By News18
A viral video, being called the 鈥渃leanest Indian street food,鈥 has created a buzz online. It has already gained over 9 million views on X (formerly Twitter). The clip shows a street vendor from Kochi, Kerala, preparing a vibrant rose-flavoured drink with surprising cleanliness and flair.
The video opens with the vendor adding rose syrup to a glass, followed by soda water and a scoop of strawberry ice cream. Then, he pours in some milk, which turns the drink frothy and gives it a rich pink colour.
Next, he drops a few ice cubes into the glass and seals it with a shaker lid. He shakes the drink well and then, in a dramatic twist, tosses the glass into the air and catches it, showing off a bit of flair in his serving style.
The drink is then handed over, topped with foam, and ready to enjoy with a straw.
The video has gained millions of views on social media for its cleanliness and entertaining preparation. While many praised the vendor鈥檚 setup, others questioned the hygiene due to the use of bare hands.
Despite the mixed reactions, the drink and the video have captured wide attention online.
this is the cleanest indian street food i鈥檝e ever seen pic.twitter.com/HPisNYCNIw
鈥 non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) June 28, 2025
The video was originally posted by the Instagram page Street Food Journey on June 15 and has already crossed 31.9 million views there. It identifies the stall as 鈥淜uluki,鈥 a well-known name in Kerala for flavoured sarbath and milk drinks.
While the stall and preparation looked noticeably clean 鈥 with a stainless steel counter and minimal visible mess 鈥 reactions on social media were divided.
Many quickly pointed out what they felt was poor hygiene.
鈥溾楥leanest鈥 鈥 video starts with an Indian dude鈥檚 hand IN THE GLASS?鈥 one user scoffed.
Another sarcastically noted, 鈥淭he refusal to wear gloves, at a minimum, is impressive.鈥
Some went as far as questioning the concept itself: 鈥淚s there such a thing as clean Indian street food?鈥
Another comment read, 鈥淔oreigners are coming to India and eating from the most unhygienic and rotten places where even locals don鈥檛 eat.鈥
A user even called on the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to intervene: 鈥淪top all such nonsense wherever ingestible food is concerned.鈥
鈥淭he world has shamed us enough to reverse the perception and make Indian street food (& restaurants) the most hygienic in the world!鈥 another added.
There was even debate about the video鈥檚 origin. While some claimed it was from Pakistan, many pointed out, correctly, that the setup is from Kochi, Kerala.
Despite the mixed reactions, the video鈥檚 widespread popularity has reignited conversations about hygiene standards in Indian street food culture 鈥 and whether visual cleanliness is enough to change deeply rooted public perceptions.