Truly an eye-opening video, which excels at every level. I'm awed by your courage, to step out into places, where even being an Indian, I can't imagine to do so. Intriguing and thought provoking to watch. Eagerly looking forward to the conclusive episode of your visit.
I'm from Assam in North East India. We have a culture similar to South East Asian countries. I worked in Mumbai for 5 long years and it mentally broke me down. There's just one positive point I bring back from there is that the difference between the slums in India and western countries is that the people of Mumbai slums have jobs! Everyone is either recycling something or doing some blue collar jobs instead of pushing Heroin like the slums in the west.
YES! I was going to comment a slum is a slum but from the different documentaries I have watched in Mumbai specifically, is the ability to work. I noticed the creativity to try and make ends meet. Now, I do know this for a fact, some diy jobs that people used to do to survive in the West the government now says is illegal and if you are caught can get in trouble. So, you take away a means to survive but offer nothing in return in that community to survive. That is what saddens me here. Sigh...
In the west, you need a license to do anything, then pay taxes and sometimes you need liability insurance. I’m wondering if anything like that exists in Mumbai, or whether anyone can just make money however they can without all these limitations?
Being in d chaotic n polluted Mumbai for 3 years was a out of comfort working n living experience. I clearly wanted a chance for a better working n living from KL to Europe, but somehow someone in my previous office made a blunder. My office in BKC Bandra East, a prestigious corporate offices area, is very close to Dharawi, d biggest slum area in Mumbai. Some of my Malaysian frenz from d general consulate even visited this area, n it seemed that there r plenty of cottage industries in this slum area that produced goods for d upmarket n trendy retail outlets in d malls in Mumbai. Have u seen d most expensive apartment building in d world owned by d richest billionaire in India, Mukesh Ambani, it's not far from d city centre.
Yes there's so much contrast in India and particularly in Mumbai. The pollution did get to me, I was coughing a lot being so used to clean sea air, I don't think my lungs could take it. They seem to be burning off a lot of toxic material there.
@@recipe30 Thanks for sharing your experience in Mumbai. Sorry to hear that your health was affected. Hope u r much better now. Talking about health in Mumbai, for my first six months in Mumbai, I suffered daily vomiting n irritable bowel syndrome. Somehow, I managed to cope with d city in d next 2 n half years. But after 3 years in chaotic n polluted Mumbai, I came back to KL with a depression, eventually lost my job n my only apt in KL. Not a good place for my posting experience. And talking about d terrorist attacks in Mumbai, I actually arrived in d city reporting for duty just week after d incident. It's just too much for me, I totally blame it to my ex employer, a Malaysian investment development authority. 😁
Chef Joel - what an AMAZING Documentary you have created here, I can't wait to see the final episode! You shot this in such a beautiful, immersive & respectful way, I've always been intrigued by India & its rich history. Thank you for taking me on a trip today from Texas to Mumbai. {{ hugs from Texas my friend}} Anna
Thank you for this. Your experiences their match what we have been told by friends who have been there. They seem to be a very resilient people and as you described it so well it is a very challenging way to live
I’ve been subscribed to your channel. I love your dishes! Even though I avoid eating red meat, I can still cook chicken, beans, potatoes, vegetables, pastas, seafood, and all the other dishes, so thank you.
Chef, you captured this perfectly. I felt like I was a part of this experience! I enjoyed the museum on Ghandi. Very educational and informative. Thank you for this wonderful video 😊❤
It's so great to leave your comfort zone, Certainly some of us feel scary of traveling to some unsafe areas but there is always something wonderful that makes we forget a lot of that scary feeling.. I loved these bright colours, spices, flowers, these pets, these beautiful street cats, this sweet 16 years old girl, this wedding ceremony and your dancing ... It was really fun, and I just fell in love with these huge numbers of clothes placed on the ropes to dry in the largest outdoor laundry as if it were the largest work of art full of different colors, patterns and textures..!! I hope that your humanitarian message will reach the government there... Perhaps this amazing video will be a reason to find a solution to this environmental disaster.. Thank you so much Chef Joel for your great effort and for leaving the luxurious Mumbai to the real Mumbai..you are unique vloger..!! much respect to you Chef Joel.. !!
