Video summary
The video explores the experience of buying fresh orange juice from street vendors in India, highlighting a specific life hack to ensure safety and hygiene. The narrator decides to purchase a 50 rupee cup of juice with strict conditions: no added water, no ice, and direct pouring into their own container. This method is adopted because street vendors often use ice stored in the same filtration system as the fruit, which can lead to contamination. Having suffered from food poisoning three times in six weeks, the narrator views this precaution as a necessary measure to avoid getting sick again while enjoying a refreshing drink on the hot streets of Rajasthan.
A significant portion of the discussion focuses on the types of oranges available and local preferences regarding pulp. While the narrator is accustomed to filtered juice in the United States, they note that many people in India prefer unfiltered juice with its natural fiber. The video also clarifies the difference between the two main varieties of citrus fruits sold there: the common orange known as "narangi" and the green-skinned fruit called "mosambi." Although mosambi is slightly sour and tastes somewhat like a mix of grapefruit and orange, it is highly valued for its high vitamin C content, which helps combat the intense heat of the region.
The video concludes with a warning about potential scams at these roadside stalls, emphasizing the importance of filming transactions to protect against price gouging. The narrator recounts an incident where a vendor attempted to charge 150 rupees for a juice listed at 50 rupees on the menu, illustrating why recording every order is essential. Despite the risk of being overcharged and the need for careful selection of ingredients like ice-free cups, the narrator finds the street-side orange juice to be an excellent deal at around 65 cents, offering a healthy and affordable treat that is available everywhere in India during the season.
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Ooh, what do we have here? We have the
juice walla.
30, 40, and 50 rupees.
>> Okay, so let's do a 50 rupee, no ice, no
water, uh directly into the cup.
Okay.
Okay, so I'm going to come around. Guys,
this is my life hack for doing a juice
is uh
I get no water, no water, no ice cuz
normally they'll put it into the uh
into this cup, so directly cup
Some some sometimes they put a big piece
of ice in the container with the filter,
and it it just gets a little bit
contaminated. Huh?
Yeah, I'll hold it for him.
Uh I've been sick already in 6 weeks uh
three times from food poisoning, so this
is just one way that I sort of uh
make it a little bit safer for me.
So, I also I like the pulp um
in the US, you know, the pulp, you know,
some people like it, some people don't.
It's pretty common here to use the
filter.
Uh do people like the pulp in India,
like the fiber in the orange juice? Cuz
I see normally it's filtered out with
this
>> good actually. Yeah. People like the
without filter. Oh, you're making at
home, the older people say you shouldn't
be filtering it.
>> Okay, okay.
Okay, perfect.
So, this right here
is
65 cents, 50 rupees, and uh the oranges
are a little bit green.
Uh maybe we can ask PK.
PK?
Can you come over here?
I have a question. So, maybe we can ask
PK the difference of the oranges. In US,
we have orange oranges. Yeah. Uh
What what's Why are the oranges green?
What Is this called a sour orange? Yeah,
it's called mosambi here. Okay. Mosambi.
Mosambi? Yeah. And orange one we say
narangi.
Mhm.
>> Yeah. Like the orange. Narangi, yeah.
Narangi, yeah, that's also the color for
orange. So
>> Yeah. This is mosambi. You you you'll
see it most places. I don't know if I've
ever seen the orange oranges, but I've
seen the green oranges. Come mostly like
this. Okay. Yeah. Orange come in just
some season. Okay. Yeah, few months.
>> So, this one tastes a little bit like a
grapefruit mixed with orange juice. Not
maybe not as sour as a grapefruit, but
it has like a little slightly sour. Not
super [music] sweet like the orange
orange ones. So I still love it because
this gives you vitamin C.
Mhm.
And the Rajasthan is like
too hot. Mhm. Yeah, so it helps a lot.
Yeah. Yeah. So, you will find these
places roadside everywhere.
>> Everywhere. Everywhere. And it depends
on the price. Actually, yesterday I wish
I was filming because I asked for a
juice and it was 50 rupees on the menu,
and then he tried to charge me 150
rupees.
And he was trying to scam, so I I need
to be filming every single thing I order
here just for the for the scam things.
But 65 cents here in India orange juice.
What do you guys think? Is this a good
deal? Comment below.