- So check it out, it's Trevor James.
I am in Chennai, India.
We're going for a full on street food tour of the city,
a lot of it is unplanned, I have a few ideas.
We're just gonna explore, see what we can find.
Check it out.
Chennai, India will blow you away as
soon as you hit the street.
It's home to a huge selection of southern
Indian specialties and street foods.
You can explore the city by foot and be in constant
amazement of what's around the corner.
With countless delicious foods and many friendly vendors
to chat with, you will fall in love with India.
One of the challenging parts of traveling to a new country
is figuring out communication and respect with the locals.
I'm just learning to do this here in India, and it's weird
how I've been using this accent without even knowing.
Has that ever happened to you while traveling?
I've decided to learn Hindi when I come back next year.
This is a new frontier for foodrangin' , and if the
banana man at the end made you smile, let me know below.
Hello. What is this?
Milk.
So can I try a piece?
How much?
10 rupees, okay.
So I think this is like milk from the cow
that just gave birth, that's what I hear it is.
Thank you.
And we have some samosas over here, too.
Oh yeah. It's sweet.
Very nice.
Thank you.
It's good, it's just like biting into a,
into a jelly almost.
Um, five piece, please.
Oh okay, is that for me?
Okay thank you.
My first time, my first samosa.
Number one.
Actually it's just so so,
It's really oily.
That batter is really thick and the filling
there isn't much in there.
So that was mediocre, we're gonna keep seeing.
We're gonna keep exploring, find some good stuff.
Just walking by found a little Indian sweet shop.
There's so much stuff here, I don't know what a lot of it is
so we're gonna ask the servers.
See what we can get, try some of those flavors.
What is this here?
- It's made out of curd.
It looks good. Is that yogurt?
I ordered.
Thank you.
Oh thank you.
Wow, do you know what is inside here?
Do you know what is inside?
- Curd.
- Curd?
- Vegetables.
Like cauliflower maybe?
- Potato, carrots.
And carrots?
So carrots
- Onion.
- Curd, carrots, onions, potatoes, cilantro?
- Coriander.
- Coriander
And some crisps on top.
There's so much in there I have no idea
what it's gonna taste like.
Let's try it out.
It tastes like, it's very sweet.
It tastes a little fruity and spicy at the same time.
Like a little bit of a curry powder flavor.
Yeah. Chick peas?
And after that amazing sour and sweet
Chana masala with yogurt, I found a man cooking up
fresh tomato chutney on the street.
With an assortment of snacks to dip it in.
So this is uh, a fresh chutney that he's making.
Gonna try one of these, can I try one?
Thank you, and chutney.
Can I try chutney?
We're gonna get fresh chutney on it, fresh from the wok.
Thank you very much.
Take a look at this, this is like a deep fried,
looks like it's deep fried onions with some greens.
And I've got some fresh chutney here.
Dip it right into that chutney,
I've never tried this before.
This is gonna be fun.
Very good, it's actually really nice.
It tastes like deep fried dough,
yet crispy on the outside.
And the onions are a little sweet.
They've got that caramelized flavor.
With the tomato chutney.
Soon after I made my way to a world famous biryani and curry
house in Chennai, Thalappakatti.
I am so excited right now because I am at a special
biryani joint here in Chennai.
And this is the day I've been looking forward to
for the last 28 years, true, authentic
Indian cuisine in Chennai.
Let's go try it out.
This is like the best day, oh that smell.
Oh it's steaming, oh I can smell it.
Yes. Oh mutton chop, mutton chop.
Thank you.
So I have a full on southern Indian feast here.
I have a mutton stew right on the bone.
Oh and there's one more, there's one more.
- Prime masala.
I'm honestly speechless, I don't know where to begin.
Lamb brain omelet.
Full of curry leaves.
See those curry leaves in there?
That looks good.
Tastes just like an omelet with lots of black pepper.
And the brain is really, really smooth.
It's not gross.
This here is a chicken chettinad, that smell is just
driving my mouth crazy, it's watering.
This is a staple food, this is the mutton biryani.
And that smell, I can smell cloves.
I can smell cinnamon, cardamom, oh
there's star anise in there.
Bit of this roti canai with chicken chettinad
Oh look at that, oh it's so so hot.
That is so good.
So far, this is the meal that's made me realize
south Indian food is the pinnacle of my lifelong
foodrangin' journey.
The spice packed mutton biryani rice,
thick and spicy curries, fall off the bone mutton
and soft paratha bread, eaten by hand left me
in another world and in a state of bliss.
That's so good.
And just by exploring the street, you'll find
countless snacks and meals at stalls frequented by
hungry and busy locals.
So I'm at a local neighborhood here in Chennai,
and one of the things I really wanna try here
is a poori, which is like a local Indian crisp.
And they serve it with a chutney or a curry.
One poori, please.
Yes, please.
Poori is a famous snack in India.
Usually accompanied with a light curry or dal.
And here they gave me two extra poori for free.
Chick pea curry.
- Tomato chutney.
Wow.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
This is the
this is the poori. I'm gonna
get it right, I'm just gonna get it right into that
tomato chutney, oh it's soft.
Very nice,
very good.
Yeah, I like that tomato chutney, it's slightly,
slightly spicy.
But it's kinda, kinda tastes like a vegetable stew
with a little bit of spice.
Canada, hmm.
Chennai food is very good.
South Indian food, it's very nice.
You from Chennai?
Yeah.
This is good.
My first time.
This is, Trevor.
And you?
Nice to meet you.
Yeah I come for food, I love the food here.
Next I stumbled on a delicious masala spiced tea stall
and made friends with the rickshaw driver
and a fruit seller.
I found the locals in India so friendly.
Good, thank you.
Canada, Canada.
I come to Chennai to eat.
Can I try uh one, one masala tea, please?
Oh thank you.
So we got the fresh masala
tea, you put masala powder in the tea?
Masala mix it, you mix it into the tea?
Oh. My first time.
I've never tried masala tea before.
- Nice?
- Very nice.
You can taste like a little spice in there.
A little bit.
It tastes like a milk tea, with just a touch of spice.
- I am auto, auto man.
- Oh you're auto man?
- Yeah, my auto.
- Oh.
Very good.
Oh banana?
Okay, 10 rupees, one banana.
One plain tea.
Okay.
Thank you,
thank you.
Banana and tea.
Good food here.
Good food.
Yeah very, very nice.
Yeah, masala tea.
Masala tea.
Thank you.
Hey masala tea.
Very good.
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