling, and who knows what's going on in the kitchen behind closed doors in bigger hotels. Safe Travels :).

6:23 sweating was probably because of the food poisoning kicking in loool

As a food safety inspection officer all I can add to this comment and don’t mean to insult the Indian culture or the Indian people but I’ve been to several Indian food restaurants in California due to reports of food poisoning , customers finding hairs in their food orders , food having foul smells. When me and my partner went to do a surprise inspection on each of the establishments you wouldn’t believe how disgusting those kitchens were, rotten food inside fridges, the floors were dirty , the pots were being used over and over again without washing, vegetables weren’t being properly washed either, the oil where they cooked was being reused it was already black, they were no gloves in any of those restaurants to handle food orders… they were dirtier than the Chinese kitchens we have been to due to sickness reports so in conclusión when it comes to Indian cuisine, is not the food , it’s the people who prepare it that they were never tough hygiene and food safety when it came to cooking. Interviewing some of them said they were street food vendors in India . I love Indian food but I prepare it myself, I don’t trust their food safety standards at all . They all have strong inmune systems because they are used to all of that so they don’t get sick . I don’t want to think how things are at their home , when it comes to food. And again I’ve met a lot of Indian people and they are really warm loving and caring and their homes are clean and their food is great . So I’m not speaking in general , all of my respect to them but when it comes to food safety I’d rather not eat at any restaurant.

The man had his dirty filthy hands in the food and you expect to be fine ? No way dude yuk

Bacteria adds to the flavor of Indian foods! 😁

His hands and nails were very visibly dirty even before he wore the shirt, so that might be it. This is no way any shade to Indian food, I'd love to try some if given the chance, but being picky with the street food choices may be a wise choice.

Never drink anything with ice in it from street food stalls in India. Some people make them with unfiltered tap water. I learned this the hard way a couple years ago when I also got very sick after drinking juice that contained it. I hope you are feeling better now. Cheers from Brazil!

Got sick watching him touch all of the ingredients with his hand during the preparation....yuck!

you asked "is it good?" i just thought "ohhh, how naive can you be??" what answer did you expect from food sellers when asking them such a question???

Having lived in India for over seven years, you learn , one food or another, to be careful there. Mine was beef , ate some that did NOT agree with me, and oh brother!!! Was I sick. So very sorry for this situation, but many have gone before......🤕. Still really enjoy watching you guys!

*The golden rule to street food in general is always eat at vendors were the locals eat and are very busy*

Dude you don’t have to sugar coat India street food. It is the dirtiest and one of the most unhygienic food in the world! You’re brave for eating it

Problems I see: 1. Someone is sitting on the table bare foot. @1:30 2. Raw onions most likely at the temperature danger zone, that should be set under chilled container @2:23 3. Cross contamination.... Dirty hands picking up clean chips. @2:56 Chefs when they prep food they prep it in advance and pick up the ingredients using spoons or tongs, they use a cutting board and the food does not touch the chefs hands only his knife. You watch how he cuts the food with the knife in 1 hand and the food in the other chopping the food over the bowl, terrible food safety practice. This style of copping food over the bowl is only wise to do when you plan on cooking the food like a soup. I could have told you that food was suspect.

I feel awful that you got so sick, but I also feel bad for the vendor and his wife. They seemed so kind and sweet. I'm sure making someone sick was the last thing they wanted to do.

Indians popular ingredients : Mucus Saliva Booger Dust Bacteria

Indian people have a strong immune system to eat such food like that without getting sick which is their big advantage during survival situation lol

Ah! I can’t believe you still ate the food! 😭😅 His nails...his sweaty body...his unwashed, soiled shirt and everything surrounding the food just looks so unhygienic 😰. And the bottles he used for the sauces...probably never cleaned them lol. 🤢🤮

People should not complain if they get food poisoning after eating Indian food. Anyone with eyes can see how dirty and unhygienic Indian food is. So if anyone wants to risk going to hospital by eating Indian food, then don’t complain.

India is on my list of countries that I will never visit in my entire life.

When i was young i used to think Pakistan is poorer than India After visiting India and Pakistan both i can say Pakistan is cleaner and better than India. And theres street food is probably the best food i have ever ate. And I also got sick for 5 days after visitng India So i think Travelling can change someones mind❤️

These food poisoning happens within india also. I m from south from tamilnadu . I went gujarat and stayed for 3 days. Ate in a decent hotel. Still got typhoid and in bed for 3 months. Maybe bacteria from our intestine dont goes well from food from other country or taste.

