Chinese street vendor sells Amritsari kulcha in Shenzhen, viral video wins hearts: ‘Chandni Chowk to China’

The video shows the vendor preparing Amritsari kulcha in a traditional tandoor.

Chinese vendor sells flatbreads (Image source: @amritsarislive/Instagram)

With its rich flavours and diverse ingredients, Indian food has attracted foodies worldwide. Be it a humble bowl of daal makhani, a plate of pani puris, or the ‘viral’ vada pav, these regional dishes have gained immense popularity, and are often raved about by foreign travellers. Recently, a vendor in China was spotted selling Amritsari kulcha on the streets of Shenzhen.

Shared by @amritsarisilive on Instagram, the video shows the vendor immaculately preparing the flatbread popular in Punjab and Delhi. The now-viral video opens with the vendor rolling the dough to give it the desired shape. He then cooks the kulchas in a traditional tandoor, just like street vendors do in India.

“Amritsari Kulcha In Shenzhen, China,” the caption read.

Watch the viral video here:

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With over 80,00,00 views, the video garnered love from several food enthusiasts. A user wrote, “How beautiful! Congratulations to you, this is so heartwarming to see.” Another user commented, “Being an Amritsari, this is more authentic than ‘Amritsari Kulcha from Delhi’.”

“Chandni Chowk to China,” a third user said.

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In 2019, a video of British chef Angus Denoon selling Jhalmuri on the streets of London took the internet by storm. The viral video showed several people queued up at his stall, many filming the chef serving the dish in paper cones. The video also caught the attention of Amitabh Bachchan, who wrote, “bhery bhel done,” on X.