I have been to Vietnam many times, eaten many weird things, including coagulated goat blood, without issue. The last time we went, a frozen dessert fucking GOT me. 3 am in my in-laws apartment, I was blasting liquid out of both ends.
It about took me out. A doctor in my wife's family came and gave me an IV and then I flew home 2 days later to worry about parasites for weeks.
I apologize for the vulgarity, be careful of uncooked water in foreign lands.
Cuba, 5* all inclusive hotel. I ate carefully but took advantage of the pina coladas (with crushed ice). Ended up sitting on the toilet for 3 days. Lost a load of weight, couldn't keep anything in. But at least I had some pics where I had a six-pack. 😭
ObCautionaryTale: I knew someone ~2006 whose job sent them to India for 6 months. They were very careful to not drink the water, used bottled water to clean their toothbrush, etc. Unfortunately, they screwed up one time and drank a bottle of ‘fruit beer’ at some festival. And ended up losing all of their teeth and ended up with full dental implants.
Ok I know you mean that you're Indian and are curious about this aspect of the story of a person who visited India but at first glance I thought you meant that Indian people are an inherently curious people and your curiosity about this story is on par with their natural curiosity and I found that hilarious.
I never pressed for details. And “that was in another country; and besides, the wench is dead.” But I believe it was some kind of periodontitis, ie, an inflammation of the gums that got (seriously) out of control. The afflicted person was ~30yo and in otherwise good health - I haven’t thought about this in years, but I recall that part of the problem was that they were far from home and their usual support systems and didn’t know any good dentists in Mumbai. Lest I’ve mislead anyone: no, this didn’t happen overnight.
One bottle of anything is no way going to cause periodontitis.
While it's not impossible that some 30 year old with shockingly poor oral health couldn't get the care he needed in India and lost all his teeth, attributing it to something he drank is just nuts.
Yeah, I was a bit confused by this, and assumed that the drink made them vomit do much that they lost all their enamel or something. But periodontitis? A single drink isn’t going to cause that or suddenly make it worse. And no dentist in Mumbai? I call BS.
My wife and I lived in China for 3 years. First year, we were brushing our teeth with bottled water. By year 2, we stopped caring if we drank the water, mainly because my wife refused to ditch ice and that was always tap water anyways. Just last week she and I were reminiscing on how good the water in China was because of the sweetness (which was probably lead)
Yeah China may still be behind the west for safety regulations (or at least enforcement of those regulations) but they don't fuck with lead pipes, at least in modern cities...
On the other hand, a lot of pipes in places like Shanghai were built before 1960s, and even USA didn't start replacing lead with copper pipes until the 1930s... heavy metal contamination is pretty high in a lot of areas.
The quality of water varies wildly in China. Sometimes its full of heavy metals and industrial pollutants, sometimes its full of bacteria, and sometimes its better than most of the states.
They're working on it pretty hard (like they go hard on everything embarrassing- although sometimes thats just a monumental epic effort to hide the problem).... but I wouldn't drink from the tap in most of China for another next decade or so.
Showmanship is neat, but no way in hell I’d drink that. The water that keeps getting tossed around is the biggest vehicle for bacteria. Table only looks clean because he rinses it in bacteria as he is actively preparing the drink. That’s a no-go for me, dawg
The no for me was him sticking his entire hand inside the cup as he dumped water on it. Then another nope as his thumb was on the ice cream while he put it in the cup.
Experience: 20 years as a foodservice manager for Aramark and Compass foods.
Ah yes that reminds me when I broke my femur clean in half 20years ago. I strapped the two halfs of the bone to my old Nokia and walked again the same day
Superfest, unbreakable glass that was produced in East Germany, but didn't sell well because glass makers didn't feel like unbreakable glass was a good business strategy. Some East German pubs still use glass they acquired in the 80s made by Sachsenglas Schwepnitz because it just does not break, like ever. Modern phone screens are made using the same techniques.
We don't have it universally not because it's expensive to make or because it has downsides, but because glass factories would not make as much money.
You need a bath of molten potassium salt of around 330 degrees Celcius to submerge the glasses in. Not technically 'hard', but I wouldn't have the slightest clue how hard it is to safely do. It is surprisingly simple in essence. The salt basically is used to exchange ions with the glass that happen to create a stronger molecular structure in the glass, which can reach surface compression of up to 100,000psi. Superfest glasses are about 15 times as strong as normal glass. But when they break, they shatter into thousands of pieces, much like glass used in modern cars.