Sad but truth we indian don't use gloves, it's really very dirty.

People are making fun of the person making that food but u cant see the effort and smile on his face while serving u, he had served u with full heart

bring your own food, water & air if you have to go to India for some reasons , sprinkle your entire body with holy water too

Did you figure out why there feet are on the tables??

I am an ex flight attendant and went to all the street food stalls all over Asia. Including India The one and only time I had food poisoning was in a 5 star hotel coffee shop where we were staying as crew. I worked as a flight attendant for 20 years.

Indian keyboard warrior: "ooh noo, bro, that must be bangladesh !" Or " it's in the bad part of the country where ignorant people live ..." Our food in india is excellent and hygienic. Nobody gets diarrhea from indian food. Our streetfood vendors are trained to be extremely hygienic , much more so than in western countries !!! How dare you comment on my country which you don't know anything about... India is the richest, most advanced country in the world!! Hahahahahaha......

I'm not liking the title, that Indian food got you sick when you know the shop not looks clean then why are you eating from that place, visit real Indian home, then you realize what was actually called the Indian food, real and pure Indian food is in Indian homes not on street, India having such a huge variety in food that you were confused which one is eating, always respects the country you visit, because they are survive because of there culture and history and uniqueness,

you're lucky Luke to survive that food poisoning. That part of the video on your boat ride, you looked like you were already feeling the effect. I also saw that plate of poison on the side when you had your head on Sabrina's legs. It seems like Sabrina said "I told you". Anyway...lesson learned. Stay safe guys.

For all the guyz giving hate about india......this type of unhygienic street food is not all over india...the most popular cities here have the most unhygienic street vendors...but it is not like this all over india...tourists come here and visit places like mumbai delhi kolkata which i believe have the most unhygienic street vendors which set up a bad image on foreigners.....don't hate guyz india is very beautiful country with lots of flavour

thanks for sharing your honest experience! sorry to hear you got sick! it’s great you are sharing the great, good, and sometimes rough patches of food experiences.

Eating warm, uncooked food that has been sitting out in the Indian heat for the entire day is a blatant no-no. I’m throwing up in my mouth just watching this video.

Words of wisdom luke..... Never eat raw Street food only well cooked food 😀

NUMBER 1 RULE EATING STREET FOOD: Make sure it is a very popular place, long line, etc...I spent a good year, little over in India. I too got food poisoning, I learned my lesson. Only eat highly popular street food...not the random spots...

I’m 100% confident that I’d get food poisoning if i eat something which is said to be safe IN INDIA :((((

I would recommend you to eat in stalls where they use plastic gloves 🧤 when they make street food, which may not be too many stalls but in *Park Street* area as well as *New Market* most shops started maintaining hygienic street food , and always go where it’s busy. But for Best hygiene I would recommend to try in *Haldiram Food City* they have couple of branches in Kolkata from Exide ie Chowringhee to Ballygunge . Hands down the cleanest and best place to try hygienic street food 🥘 in Kolkata. If possible try finding local food bloggers as well as check the *Zomato* ratings for the restaurants you want visit in India.

I cant really stomach their preparation, its so unsanitary.

i am indian and i have never been sick eating any kind of street food in india in my life. nor does anyone i know ever had diarrhea or food poisoning from bad food here. food in india is safe fresh and clean. however, i've had life threatening food poisoning, diarrhea, vomiting in united states, singapore, and japan several times from unclean food. in my opinion the food quality in those country is much poorer. in india even though we do not have nice looking shops every thing is fresh. in western country the food is processed, and many of those proccess is unclean.

Ugh, it brings back bad memories. I had food poisoning once, I was completely messed up for over a week. I really should have been hospitalized, but my parents didn't realize how bad I really was. I could probably have gotten better quicker, but alas... And I remember I couldn't eat solid food for a while even after I was starting to recover.

I think there are precautions you can definitely take but still you have to accept it’s always a chance when traveling because we are sensitive to bugs and bacterias that don’t affect locals. It happened to me in Rome eating from a nice enough restaurant. I’ve also been to El Salvador a couple times. The first time I got deadly ill so the second time I took my own food and was fine until the very last day when I went to a big dinner with many people. Sure enough I spent more time in the airplane bathroom than in my passenger seat on the flight home. I just mention this so people accept that it can happen when traveling and just be sick, recover, and then continue your adventure!