@@recipe30 Wow, France.. The Louvre Museum, the Mona Lisa and Pyramide du Louvre, they are the most wonderful meeting of two things French and Italian and I will definitely remember the most famous novel of all time by Dan Brown [The Da Vinci Code] while watching your trip.. I love French cuisine, especially desserts. hope you have a happy time there Chef Joel..!!
It really reminded my experience staying in d hotel for 2 weeks making preparations for an incoming trade n investment mission, govt n biz delegation from Malaysia. My room in d luxurious wing fronted d Gateway of India, making it more memorable. Our deputy PM had also met Mukesh Ambani, d richest captain of industries in India, n also met Sir Ratan Tata, one of d richest man in India who also owns d hotel group brand Taj, d Taj Palace Hotel in Mumbai n around d world.
@@recipe30 Thank u. There were some parts in my passage to. India that was worth going down d memory lane. But I bet u also had some good time, not like Bali, but probably a new adventure. One of these days, u got to consider visiting Malaysia, check out KL, Penang n Langkawi. And maybe collaborate with d local chef or international chef in Malaysia on a cooking program. 😁
@@Yasin_Affandi India is a great place for adventure, but Goa was a little similar to Bali, very different from the big city. I do look forward to visiting Malaysia some day, but next will be Vietnam only for a few days, then France.
@@recipe30 Wonderful. I only been to Goa once, plenty of paddy fields n coconut trees, like Bali, Indonesia n Malaysia too. Good to know that u know Malaysia. Nice to know your travel plan, have fun in Vietnam, then France, look forward to watching u in Paris. Merci beaucoup. 😁
My gosh, just thinking about how polluted they are making the ocean there is just horrifying. I know how kind and hospitable the people of India can be though.
Nice video.....i hope u visited dadar (west) and in here a popular historic ground chatrapati shivaji maharaj park a very beautiful place to hang out....
Hello Chef! If you are still in India then you should visit the North, especially Punjab, Amritsar. Your journey is incomplete without Gujrat, Rajesthan, Delhi and Punjab. Not to mention East like Luckhnow, Varanasi, Patna and Kolkatta. I am not sure if you will find any other country with so much food diversity as India. I am little disappointed though as the food in those slums are amazing, I was waiting to see their videos. Slumdog told everyone already about those slums, but no one talks about their food.
Do you worry about getting mugged with your camera gear flashing out in the open like this all the time? I'd be afraid of that myself. And great vlog! It deserves more views than that!
I have watched many documentaries on India. A few on Mumbai...funny I am old and remember when called Bombay! LOL! I like how you showed all facets of the area...the beautiful and ugly. Every city and nation has both sides...some worse than others.
Every country has slum. Even in your country u could see people living in streets. Mumbai has also slum but you havent shown the other beautiful places here. Hope u noticed one thing here is even girl kids are educated in slum and can speak a fluent english. Nxt time when u wanna see real india , lets knw will show the worlds beautiful places and food u could taste.
@@recipe30 No sir. We didn't saw any video like that. U are purposefully insulting our country. First u go and upload ur country slum area videos. While travelling u didn't even saw any developed area??why don't u uploaded that??only uploaded negatives. Ancient bloodies in this list too did this.. And we Indian childrens too taught India is a poor country.. After grown up only we came to know how much rich peoples are there in india and realized that stories are hided.. U guys.. Don't forget.. Our peoples are there to show the other side of ur country.. We all indian too watching ur slum videos .
What a shame for those millionaires and billionaires. They should help their country better. 😤 At list providing education and food for the infants and older poor people.
damn - conditions in N Korea as bad? The people here are happy for the most part which i love but wish they could put their hands together for making some infrastructure and toilets for the humans that live there - wouldn't mind going and shitting there thou- anything for some of that food which looked so good
OMG Chef I cant believe you made it to some of that region of India. Very coragios of you. Oh No. Thanks. 😅 Thanks for sharing your videos I enjoyed minus India. Sorry. 😊
Truly an eye-opening video, which excels at every level. I'm awed by your courage, to step out into places, where even being an Indian, I can't imagine to do so. Intriguing and thought provoking to watch. Eagerly looking forward to the conclusive episode of your visit.