The main problem with this glass is its price. I faintly remember someone saying it cost five times as much as normal glass. And i mean how often do you have realistically to replace glasses? It is a nice gimmick and i think for special usage it is still being produced. But for the mass market it was a solution no one wanted to pay for.
That, and the ratio is completely off. Nowhere near enough Ice cream, And lots of non-milk liquids. It was never going to come out thick even with "proper" mixing techniques.
My guess is that this is more like a refreshing milk-tea-esque drink than an actual western-style milkshake.
that was my thought, I don't think this is supposed to be a Western Milkshake, it's exactly what you said, it's a strawberry "milk tea" or whatever you call the things without tea (I don't drink milk tea myself, only honeydew drinks which some places call milk tea, and some owners are very quick to correct me and say it's a smoothie or something because it doesn't have tea)
Buddy of mine went to India on a biz trip, all nice hotel and shit. Came back 10lb less, looked me dead in the eyes and said you can’t even trust the bottled water.
i m from india and have a few foreign friends from college , one advice to foreigners is that they should try local fruits/vegetables before trying local food and bottled water from proper brands like bisleri/aquafina can be trusted dont go for the ones with the wrong spelling :)
Maybe your buddy just doesn’t have a strong gut. My young child and I frequent India a lot since my husband is from there - we stick to the bottled water and there’s never been an issue.
I watched nearly an entire battalion of US Army soldiers go down with the trots because one of the cooks "accidentally" washed all the lettuce with Kuwaiti tap water instead of bottled water.
I laughed when he just dumped water everywhere to "clean" the glass. What you wanna bet that's the only time those glasses are "cleaned"? Also, where's the water coming from? I didn't see no sink, just a big ass barrel that he dumped his whole ass filthy hand into. When's that barrel cleaned? Not till the end of the night? Maybe!
I guess I'm just old enough to remember when bar flair was all the rage and every bartender was throwing glasses, pouring liquor from miles away, building shot towers, etc. And the flames. Flames, coming out of my head! Everything was on fire.
Seems like that's all this is, a few decades old American culture making a come back
You're also just aware Americans are silly too sometimes. Everyone complains about salt bae but everyone watches his schtick and comments. Based on reddits obsession with brown people in poor countries doing silly flair, the american youth desire the flair again but only ironically and to make fun of poor smelly brown people at work in other countries.
It fell out of favor because most people don't go out to see a dude who barely finished highschool waving around potentially dangerous items, and just want a high quality drink/meal that they can't get at home. Hibachi never went away, but it's a very niche service.
The problem is these displays aren't for customers, they're for social media as faux advertisements. And they don't work, most of these places go under within 6 months(true of all restaurants tbf)
Deceptively clean. Did you notice how he “washed“ that glass? Pretty sure someone else just drank out of that and he poured some water from somewhere (?) on it and called it good.
Not exactly stupid, could you do it?
It has no value but then neither does a milkshake you consume them for your enjoyment, the same could be said about his preparation.
If a bartender in a high end restaurant or bar does this, it will be seen as a talent.
I think this person brought a lot of skill into the work. He did not waste any significant amount of food and the work area and glasses were clean.
Yeah, it’s street food, so it’s not meant to be highly nutritious. So, I don’t think it belongs to this sub.
u/Physical_Breath3142, your food is indeed stupid and it fits our subreddit!
he did in fact shake that milk
right? considering the location the showmanship is pretty neat , and it's relatively clean-ish . I would drink that
Water/ice will make you shit out your soul
I have been to Vietnam many times, eaten many weird things, including coagulated goat blood, without issue. The last time we went, a frozen dessert fucking GOT me. 3 am in my in-laws apartment, I was blasting liquid out of both ends.
It about took me out. A doctor in my wife's family came and gave me an IV and then I flew home 2 days later to worry about parasites for weeks.
I apologize for the vulgarity, be careful of uncooked water in foreign lands.