I frequently go to Hyderabad in India. My wife and daughter lives there. My wife is very cautious with what I eat over there. I've never been sick but I usually get the opposite effect and get constipated. I guess that's from an overload of rice I ate daily. Great video..

I had a buddy who went out there once upon a time. He FaceTimed me showing me what he was eating, I gave him fair warning of what lyes ahead. He almost passed from sever dehydration of the explosive diarrhea he had gotten. He said the stool was bloody. Stay clear of India 🇮🇳 at all costs.

maybe you got the bug from dirty hands, unknown sauce, dirty container or maybe dirty water they use.

This is why i only stay within NATO as a rule of thumb in addition to Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and South Korea

I don't know...the video is so sad. I felt sad watching it. Felt sad about your bad experience and bad about the person who made and sold the food to you, I swear the person was doing his work and did it with all good intentions, his intentions of serving you and even making a good presentation of his food - he probably went home that day saying that a foreigner ate his food and was clicking pictures and videos. I really felt bad about it. I have seen so many videos about Indian food and I'm so much curious to go there and taste it.

"Indian Street Food is Fenomenal". ITS really gets me🤣🤣🤣

Even in places where the hygiene seems quite good, you can get severe food poisoning. I just returned from Singapore where after eating some hawker food I became EXTREMELY sick! I ended up in the hospital for five miserable days :-(

That's the mistake foreigners do. Don't go to sketchy street food stalls where no-one is. They r for extremely poor people who don't have money to buy food. What did u expect when u went to slums there lol? That's not a city. People don't have much in slums. Go to crowded ones. And don't eat THAT much street food. Even indians can't handle that much in one day.

Unhygienic seriously it's not that hard to wash your hands or clean. 👀😡 Forgot to mention India is a hot place so food will go off quite quickly.

And they have the cheek to say pork is dirty and unclean, they wipe their arses and serve food.

That food was too fresh, everything uncooked and out in the open

Eating food in India is akin to eating your dinner out of a toilet bowl after 30 Marines crapped in it. Shalom aleichem.

Luke, I absolutely adore your videos. I've often wondered if you ever get food poisoning from all the different foods you eat. This is good information... horrible to endure. All the best.

Women have to be careful and cautious..no matter which country...1.ideal timings for solo woman traveller is 7am to 7.30pm.. dawn to dusk in India..2.no night adventures 3. get 4g internet as soon as you land..such that you could Google for anything you want...4.get your antibiotics beforehand..incase you fall sick 5.if you feel people are staring at you..then just smile nd say namaste... people stare here mostly because of curiosity nd not to trouble you or any evil intentions mostly 6.women travellers carry a scarf or a shawl..u might need it in some conservative or religious places 7.to counter the spicy food here..you can have lot of yougurt..which is good for your health nd gut 8.to revitalize your energy..you can frequently have sugarcane juice, buttermilk..nd glucon-d( you get it in chemist/ medical shop )9.take uber or ola cab for travelling..but don't be so careless that you fall asleep in it 10.advisable not to drink or smoke publicly or any PDA 11.do not consume soft drinks or food offered by strangers..they could be vultures in disguise 12.you could ask educated indian women or girl students for any help or advice.. preferably 13.do not go to small lanes or places were no women is there..14.in metro cities there are women taxi..incase you need..15.there are Big bazaar supermarkets in most of the cities..which is a indian version of walmart 16.Basically you cannot stereotype India..you find every range nd diversity here.. poverty to super rich...Street food to five star hotels..filth to clean nd greenery nd calm places..17.india has conservative places were women are fully covered i.e sarees to modern cities like Delhi..Mumbai.. Bangalore..hyderabad..kolkata...were you find women are in jeans..skirts..modern clothing 18.welcome to India..just don't panic.. come with no expectations.. explore yourself..there is fun in chaos here😁😀 19.if you find Street dog here..just walk far from it and don't give an eye contact..and you would be fine 20.at religious places nd temples you will find holy cows..monkeys..just be far..and you would be fine 21.to reduce culture shock and to get acclimatized best to first visit Mumbai then south India then finally to North India 22. Best route could be Mumbai to Goa to Kerela to Bangalore to Hyderabad to Delhi..Agra..mathura...Jaipur.. Lucknow..Varanasi...23. India has two types of toilets..one is indian toilet..where you need to squat..it is good for bowel movement nd people suffering from constipation 😊 and the other type is western toilet where you can sit and surf on your phone 24. Hinduism is a major religion in India..along with many other religious practices..Muslims..Christians..Jews..Buddhists..Jain's..Sikhs..25.in India major languages are English and Hindi..and many local languages..26.most of the times you don't have to Google translate in India because most of the people speak English with understandable indian accent 27.install your Google maps in the phone for hotel and restaurant location and reviews...28.incase you travel in a tuktuk vehicle for transportation..do not fight or argue or giggle at them...because they are as such frustrated with their struggle for existence...and have very less patience for arguments 29.try not to argue with lower strata people for petty things..am saying because some tourist do🙄 30. When in Rome..be like a Romans...31.india is not what media/ news channels portraits as slums..dirty..filthy..full of poverty..rapes...you will know India ..only when you visit..32.have yakult probiotic drink,amul buttermilk,Amul yougurt, sugarcane juice,coconut water,bananas to avoid upset stomach..