Thank you! When I travel I always like to see both sides of a country if I can. I seem to learn so much more by going in deep. ❤
I'm from Assam in North East India. We have a culture similar to South East Asian countries. I worked in Mumbai for 5 long years and it mentally broke me down. There's just one positive point I bring back from there is that the difference between the slums in India and western countries is that the people of Mumbai slums have jobs! Everyone is either recycling something or doing some blue collar jobs instead of pushing Heroin like the slums in the west.
YES! I was going to comment a slum is a slum but from the different documentaries I have watched in Mumbai specifically, is the ability to work. I noticed the creativity to try and make ends meet. Now, I do know this for a fact, some diy jobs that people used to do to survive in the West the government now says is illegal and if you are caught can get in trouble. So, you take away a means to survive but offer nothing in return in that community to survive. That is what saddens me here. Sigh...
In the west, you need a license to do anything, then pay taxes and sometimes you need liability insurance. I’m wondering if anything like that exists in Mumbai, or whether anyone can just make money however they can without all these limitations?
Thanks for this eye opening video.
Being in d chaotic n polluted Mumbai for 3 years was a out of comfort working n living experience. I clearly wanted a chance for a better working n living from KL to Europe, but somehow someone in my previous office made a blunder. My office in BKC Bandra East, a prestigious corporate offices area, is very close to Dharawi, d biggest slum area in Mumbai. Some of my Malaysian frenz from d general consulate even visited this area, n it seemed that there r plenty of cottage industries in this slum area that produced goods for d upmarket n trendy retail outlets in d malls in Mumbai. Have u seen d most expensive apartment building in d world owned by d richest billionaire in India, Mukesh Ambani, it's not far from d city centre.
Yes there's so much contrast in India and particularly in Mumbai. The pollution did get to me, I was coughing a lot being so used to clean sea air, I don't think my lungs could take it. They seem to be burning off a lot of toxic material there.
@@recipe30 Thanks for sharing your experience in Mumbai. Sorry to hear that your health was affected. Hope u r much better now. Talking about health in Mumbai, for my first six months in Mumbai, I suffered daily vomiting n irritable bowel syndrome. Somehow, I managed to cope with d city in d next 2 n half years. But after 3 years in chaotic n polluted Mumbai, I came back to KL with a depression, eventually lost my job n my only apt in KL. Not a good place for my posting experience. And talking about d terrorist attacks in Mumbai, I actually arrived in d city reporting for duty just week after d incident. It's just too much for me, I totally blame it to my ex employer, a Malaysian investment development authority. 😁
Eye opening, makes me thankful to be where I spent my life. Thank you for sharing this, I will never complain again.
That's exactly how I felt!
@@recipe30 Where is the best place to live, in your opinion?
Amazing video! You are multi talented! I grew up in suburbs of Mumbai and worked in the city but had never visited those places.
Not only are you a fantastic chef but you're also a great narrator I'm just binge watching all your videos oldest to newest absolutely amazing
Wow, thank you Ryan! 🙏
I love your honest narrations of your travels. The people are so friendly in India. I was invited to partake in a wonderful fun Indian wedding also.
That's amazing, yes I love the Indian people!
What an amazing adventure. Thank you for letting us in and showing us the Real Mumbai. I felt like I was there ❤💗
It was amazing, glad you like it Pauline 😊 ❤
Thank you Chef Joel for sharing this beautiful trip to India. 🙏
My pleasure Lilly, glad you enjoyed it ❤
Chef Joel - what an AMAZING Documentary you have created here, I can't wait to see the final episode! You shot this in such a beautiful, immersive & respectful way, I've always been intrigued by India & its rich history. Thank you for taking me on a trip today from Texas to Mumbai. {{ hugs from Texas my friend}} Anna
💥💥💥💥 Gracias 💥💥💥
This is the other side of my India,
hope it will get okay soon,
Thank you for showing this ❤
Your government needs to step in, India is so beautiful!
Thank you for this. Your experiences their match what we have been told by friends who have been there. They seem to be a very resilient people and as you described it so well it is a very challenging way to live
My pleasure Annie, yes the people there work so hard for so very little but still seem very happy.