Cuba, 5* all inclusive hotel. I ate carefully but took advantage of the pina coladas (with crushed ice). Ended up sitting on the toilet for 3 days. Lost a load of weight, couldn't keep anything in. But at least I had some pics where I had a six-pack. 😭
My toilet experience was in France. I don’t know what I ate but I will just say that I had to call an ambulance and lost like 10 kilos in a week
And did people miss the fact he stuck his whole hand in it for no reason?
Feel like I'm taking crazy pills here, people really acting like dumping water on everything is a replacement for hygiene
Dude just washed his hands with that cup lol.
To be fair that's the cleanest his hands and that cup will ever be
Thank you. I know I saw that shit. Doesn't matter how cool, they always do something unhygienic.
I don't trust any ice I don't personally freeze myself lol
I've seen what lurks in the ice dispenser. The salmon colored slime mold of doom craves our suffering.
Word. I've cleaned ice machines myself at bars and , oh man it's reminding me again to maybe say no to ice
Fine if its cleaned regularly, grim if it's not
ObCautionaryTale: I knew someone ~2006 whose job sent them to India for 6 months. They were very careful to not drink the water, used bottled water to clean their toothbrush, etc. Unfortunately, they screwed up one time and drank a bottle of ‘fruit beer’ at some festival. And ended up losing all of their teeth and ended up with full dental implants.
Why did he lose all his teeth ? I understand him having stomach/bowel issues but dental ? Curious as an Indian
He was drinking punch and it knocked all of their teeth out
I am unreasonably upset that I laughed at this.
This is too deep in the thread to get the recognition it deserves. But it got a solid laugh from me
Ok I know you mean that you're Indian and are curious about this aspect of the story of a person who visited India but at first glance I thought you meant that Indian people are an inherently curious people and your curiosity about this story is on par with their natural curiosity and I found that hilarious.
HAH
The fact that you not only found this humorous enough to type, but that you also articulated it so well tells me everything about you, u/longtermbrit
I say this as someone who has never stepped foot in UK, of course.
Lol....I can see that now 😆
I never pressed for details. And “that was in another country; and besides, the wench is dead.” But I believe it was some kind of periodontitis, ie, an inflammation of the gums that got (seriously) out of control. The afflicted person was ~30yo and in otherwise good health - I haven’t thought about this in years, but I recall that part of the problem was that they were far from home and their usual support systems and didn’t know any good dentists in Mumbai. Lest I’ve mislead anyone: no, this didn’t happen overnight.
One bottle of anything is no way going to cause periodontitis.
While it's not impossible that some 30 year old with shockingly poor oral health couldn't get the care he needed in India and lost all his teeth, attributing it to something he drank is just nuts.
Yeah, I was a bit confused by this, and assumed that the drink made them vomit do much that they lost all their enamel or something. But periodontitis? A single drink isn’t going to cause that or suddenly make it worse. And no dentist in Mumbai? I call BS.
vomiting so bad for so long the acid wears off all the enamel?
That's not possible. Acid erosion doesn't happen that fast unless dude was vomiting for like a month straight.
Even then. Three esophagus would be melted before the teeth.
Or maybe the dude is just lying or exaggerating
Or dude got addicted to that fruit beer and drink it every day and vomited every morning 😂
My wife and I lived in China for 3 years. First year, we were brushing our teeth with bottled water. By year 2, we stopped caring if we drank the water, mainly because my wife refused to ditch ice and that was always tap water anyways. Just last week she and I were reminiscing on how good the water in China was because of the sweetness (which was probably lead)
The sweetness/taste of the water mostly comes from the type and concentration of salts in it (tds).
Yeah China may still be behind the west for safety regulations (or at least enforcement of those regulations) but they don't fuck with lead pipes, at least in modern cities...
On the other hand, a lot of pipes in places like Shanghai were built before 1960s, and even USA didn't start replacing lead with copper pipes until the 1930s... heavy metal contamination is pretty high in a lot of areas.
The quality of water varies wildly in China. Sometimes its full of heavy metals and industrial pollutants, sometimes its full of bacteria, and sometimes its better than most of the states.
They're working on it pretty hard (like they go hard on everything embarrassing- although sometimes thats just a monumental epic effort to hide the problem).... but I wouldn't drink from the tap in most of China for another next decade or so.
Yeah i drank a drink, rinsed the glass out with tap water (because thats just normal) and then used the same glass again for a different drink.
