My Cousin Tries INDIAN VEG FOOD for the FIRST TIME in Coconut Grove | Miami, Florida

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You guys know one of my favorite things to do is to share my love of Indian food with others, so I knew I had to do the same with my cousin when he came into town. Come with me as my cousin tries Indian veg food for the first time!
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My cousin Alessandro has lived in Puerto Rico in LA for over 20 years and he recently came into town. So, I took him to Bombay Darbar, my favorite Indian restaurant in town to have some mouthwatering Indian veg food.
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There, we met up with my boy Rupesh and ate outside. We started with a mango lassi and a sweet lassi. Lassi is a creamy yogurt drink that helps kill the heat after a spicy meal! The mango lassi was thinner than others I’d had, but the sweet lassi was nice and thick!
Then, they brought us some Taj Mahal and Kingfisher Strong beers. Then, they brought some papadum with tomato chutney and cilantro chutney. The papadum was light and crispy, and the chutneys were full of flavor. The cilantro was good enough to drink and the tomato was similar to a mild Mexican salsa.
Then, they brought us bullet naan, garlic naan, and plain naan, along with vegetable biryani, mushroom makhani, aloo gobi, malai kofta, mattar paneer, white rice, and raita. It was a full-on veg feast! I couldn’t wait to dive in.
First, I served him a bit of everything. Then I went with the bullet naan with the mattar paneer, which was creamy and full of yummy tomato-based sauce. The malai kofta was basically a vegetable dumpling in creamy tomato sauce and so tasty as well. I loved mixing the sauces and eating them with the naan!
Next were the biryani and aloo gobi. I added some raita on the side and mixed it into the biryani with my hand. Then, I added some of the tomato sauce to it, which added even more flavor! I loved teaching Alessandro how to eat Indian-style!
The vegetables in the biryani, including the corn, carrots, green beans, and cashews, were amazing! Next was the aloo gobi, which is cauliflower and potatoes with tomatoes. It was so good and I was getting full.
So far, the malai kofta was my favorite. It was at medium spice level along with everything else. It was a fantastic vegetable dumpling, and super filling!
Alessandro was really impressed with the versatility of the dishes, as well as the mix of textures and spices. He also liked the amount of sweetness in some of the dishes! Indian food is the most diverse cuisine on the planet!
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[@The-Celestial]

I have to admit... David has been promoting Indian food a lot more than Indians living there & we all love youfor that! 🥺❤

[@Davidsbeenhere]

Yea because I love it

[@GetfitwithG]

@@Davidsbeenhere We love you too david❤️

[@sanjuverma7866]

Thanks david🥰

[@sreelathan6079]

David has become true indian..

[@dharmendratiwari7921]

@@Davidsbeenhere love from India David. 🇮🇳❤️

[@jasonsong6747]

That's pretty awesome that you're showing your cousin Indian food! Now that's love in my books. Why? Because you KNOW David LOVES Indian food and he's sharing something that he loves and he wants his cousin to also feel what he's feeling. You can tell his cousin enjoyed it but you can also tell that David loves his Indian food because he kept eating while his cousin stopped lol! Love how you're teaching him (and me) Indian food customs and cultures. It's these little things like how to pick up the food with your fingers that really fascinates me. I mean, we all know people in India eat with their fingers but didn't know there were different picking up techniques lol. To be honest, everything looked amazing - didn't know veg Indian food looked so delicious! I probably wouldn't be able to tell unless you told me since their sauces are so delicious I feel like the sauces would be the star of the show anyway. Bring more of your family on the show please!

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@lunarmeme214]

In comments i found a paragraph

[@jasonsong6747]

@@lunarmeme214 sorry, I'm a writer haha can't help myself

[@hrishabdas86]

My mouth turned watery 😂

[@natalinadsouza153]

What food do you like Indian food or food from different country 👍🏽

[@Observer99888]

This is just for information. Mr David if your cousin's right hand was injured he could use a spoon to eat Biryani and other dishes with Naan. Not necessarily to eat with hand. Contrary to the belief all Indians when they eat at home or go out to eat they All do not eat with right hand they use the spoon & Fork if they like it.

[@SharingtheRoad]

Indian cuisine is fantastic! Im getting hungry just watching this 😂

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@harshitabhuyan8892]

And there was not a single ounce of meat in that entire meal.

[@DMGGoodTimes]

The ummm!! sound makes the video more interesting.. We Indians are really proud of our food and it makes us happy if a person from different country likes it as well. Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[@MiroslavMates]

My lunch broccoli just got ashamed by these veggies :) Keep it going bro, looking forward to see the whole series.