Omg you poor thing ! It seemed that he did cross contaminate the ingredients that he touched with his hands, I wished they would wear gloves 🧤 to be honest 😔 I love Indian food, and I’d love to visit but I’m afraid of becoming sick also.

Eating street food in India, rule number 1. Drinking water source or any food they use which has mixed with water eg. vel puri they use sauce avoid that, 2. Even bottled water in India is not safe, careful where you buy your water, 3. Hygiene issues- only go to popular street food stalls, you know what i mean , most Indian use hand to wipe after using bathroom

Look at the filth on the cap of the plastic jar !!!!

One wise advice for tourists Never try street's food in India😊

im sorry but i wouldnt even buy food from a place like that here in europe if it looks that dirty lol u were asking for it

Please don't tell folks the food in India is great, you're gonna make everyone sick. 😂

Come to Miri, Sarawak and try the best asian food

Don’t eat raw vegetables in India unless you are confident they have been prepared hygienically.

I am Indian and lived all my life in India. I never ever dare to eat food from such places. Hats of to your guts. And water is another big culprit. It is not quality of water that spoils health but, the way it is handled by these street vendors.

Guys although the Indian street food may seem mouth-watering & delicious,it will still lack basics of hygiene and cleanliness But just a benefit of doubt food is heated,grilled & warmed So ig still germs or maybe other microorganisms do get killed at such high temperature And also if one observed logically How come the vendor isn't getting sick

India is still not so clean a place. The way I saw them handling food is so dirty. This may not be all, but I saw one for which the worker was all sweat while he is mixing the food and the dough as well. Take care of your health as we enjoy your videos. Good luck, good health.

2:39 “hehehehe.. this stupid foreigner will eat this.. ehehehehHHEHEHE”

You were brave to try street foods in India I visited India many times but never brave to taste any street foods. Ate only hot cooked food and bottled water only. I was nuts about hygiene so much so I used lots of Dettol wipertex to clean my hands ~overkill 😂 Miss their breads 👍

As in Egypt, the flies give it extra flavor!

Everyone who has traveled has got at least a mild case of Food Poisoning, Mine was in Bangkok 1969 I remember it too well Fried egg and Oyster with noodles. Still do not eat Oysters to this day.. LMAO..

Out of experience, trying to find a place that serves good food in india is so hard , even alot of restaurants have very dirty food

This video should be about a nice river ride and not about a random incident of food poisoning.

You just ate the nutrition of that vendor's hand .....

Please go with a local food vlogger, he/she will surely help u to find good restraunts and foods

Hand washing hygiene is lacking

late upload 😂😂😂 but i like it,informative 👍

Bro I stay in India I never take food from street vendors. You should thank god that you are still alive.

Glad you're fine. That must have been a bad experience plus the heat and everything. Thumbs up for being so brave to try lol

The dude had poop fingers 🤣

I've seen those street food vendors urinate in the sauce.. Not kidding.

Quite a few of my favorite vloggers have gone to India in recent months. Every time I watch one of the videos, it reinforces my conviction that it's one area of the world I NEVER want to visit. Too much noise, too many people, too dirty. Yes, I've had food poisoning before, and it's no fun.

Luke he picked up food with dirty hands off of the dirty counter. I wouldn’t have eaten from him if he couldn’t stay dressed while serving.. I think you got it from there.

I have enjoyed streetfood before. I did make sure that it was freshly boiled or fried, not some thing raw or cold. I did not get food poisoning from that. the ice in a fancy restaurant got me.

Indian food not my thing at all 😷 makes me sick only looking at it

When a street food vendor is half naked in India you might want to keep away😝🤦😂😂

Old Delhi and west Bengal dirtiest part of our country

Sorry to hear that your sick luke, i hope you get better. :)