Now im terminally blind in my left hand, and my flippers dont work.
I’m Calling Bullshit
This is just bullshit.
IDK if you're making shit up or you're the most gullible person on the planet, but how on earth does this have upvotes lol
Not only shit out their soul ... They will give birth to organisms they have never seen
What? Bro washed his hand in the water he poured into the glass at the beginning.
Showmanship is neat, but no way in hell I’d drink that. The water that keeps getting tossed around is the biggest vehicle for bacteria. Table only looks clean because he rinses it in bacteria as he is actively preparing the drink. That’s a no-go for me, dawg
The no for me was him sticking his entire hand inside the cup as he dumped water on it. Then another nope as his thumb was on the ice cream while he put it in the cup.
Experience: 20 years as a foodservice manager for Aramark and Compass foods.
Agreed. I’m not quite sure why more people aren’t icked out by that.
He sticks his entire hand in the cup for no reason right at the beginning right before mixing in the ingredients. Dirty af
He did wash his hand in the glass at the start
He did not just shake the milk, he assaulted it
I have never seen milk more shook.
I distress, there was some shaking but the spinning did not 'shake' the shake.
how would you like your drink sir? shaken, stirred, or beaten to within an inch of its life?
also i want to know where he buys the glass. thats like pope mobile level resistant
Nokia
Ah yes that reminds me when I broke my femur clean in half 20years ago. I strapped the two halfs of the bone to my old Nokia and walked again the same day
Superfest, unbreakable glass that was produced in East Germany, but didn't sell well because glass makers didn't feel like unbreakable glass was a good business strategy. Some East German pubs still use glass they acquired in the 80s made by Sachsenglas Schwepnitz because it just does not break, like ever. Modern phone screens are made using the same techniques.
We don't have it universally not because it's expensive to make or because it has downsides, but because glass factories would not make as much money.
Is it easy to do? Someone could probably make a few of these glasses, post a bunch on social media and make some money off of this. Free lunch fr
You need a bath of molten potassium salt of around 330 degrees Celcius to submerge the glasses in. Not technically 'hard', but I wouldn't have the slightest clue how hard it is to safely do. It is surprisingly simple in essence. The salt basically is used to exchange ions with the glass that happen to create a stronger molecular structure in the glass, which can reach surface compression of up to 100,000psi. Superfest glasses are about 15 times as strong as normal glass. But when they break, they shatter into thousands of pieces, much like glass used in modern cars.
Ok so not impossible
I just watched a great episode of fern tv about Superfest yesterday!
That's how I initially learned about it too! (Fern on YouTube)
The main problem with this glass is its price. I faintly remember someone saying it cost five times as much as normal glass. And i mean how often do you have realistically to replace glasses? It is a nice gimmick and i think for special usage it is still being produced. But for the mass market it was a solution no one wanted to pay for.
When people ask what we would have without capitalism: everlasting bulbs, unbreakable glass, y’know, nothing good.
Makes you womder which medicines we would have had if capitalism wasn't a thing
If East Germany proved anything - we would have less medicine and less potent.
I like how he used his 3rd arm for the ice cream.
I like my milkshakes with 1HP left
It might be East German "Superfest" glass
Metal glass is made of beskar
That's just a "Chuck Norris" grade glass
It’s hilarious lol 😆
is it though?
Of course it's tough
Otherwise he wouldn't have beaten it
That glass can stop gunshots.
The countertop will give out before the glass does.
Is that an autopsy table?
I wanna know where he got them so I can get a few sets for family
Got to give him credit it’s one of the cleanest stands I’ve seen
He accidentally made it too clean. That's why he had to spill some at 0:11.
I also love that after all that flare he spills it as he serves 🤣🤦
Foam = volume
When soda fountains were first getting started in late 19th century America soda was served without ice for the same reason.
The whole thing is absurd, obviously, but that little spill bothers me most of all. Why did he do it? Can anyone come up with any rational reason?!?
He needed space for a little more milk
For his homies. rip.
This is funniest comment
usually its the water/ice thats making you sick.
Cleaning everything frequently with contaminated water is... not really much of a help
and this milkshake looks watery as fuck
I don’t think centrifuging it really hard in his hand has the desired mixing effect he does it for.