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@MiroslavMates]

@@utopiancity8138 can you not promote your poor video here?

[@yashsrivastava9412]

@@MiroslavMates hehe 😂😂 u see them every where

[@Davidsbeenhere]

dude this is more delicious!

[@pulseweld]

if i was forced to go vegetarian by a doctor (great chance) i would just eat indian food forever and be totally fine

[@hbkgogs33]

Yup pretty much... I am a non veg guy strictly.... but a few years back I went to visit a relative who was veg out and out...... I didnt miss non veg for a second I was there...

[@AS-jo8qh]

Ethiopian food and middle eastern food are also good for vegetarians

[@rktmtkljelrdkbn1852]

Those are not vegetarian food. Definition of vegetarian is different here in India. Those foods are western vegetarian 😂😂

[@Resh-d8h]

U can be a happy vegan in India .. pretty much not sacrificing anything

[@rahulbasurey1937]

U r right 👍❤️

[@superbjee]

David, you have become kinda ambassador for Indian cuisine. Great going mate! BTW, how’s the heat in Florida these days… I guess must be kind of Indian summer you’re all getting there these days!

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@davehenderson3739]

Eating with your hands, gives you a new kind of freedom.

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@davehenderson3739]

@Royal1 Royal1 Yes you get a certain freedom from it.

[@abhinandanbhattacharjee9461]

Eating with hands is more satisfying rather than eating with spoons or chopsticks...it builds a connection with the foods❣️ I just love eating with hands..

[@davehenderson3739]

@@abhinandanbhattacharjee9461 Yes you are in more control of the food.

[@abhinandanbhattacharjee9461]

@@davehenderson3739 it's very much satisfying too.You can feel the food at the time of eating. I just love this ❣️

[@DoctorDoom619]

hey David just a little note. You had two plates a big and small. You don't have to keep the small one on the bigger one. The small one is for the naan and the bigger plate is for you to put your curries and biriyani into, break a piece off of the naan and then pick some kofta up with it and enjoy.

[@akashbhadouria6727]

Exactly

[@rahulagarwal3287]

The best part is , you can really see that David loves Indian food, no pretence or coddling, but just pure Indian food love!

[@nileshgoswami7559]

David Hoffman per ME the official FOOD ambassador representing Indian food with so much love and care to all his friends n family!! Dave you just nailed it bro.... I have now become your biggest FAN in the world...DAVE ROCKS!!!! ❤️😀

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@mysterygirltx]

Your cousin did a pretty good job of eating with his hands. Impressed by David's passion for Indian food.

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@AussieAngeS]

Oh yum! That Indian food looks amazing, I love biryani and Naan. Kofta are amazing also, so good!

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@harrypanchal2813]

Wow ma'am I recognize u in every indian food vlog of either David or volpe too good to see you here

[@kyakaruvlogs2784]

India is the best place for vegetarian dishes. The best dishes for me are - Malai Kofta Shahi Paneer Navrattan Korma Nargisi Kofta

[@atharvgaming1526]

Foodie

[@kyakaruvlogs2784]

@@atharvgaming1526 ☺️

[@sumeetdhir]

It’s the greatest place for non veg food too!!

[@S_N_]

Yeah we all know the origins of all these...

[@S_N_]

@@kyakaruvlogs2784 may it's time you too googled it...

[@sidharthchoudhary4397]

Whenever you eat Indian food .. my heart is like boom let's ready to watch this episode with some good food 😂😂❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@_koreafoodgirltv1729]

Good video today! Love from korea🤤🇰🇷

[@sultanrayder]

You also make good videos 😍

[@dhruviljoshi3771]

That's not biryani, that's pulao😭😂😂

[@namphoeng18]

What Do you think?

[@The-Celestial]

yeahh 😂

[@indimates7424]

Pulao

[@aahaanarya6825]

Well pulao and veg Biryani are different because they are cooked differently.you can search on google.both have rice doesnt make them same

[@The-Celestial]

@@aahaanarya6825 I think they meant how the biryani is served it looks like pulao

[@baldevrajpoot9730]

David Sir let me call you Indian because you eat like Indian and respect every culture and religion and man every Indian loves when you cover vegetarian food

[@anilkumarnarula6530]

Hello David; Just fyi , another reason for using hands is to first feel the warmth level of your food so that you don’t burn your mouth. By mixing you bring food to right level of warmth of food. Other reason you know well. You must hv observed while drinking tea, we blow air with mouth to bring temp down to a level of drinking without burning your mouth. We love it when you and your cousin enjoy Indian food.

