A video of a foreign traveller having chicken biryani from an Indian Railway catering service is raking in likes on Instagram. The video shows traveller Daniel Pinto taking a 30-hour train journey in the sleeper coach and trying out chicken biryani. The dish cost him Rs 130, which he said was the equivalent of 1.5 euros. While eating the biryani on the upper berth of the train, Pinto said that it was not the best biryani he has ever had but added that it was satisfactory for train food and the price. This video was reshared on Instagram by a popular account on March 5. It was captioned, “Would you try this?” So far the clip has gathered over 9,000 likes.
In the comments, many people mentioned that foreigners, who might not have the natural immunity of living in Southeast Asian countries may not respond well to street food or food prepared on the trains. Making this point, an Instagram user wrote, “Biryani is amazing but overnight train Biryani requires a leap of faith if you…

