That, and the ratio is completely off. Nowhere near enough Ice cream, And lots of non-milk liquids. It was never going to come out thick even with "proper" mixing techniques.
My guess is that this is more like a refreshing milk-tea-esque drink than an actual western-style milkshake.
that was my thought, I don't think this is supposed to be a Western Milkshake, it's exactly what you said, it's a strawberry "milk tea" or whatever you call the things without tea (I don't drink milk tea myself, only honeydew drinks which some places call milk tea, and some owners are very quick to correct me and say it's a smoothie or something because it doesn't have tea)
Guy should get a job at the hospital spinning down blood.
Wtf!? I thought the same
yeah id never drink it, but for what it is, this had to be top tier cleanliness for vendors in this area.
You just have to boil it
Buddy of mine went to India on a biz trip, all nice hotel and shit. Came back 10lb less, looked me dead in the eyes and said you can’t even trust the bottled water.
i m from india and have a few foreign friends from college , one advice to foreigners is that they should try local fruits/vegetables before trying local food and bottled water from proper brands like bisleri/aquafina can be trusted dont go for the ones with the wrong spelling :)
Wait, there’s bottled water piracy?
People will also sometimes take empty bottles and fill them up with tap water, always need to check the seal
They also add a touch of glue to the lid so it has that "crack" of a new water bottle when you open it.
yup other random brands pop up with a slightly altered name to fool consumers
Did he get himself a typhoid shot before flying to India?
Maybe your buddy just doesn’t have a strong gut. My young child and I frequent India a lot since my husband is from there - we stick to the bottled water and there’s never been an issue.
At least their water is clear though. And you can't see them pumping it from a water puddle in front of their food stand.
I watched nearly an entire battalion of US Army soldiers go down with the trots because one of the cooks "accidentally" washed all the lettuce with Kuwaiti tap water instead of bottled water.
Operation wet lettuce..
I laughed when he just dumped water everywhere to "clean" the glass. What you wanna bet that's the only time those glasses are "cleaned"? Also, where's the water coming from? I didn't see no sink, just a big ass barrel that he dumped his whole ass filthy hand into. When's that barrel cleaned? Not till the end of the night? Maybe!
Stuck his hand in the glass, poured water all over his hand; there, clean glass!
This is what I came here to say. It’s spotless. The shelves look orderly and stocked with fresh products
Almost like the obsession with the gross stands doesn't represent everyone in a country of 1.4 🤷♂️
true
Let’s also give credit to the glass manufacturer
Right! He was beating the everloving shit out of that glass
You know that most stands are clean, right? Most "influencers" only choose to show the worst parts of the country cause that gets clicks.
Somebody's seeing the glass half full, ths morning!
Agreed.
Happy Cake day 🎂
He cleaned the cup by sticking his hand in it.
Then touched the icecream
DID YOU SEE THAT SPIN THOUGH WOOOOO
spins the bacteria out of existence
more like washed his hand in the cup
I guess I'm just old enough to remember when bar flair was all the rage and every bartender was throwing glasses, pouring liquor from miles away, building shot towers, etc. And the flames. Flames, coming out of my head! Everything was on fire.
Seems like that's all this is, a few decades old American culture making a come back
Why does that sound like the opening of Mr. Brightside sung by someone who doesn't actually know the lyrics?
I honestly don't think I know any lyrics to Mr Bright side, despite likely recognizing the song within a free musical notes. Besides the refrain
Like I've never actually listened to it that way
You're also just aware Americans are silly too sometimes. Everyone complains about salt bae but everyone watches his schtick and comments. Based on reddits obsession with brown people in poor countries doing silly flair, the american youth desire the flair again but only ironically and to make fun of poor smelly brown people at work in other countries.
Yeah, all the comments about his showmanship was weird to me lowkey, showmanship happens in bars everywhere so like...
It fell out of favor because most people don't go out to see a dude who barely finished highschool waving around potentially dangerous items, and just want a high quality drink/meal that they can't get at home. Hibachi never went away, but it's a very niche service.
The problem is these displays aren't for customers, they're for social media as faux advertisements. And they don't work, most of these places go under within 6 months(true of all restaurants tbf)
If this guy discovers internet porn he'll spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair
Made blow a booger out of my nose
What?