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@VIVEK-yd6rk]

No one : Literally no one: David in his videos after eating a bite of food: mhhh mhhhhh hmmm hmmm mhmmhnm i love it ❤

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@arjunprabhu4175]

Love from kerala🌴🌴

[@siddharthsingh3904]

Next time when you visit India plan up to come to Rajasthan and try the best ever Lal Maas ( lamb) at my place. 🙏🏻

[@kingchess777]

As an Indian.. I've never had Pappad with sauce But the other dishes looked great

[@bhawanbhaskar]

Haan bhai sahi kaha... Papad bina chatni ke hi acha lagta 🤣

[@jw3090]

Thr are accompaniments and thr are chutneys and gravies to indian food.., papad is an accompaniment..usually eaten with rice or served as a starter in sm places. Just like u don't pick rice into a chapati or naan..u don't put chutneys on papad.. they'r eaten jus like that.

[@Abhi6x9]

Same 😂😂

[@Hussainpiplodwala]

We eat papad with chopped onions sprinkled with lemon, salt and pepper..:p

[@utkarshjindal1102]

U don't need to eat with hands everytime! 🤦🏻We indians use spoons as well ...infact we always use spoons ...it was back in the days when we south indians used their hands to eat. So please stop stereotyping all indians!

[@neetisingh350]

But we still eat naan,roti, biryani,and many south indian dishes with hands though..

[@bhupeshsingh7276]

Exactly brother...this is something I feel is unnecessary..

[@emilybh6255]

Cool Idea! How about doing more videos introducing people to new cuisines? Your cousin obviously was not a picky eater with a very educable palate to be so amenable to liking everything he tried. Although, Latinos are used to spicy foods. Perhaps introducing Indian foods to someone who is used to Mexican/ Latino type food is easier than it would be if all the person had ever eaten was the mostly bland standard American diet of mostly meat and potatoes and fried food.

[@knoppmaxx]

David deserves more views amazing family man and has a great dad and very humble guy and love his love for food. Your cousin needs to taste the non vegetarian muglai dishes but hey I love Mexican food too much and American breakfast is just too much of a rockstar

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@gameaddict1116]

You should try Jalebi and Rabri with your cousin... He definitely will love it ❤️❤️

[@synestergates7965]

Not everyone loves rabri...as an Indian I don't enjoy it at all

[@sandysharma885]

@@synestergates7965 You Guys who consider Rasmalai to be Rabri😁Rabri is a different thing You can Never forget the taste of Haryana and Punjab Rabri after eating 🙏

[@joodgameplay4268]

Yes try rasguula and some sweetss

[@gameaddict1116]

@@sandysharma885 totally agreed 😆😆👍

[@amreshfanpage5407]

Not everyone likes...jalebi and rabdii..in india.... because of its sweetness....even foreigners..dont like much..of it

[@gautamisangle3038]

Happy to see you back with so many videos!! Lots of best wishes to you! ❤️

[@subhankardutta8141]

We vote for the Miami guy ,man...seeing this video while eating lunch ...and David was giving a lesson on how to eat food with your hand and I am an Indian ..but Indian vegetarian food feels like indian food with out a soul...and paneer was missing

[@samsungga30s33]

Thank you David for promoting Indian food. Love and Respect from India.

[@baronsamedi5652]

where in india do we use so much tomato sauce!!!!!!!!!!!!.........................

[@madebyjoandsatvika]

Another amazing video as usual David it seems ur cousin fell in love with it too he straight up ate two koftas just like tht 😍 ..those dishes are looking yummy n making me hungry..lol 😂 n we just had dinner lol 🤣😂.. 👍🏻👌🏻😍❤️👌🏻🤤😋 mouthwatering..it's a heaven for us vegetarians..thank you for this nice feast for our eyes .. 😍.The way you remember things about indian places and dishes n passionately eating them...Respect for u David.. 🙏🏻👌🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 The title should be like David from INDIA..😜 lol. 🤣😂

[@volarerealty2263]

yes he certainly did!

[@niharprabhu3604]

Buddy we Indian's have a brand ambassador for food is david. Good Job Bro.

