YouTuber tries spiciest Old Delhi breakfast

- Mark Wiens Abroad published a YouTube video on May 17 showing creator Mark Wiens eating what he called Old Delhi’s spiciest breakfast. - The video description names Delhi Food Walks founder Anubhav Sapra and lists stops including Lotan Chole Kulche Wala, Chaina Ram Sindhi Halwai and Amritsari Lassi Wala. - The video is available on YouTube, and Delhi Food Walks lists Anubhav Sapra’s Chandni Chowk breakfast tour on its website.

Mark Wiens Abroad posted a YouTube video on May 17 titled “I Tried the Spiciest Indian Street Food for Breakfast!! (Old Delhi),” showing creator Mark Wiens eating his way through Chandni Chowk and nearby streets in Delhi. The video description says the episode centers on “one of the spiciest Indian breakfasts in Old Delhi” and follows a broader breakfast food tour through the neighborhood. YouTube showed the upload on May 18 with more than 170,000 views on one version of the listing, while another watch-page result showed the same video shortly after publication with lower early view counts, reflecting the platform’s rolling updates. The clip identifies Anubhav Sapra of Delhi Food Walks as Wiens’ local guide. A mirrored write-up of the video description says Sapra took Wiens to a string of breakfast and dessert stops, beginning with Lotan Chole Kulche Wala in Old Delhi, which the post calls the city’s fiery signature breakfast stop. ### Who is the creator behind the video? (youtube.com) Mark Wiens Abroad is the YouTube channel that published the video, and the watch page listed about 1.11 million subscribers when it was indexed on May 18. The channel description visible in search results ties the upload to Wiens’ travel-and-food format, with the Old Delhi episode framed as a street-food breakfast tour. The title and opening description make the pitch explicit: Wiens was trying what the upload billed as the “spiciest Indian street food for breakfast.” That claim appears in the video packaging rather than in an independently verified ranking, and the available public materials do not include a full transcript. (bingchef.com) ### Which food stops does the video say it visited? Lotan Chole Kulche Wala is listed first in the video description, and the mirrored text says the stop featured “the spiciest Chole Kulche” and “fiery chickpeas.” The same description says Wiens called it “one of the best single breakfast items” he had in India. (youtube.com) Chaina Ram Sindhi Halwai in Chandni Chowk appears next on the route for chole bhature, followed by a tea stall that Sapra describes in the description as a favorite tea stop in Delhi. (youtube.com) The posted itinerary then moves to Shiv Mishthan Bhandar for another bhatura variation and ends at Amritsari Lassi Wala for lassi. Delhi Food Walks’ website separately lists a Chandni Chowk breakfast tour and names several of the same dishes and stops, including Lotan chole kulcha and Amritsari lassi. (bingchef.com) The site presents Sapra as the guide behind those walks in Old Delhi. ### What can be verified from the public record? YouTube’s indexed page confirms the title, channel, Delhi location and the description line saying the video covers “one of the spiciest Indian breakfasts in Old Delhi, India.” The page also shows that automatically generated audio tracks were available, but no full text transcript was surfaced in the search snippets reviewed. (bingchef.com) The mirrored description provides the clearest public list of vendors and dishes. (delhifoodwalks.com) Because that text appears to reproduce the YouTube description, it supports the route and participants but does not independently verify every on-camera exchange or reaction. ### Why does Anubhav Sapra keep appearing in Old Delhi food videos? Anubhav Sapra is the founder and guide prominently associated with Delhi Food Walks, according to the company’s website. (youtube.com) The site says it runs walking food tours in Old Delhi and elsewhere in Delhi, with breakfast routes through Chandni Chowk among its offerings. Old Delhi breakfast tours have also been a recurring format for travel creators. (bingchef.com) Search results show older YouTube videos from other channels focused on similar Chandni Chowk breakfast circuits, underscoring how established the neighborhood is as a filmed food-tour destination. ### Where can viewers follow the story from here? The YouTube watch page for video ID h7rRb1IajsE remained live on May 18, and the description names Mark Wiens Abroad and Anubhav Sapra as the principal on-camera participants. (delhifoodwalks.com) Delhi Food Walks’ website also lists Old Delhi food walks for viewers looking to identify the route and vendors featured in the video. (youtube.com) (dailymotion.com)

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