Joel ,lindo video !! 👏👏
Glad you like it! 😊
I’ve been subscribed to your channel. I love your dishes! Even though I avoid eating red meat, I can still cook chicken, beans, potatoes, vegetables, pastas, seafood, and all the other dishes, so thank you.
Awesome! Thank you for being a subscriber! ❤
Chef Joel very nice video and a beautiful country
Thank you so much Chef Joel for this amazing look into authentic Mumbai!
My pleasure Rose! ❤
Very nice video😊😊😊😊
Thanks Sid!
Chef, you captured this perfectly. I felt like I was a part of this experience! I enjoyed the museum on Ghandi. Very educational and informative.
Thank you for this wonderful video 😊❤
My pleasure Nat, you can spend quite a long time in the Museum, so much to see.
@@recipe30 Welcome Chef. Yes, I gather that much by what you showed. Really a fantastic video!
This is amazing documentary video thank you chef for sharing your journey with us ❤❤❤
Glad you found it entertaining Hana! Cheers! 😊
@@recipe30 it's really is 👍🤍🤍
It's so great to leave your comfort zone,
Certainly some of us feel scary of traveling to some unsafe areas but there is always something wonderful that makes we forget a lot of that scary feeling..
I loved these bright colours, spices, flowers, these pets, these beautiful street cats, this sweet 16 years old girl, this wedding ceremony and your dancing ... It was really fun, and I just fell in love with these huge numbers of clothes placed on the ropes to dry in the largest outdoor laundry as if it were the largest work of art full of different colors, patterns and textures..!!
I hope that your humanitarian message will reach the government there... Perhaps this amazing video will be a reason to find a solution to this
environmental disaster..
Thank you so much Chef Joel for your great effort and for leaving the luxurious Mumbai to the real Mumbai..you are unique vloger..!!
much respect to you Chef Joel.. !!
Thank you Sama, glad you found it entertaining. ❤ Next time will be from France.
@@recipe30 Wow, France.. The Louvre Museum, the Mona Lisa and Pyramide du Louvre, they are the most wonderful meeting of two things French and Italian and I will definitely remember the most famous novel of all time by Dan Brown [The Da Vinci Code] while watching your trip.. I love French cuisine, especially desserts.
hope you have a happy time there Chef Joel..!!
In 2000 when I have been in Mumbai for the first time; lots of it look much improved 🕊️🇺🇬
Yes, it's certainly on the way up.
I really like d Gateway of India fronting d prestigious Taj Palace Hotel.
It really reminded my experience staying in d hotel for 2 weeks making preparations for an incoming trade n investment mission, govt n biz delegation from Malaysia. My room in d luxurious wing fronted d Gateway of India, making it more memorable. Our deputy PM had also met Mukesh Ambani, d richest captain of industries in India, n also met Sir Ratan Tata, one of d richest man in India who also owns d hotel group brand Taj, d Taj Palace Hotel in Mumbai n around d world.
Wow Yasin, that sounds like you've been around and had a great experience!
@@recipe30 Thank u. There were some parts in my passage to. India that was worth going down d memory lane. But I bet u also had some good time, not like Bali, but probably a new adventure. One of these days, u got to consider visiting Malaysia, check out KL, Penang n Langkawi. And maybe collaborate with d local chef or international chef in Malaysia on a cooking program. 😁
@@Yasin_Affandi India is a great place for adventure, but Goa was a little similar to Bali, very different from the big city. I do look forward to visiting Malaysia some day, but next will be Vietnam only for a few days, then France.
@@recipe30 Wonderful. I only been to Goa once, plenty of paddy fields n coconut trees, like Bali, Indonesia n Malaysia too. Good to know that u know Malaysia. Nice to know your travel plan, have fun in Vietnam, then France, look forward to watching u in Paris. Merci beaucoup. 😁
I love how you showed both sides of Mumbai.. totally missed the chance of meeting you here tho😭
That's a shame, I always like to meet with some of the fans. ❤
My gosh, just thinking about how polluted they are making the ocean there is just horrifying. I know how kind and hospitable the people of India can be though.
The people were gems! They deserve better.