[@reneeren293]

*in

[@foodfrominternet4452]

That Veg Biriyani looks so delicious and favourful, full of veggies and those koftas looks like meatballs lol😋😋

[@adityaboro8077]

Love from Assam. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ STAY HEALTHY❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@namgyel6447]

Indian food Veg or non veg, breakfast or Lunch, dinner varieties are amazing and delicious

[@rajuwarner4895]

Love from Hyderabad, India ❤️

[@phenomarvind]

Come to Delhi , Lucknow , Hyderabad, Amritsar , Pune , Kolkata , Kerala . Try local food and get a local guide preferably food reviewer

[@JK4U]

You have got a cute and handsome cousin 😊

[@gauravdewan6126]

Hey David, loving your food videos and watching for quite a while now. I can comfortably say that you know ten times more about Indian food than Indians who live abroad. I know people in India told you we eat with our hands, but nowadays people rarely eat with hands, especially at a restaurant due to cleanliness issues. Also, eating with hands for people that do, it is usually at home. Keep up with the great work, greetings from Canada!

[@mudassarnazir9472]

No disrespect to vegetarian but how can people live without meat

[@indimates7424]

90 % indian eat veg daily.. 50% vegais.. 100% people love veg more then non veg.. Only 5 to 9% INDIAN EAT DAILY NON VEG... 10-15% weakly 20 to 30 % monthly

[@rahulbasurey1937]

15:14 a statement to remember 👏👏👏👏👏 so true

[@anirudhvenugopal1386]

Indian veg food is tasty because it mixes spices and various masalas unlike west which has limited veg options.....

[@senator1295]

The number 8 is considered the luckiest of numbers in China and they believe the more 8's the better

[@RohitSingh-lr7fn]

This guy literally eat like an Indian.....really enjoyed your video man...😄😄😄

[@abirnigam8816]

Indians in Umrikka busy with there IT jobs meanwhile David is living to the fullest

[@Channel-uc6kp]

What happens to the body after eating all the masala oo oh shit..... I'm better eating curd with Rice

[@djcomyca]

Always good to watch your food adventures!!! I love it!!!👍💪👊🙏💙😋😋😋😋

[@Top10-c5y1g]

Your cousin looks indian dude

[@abdulazizal3572]

Come to Saudi Arabia and try the best food you never forget 😘👍🏻🇸🇦

[@VipinTiwari-rb3om]

Sunny you need more practice to eat like indian 😁😁 because most indian don't like the rice that is spread all over in the hand.

[@SkinnyGuyDahn]

13:25 yes Alessandro you can lick your fingers. You are allowed to do that! 🙌

[@zoflora9705]

The food was great and Alessandro's pinky was only sore he could have used three other fingers and thumb. You know so many places to eat out and I'll have what you had as well. Thank you for sharing your video with us. Loved it. 😍

[@utopiancity8138]

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[@koshur_saruf]

feed Alessandro INDIAN NON VEG ITEMS please

[@sudipganguly8405]

14:48 feel proud. . . Thanks David . . . Come again Indiaalso Kolkata . . Biryani are just wait for you . .

[@jw3090]

U r nw officially eligible fr an Indian Passport.

[@mayureshrathod3627]

David's love for Indian food is on different level!! 💙

[@faaziliferoutine6135]

I can't see with empty stomach 😭😹😭😹

[@Wanderlustfinology]

Hey David i have been following you for more than 3 yrs or so i found that you are trying kind of similar dishes try exploring dishes not available easily

[@Deira854]

While i love all cuisines, I just have to come back to Indian cuisine after 5-6 days of trying other cuisines. Im not even Indian, Im from Dubai

[@atanunayak2422]

need to see a non-veg food testing with your cousin ............eagerly waiting...

[@sumeetdhir]

But why? Why veg only? Also, you’re misinformed about India being a predominantly vegetarian eating nation. About 70% of Indians eat Non Veg. as per census data.

[@sibasishdutta9009]

They will try next time

[@awwrko140]

Kolkata has its own fanbase ..😂❤️❤️🔥✨🤤

[@debolinamisra7136]

david u r too much , I see pure connection with India , plez visit soon

[@sangeetha.k7973]

Please try south Indian foods

[@ani1672]

You should show how much you paid for dishes

[@ybh8315]

Awesome Bro Love From Assam

[@sreelathan6079]

David..ur cousin looks like indian

[@mayurna1808]

Nice video...my stomach got instant hunger watching this

[@rknapolean8101]

Your cousin , is he an Indian...?