This guy loves unnecessary wrist movements.
As much as the taste must be horrendous (can't stand these artificial fruit syrups, and it looks so diluted), the dexterity skills are jawbreaking.
Literally. This man could make bank as a bartender somewhere not there.
Fucking sends me with the sound fx. Especially the helicopter.
Completely fucking unnecessary. I'm so over bullshit audio on everything
It’s so often times just a laugh that’s added in and it annoys me to no end.
The TikTok laugh, just mention it make me angry
Needing maximum engagement at all times is the lead in the water pipes of the modern times.
Personally I'm on the opposite side of this. I normally have the videos muted, and the rare few times I decide to, it was a surprise.
i wouldn't compare sound effects to brainrot tiktok voicovers / music
I just keep everything muted. Problem avoided
This is often my method, but then sometimes curiosity strikes. Sometimes I win, other times I lose.
You would not have liked early 2010s youtube then lol
Oh I'm completely over random ass sappy music but this one actually involved a little bit of creativity so it gets a pass
I’m glad we got the siren at the end to tell us not to drink that primordial soup.
It's awful, I love it lol
Yeah this was audio done right. Helicopter was perfect.
Didn't even shoot the milk into the glass from 10 feet away! Amateur.
He needs to chill
"I don't really want it anymore, the vibes are wrong"
This is how the guy above me in my apartment makes his drinks at 2 in the morning
I don't see what he had done wrong. As if using a blender is less silly.
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Thats because its not a strawberry milkshake
The strawberry icecream apparently is what makes it a strawberry milkshake
And the red syrup I’m sure
Cough syrup
I think that's faluda not strawberry milkshake.
NGL. I actually like watching these "India is not for beginners" kinda videos. But this one is too clean, though.
Deceptively clean. Did you notice how he “washed“ that glass? Pretty sure someone else just drank out of that and he poured some water from somewhere (?) on it and called it good.
Yeah, just cause there's water everywhere doesn't make it clean. I don't trust it at all especially that bucket.
At the end the guy washes the milk directly onto the floor, that place must smell like rotting fermenting milk...
It probably goes into a drainage pipe
Ah yes, the cheese pipe
Me: “alright I gotta go bud, I’m late.” Him: smack, throw, throw, perform 🙄
How disappointing, he barely even shook it!
Yeah but a milkbang is different
Not exactly stupid, could you do it? It has no value but then neither does a milkshake you consume them for your enjoyment, the same could be said about his preparation.
LA CHARGERS
if this man was smart. he should get a brand deal from the brand of cups he uses and use his videos as advertisement for their unbreakable glass. 😂
James Bond would love this guy
Was it really necessary for him to tip out like 5ml of red syrup before adding the milk??
Clean ass station tho 7/10
At least it's clean
So you would drink it?
Looks like Pepto Bismol but I bet people love the taste of that shit
Why not?
if only food games are like this it gonna attract so many people to play
O wonder how much price does all of those moves add to the drink
Extra but looks kinda clean.
Uhmmmm this is how you would make ice cream quickly by hand. Anyone want to explain why this it’s stupid?
Edit: I must be high or exhausted. This is in fact not how one would make ice cream.
Why does that look like an embalming table?
One day its gonna shatter and its gonna turn everyone nearby into a pincushion
i think it’s like un-shatterable glass
Not for long
Your gonna shit that out before you even finish the drink. Stupid.
I mean looks good
Idk about the stupidfood, but man's definitely got some moves
I mean.. dude has a clean workstation, props to him
Milk: check Shake: check Strawberry: I guess check for the syrup
Apesar de tudo ainda me facina a técnica do rapaz
Why is he wearing a Chargers shirt?
He has some decent mixing skills.
If all you want is food or drink without the show there are no shortage of regular places.
Dude saw that one bar tender and thought he'd have a go at it
If a bartender in a high end restaurant or bar does this, it will be seen as a talent. I think this person brought a lot of skill into the work. He did not waste any significant amount of food and the work area and glasses were clean.
Yeah, it’s street food, so it’s not meant to be highly nutritious. So, I don’t think it belongs to this sub.
Yes!! Let's us all give positive reinforcement to adding hilarious sound effects to these haha
That’s not a strawberry milkshake.
That’s not even a milkshake