@@recipe30 Their government has an obligation to these people to provide decent clean water and sanitation.
Very nice and impressing vid. Thank you!
Regards from smalltown Germany😂
Glad you like it!
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Glad you found it interesting!
Is there a cookbook you have that might be primarily chicken, fish and plant-based?
Only in my head at present, but I am thinking of it.
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Nice video.....i hope u visited dadar (west) and in here a popular historic ground chatrapati shivaji maharaj park a very beautiful place to hang out....
Next time! ❤
@@recipe30 thank for the reply😊
Thank you 💕😊 for this, please when are making something new?
This week
Hello Chef!
If you are still in India then you should visit the North, especially Punjab, Amritsar. Your journey is incomplete without Gujrat, Rajesthan, Delhi and Punjab. Not to mention East like Luckhnow, Varanasi, Patna and Kolkatta.
I am not sure if you will find any other country with so much food diversity as India. I am little disappointed though as the food in those slums are amazing, I was waiting to see their videos. Slumdog told everyone already about those slums, but no one talks about their food.
Hey! No I'm no longer in India, not enough time to do it all, next time my friend! 👍
@@recipe30 I am a big fan of yours. Please, do let us know before you come. I will arrange for your visits to the true Indian Culinary scenes. :)
Do you worry about getting mugged with your camera gear flashing out in the open like this all the time? I'd be afraid of that myself. And great vlog! It deserves more views than that!
I'm always cautious when travelling but felt very safe in India. Glad you enjoyed it ❤
Mugging does not happen in India at all 😊
Hello sir, if you are in India so, please visit Bodhgaya the land of Lord Buddha.
I'm your big fan.❤
Thanks Samar, it will have to be another time my friend. ❤
I have watched many documentaries on India. A few on Mumbai...funny I am old and remember when called Bombay! LOL! I like how you showed all facets of the area...the beautiful and ugly. Every city and nation has both sides...some worse than others.
Thank you. I like Bombay better than Mumbai. Thanks for watching ❤
Every country has slum. Even in your country u could see people living in streets. Mumbai has also slum but you havent shown the other beautiful places here. Hope u noticed one thing here is even girl kids are educated in slum and can speak a fluent english. Nxt time when u wanna see real india , lets knw will show the worlds beautiful places and food u could taste.
Watch my other India vlogs, I covered much more.
@@recipe30 No sir. We didn't saw any video like that. U are purposefully insulting our country. First u go and upload ur country slum area videos. While travelling u didn't even saw any developed area??why don't u uploaded that??only uploaded negatives.
Ancient bloodies in this list too did this.. And we Indian childrens too taught India is a poor country.. After grown up only we came to know how much rich peoples are there in india and realized that stories are hided.. U guys.. Don't forget.. Our peoples are there to show the other side of ur country.. We all indian too watching ur slum videos .
You need to do more of these, I find this more interesting than your cooking videos.
I do a few every year, next one will be Vietnam, then France.
Hello
What a shame for those millionaires and billionaires. They should help their country better. 😤 At list providing education and food for the infants and older poor people.
damn - conditions in N Korea as bad? The people here are happy for the most part which i love but wish they could put their hands together for making some infrastructure and toilets for the humans that live there - wouldn't mind going and shitting there thou- anything for some of that food which looked so good
Most Indians don't live like this. It's only mumbai😂
Ok so how do we get that puppy to come home with you? Lol
It was so hot and those puppies had no water in that cage.
@@recipe30 how do we get them water and a good home ?
@@recipe30 this is starting to stress me out. Why are they in a cage?
OMG Chef I cant believe you made it to some of that region of India. Very coragios of you. Oh No. Thanks. 😅
Thanks for sharing your videos I enjoyed minus India. Sorry. 😊
That's okay, watch what you enjoy, I like to see and experience both sides of any country.
Is There not trash in your country? You could see the beautiful places of mumbai. But you chose toilets, landfills etc.
You have to watch all my India videos. And no, there's no trash in my country.
It will never be on my bucket list. I have this image of having to keep sanitising my hands, everytime I touch something.
You can`t be French if you have an Australian accent. Is this a fake channel?
I live in Australia, lost my French accent but speak it fluently.