[@Light.444]

I will subscribe from my personal account

[@leonux1827]

Lop indian fooods😋😋😋😍😍😍😍😍

[@bijeshsingh92]

David dada ❤️❤️❤️ love you.. Kolkata briyani with Alu 🙏🏼👍🏽

[@arpitapatil9290]

Try whole masala eggplant curry with rice incredible

[@_matlabi_duniya_]

Situation of David is like whenever he uploads video views are like 10k , 14k ,15k but once he uploads Indian food video views goes up for that video more than 1 lakhs...It seems Indians only like to watch their content only 😅

[@pialisinha]

Your cousin looks like Indian

[@swarnimapagdaloo970]

Oh my god! You just made me realise that eating with hand is a technique in itself 🥰💯😎 so cool!

[@nurmdvlogs7522]

I am from India Assam .nice video. please reply

[@gouravsingh3257]

It's not easy for a new guy to be familiar with the way indians eat. I can see how difficult it was for him to eat by hands. But I really liked the video ❤️

[@rahulbasurey1937]

13:36 👏👏👏👏👏👏yeyeeeee hureeeeee

[@zeroone_01]

I also feel the urge to eat. 😁 Great video 👍🇰🇷🇨🇦

[@yashsrivastava9412]

Your brother looks way more interested in savouring food than listening to your description 😂😂

[@Loludanav69]

David love your channel and content misss your indian food vlogs Ig now you should try different cuisines withn the indian cusine😂

[@natr4535]

I think i havent seen any foreigner who loves indian food more than u david. Ur the boss!

[@kickstanful]

Got cheated pulao not biryani lol

[@bl_ack_assassi_n2346]

മലയാളികളുണ്ടോ?

[@deepchatterjee5123]

The people who wants to avoid protien and healthy diet their most welcome to eat north indian food and one more think its an myth that hindu people r very strict regarding non veg food only north indian and frm west part gujrati people r mosty vegetarian but its nothing related to hinduism nepali people r also hindu and they love their non veg food im frm east part india and my staple food is fish and rice if you go bali in indonesia over their also maximum people love their non veg food and their also hindu so its an wrong concept beacuse foreighner are not properly awair of hinduism we even sacrifise animal also in our hindu ritual western people r tottaly misguided by the north indian culture even what r you eating also unhealthy north indian food which i tottaly avoid beacuse im fitness trainer in bangkok anyway

[@rg9991]

They will be very surprised by Kali puja and durga puja if they think Hinduism is all about vegetarianism...2 different things entirely

[@deepchatterjee5123]

@@rg9991 hahaha yeah absoulutly correct and even if they visit kamkhya temple in assam

[@rg9991]

@@deepchatterjee5123 oh I dont know how they worship there...could you enlighten me?

[@deepchatterjee5123]

@@rg9991 exact ritual i also dont know beacuse since my mother demice im not much into religion anymore but i heard frm parents that over their they sacrifice pigeon and the worship the puja which they do its non vedic i beilive

[@anujambhore19]

please try again 56 Bhog In pure vegetarian 100% Bhartiya Traditional thali. Pure VEGETARIAN FOOD ONLY.

[@gagandeepkaur3909]

Being a vegetarian it's so eye pleasing to see u eating veg food😀 food looks delicious😋 it literally makes me salivate 🤤😭 P.s It's not compulsory to eat rice/Briyani with hands, coz in north india we use spoon or fork. In my whole life i haven't seen anyone around me either it's family or frnds eat rice/briyani with hands😊

[@sajithkv2198]

Bro back to karala☺️☺️

[@Sskaushik878]

You should try,gujarati food...which is primarily vegetarian...south indian food,I love maharshtrian food as well

[@vignesshwarvenkatachalam7786]

David, if your cousin came up to me and said he hadn't eaten Indian food before I'll be like 👀 and wouldn't have believed it.

[@acr9325]

Love the way, respect you have towards the food, culture, style everything for India. Wish You Visit My Place "Darjeeling", " THE QUEEN OF HILLS " and to try the taste over here available. And don't forget to Knock Knock. 😁

[@mukesh14481]

Don't have any cold drink when you have food... Your food doesn't digest properly... No cold beverages of any type sir

[@sanjuverma7866]

I am vegetarian that's why i love this vidio🥰🥰

[@ajayv9039]

David , let me point out that only 50% of Hindus are veg...Jain's , Buddhist are also veg... Nowadays even Christians and Muslims are going veg....So India does not have a huge diversity of veg food only because of Hindus...and to add paneer is not popular across India...You went to Kerala , Tamilnadu and Karnataka and the North east ( except the paneer chilly you tried )....Did you see paneer anywhere...Iam not saying we don't eat it, we do , just not popular like the North because we don't need proteins from paneer...We are animal eaters 😂...no pun intended