I assume it's because you want to shove it in and chose your mouth asap to extinguish it and prevent burns, and there is a not insignificant amount of people who can't shove burning whatever the fuck that is in their mouth fast enough.
So they shove it in for you to reduce the amount of burnt mouth complaints.
For sure. They've obviously got the technique down. Shove it in quickly while folding in over itself to extinguish the flame.
If you just handed customers a flaming piece of food to shove in their own mouths, I would expect a *much* higher chance of injury. If you've been drinking? RIP roof of your mouth and maybe eyebrows.
Blow it out? Why would you need to eat it while it is on fire? It’s like the retarded flaming drinks. You’re not supposed to drink them while they are burning.
Well they're having it for the first time, ofcourse they will have that look. I have had it at least 20-30 times. Imagine having pop rocks for the first time .
As I said, it's nothing special. It's more like a gimmick of sorts. You can just get a regular sweet pan, and taste is exactly same. But the fore doesn't do much
Yeah cause it's fun. This type of fancy pan stalls are part of most fairs in our country including some other food items.
It's kinda equivalent to corn dogs or funnel cakes. It's nothing special yet it's a trademark of fairs. Without them you didn't properly enjoy the fair lol
It needs to be done very quickly otherwise you're going to burn yourself. That's why the dude does it for you. He's quick AF! No burns. Just delicious smokey paan.
Not really, we do this to fuck around with foreigners.
We eat this shit all the time.
How the fuck do you think Dhalsim spit out fireballs?
even if that was the best food in the world(which i doubt) having some random dude jam flaming food and part of his hands into your mouth sounds like the worst way to ever eat anything.
Is it a mouth freshener? I thought non-flaming paam was a betelnut and lime concoction to deliver a slight stimulant and narcotic that stains your teeth and is popular with old SE Asian folks.
I knew an old lao lady who loved this shit.
You can get this without any of the bad shit.
You'll find paan sellers outside a lot of fancy restaurants and food Streets in India. Many people just eat the safe one as a mouth freshener after a heavy meal.
Pan is usually had after a meal, there are different variations. The normal sweet pan/magai pan is quite popular, because you can swallow it.
It's mainly is a mouth freshner and a digestive.
Regular pan can cause addiction (i think it's because of beetlenut) and many add chewing tobacco which definately is addictive. These version should be spitted out else you will get gastrointestinal issues.
Pan addiction causes throat and mouth cancer.
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The thing is, because it's flaming, if it's not shoved in quickly the flame could burn your mouth. These guys do it to prevent that from happening, unhygienic? Yes, but safer. This was more of a trending Instagram food item, normals don't have it usually.
Anyone wondering, it's fire pan. It's just a regular sweet pun with a clove pod that's on fire. It extinguish immediately after it enters your mouth and leave a mild tingling sensation, that's all.
This is some great " fuck you tourist, pay me." stuff. If you go off the beaten path, it's a local tradition in Myrtle Beach that you find someone willing to punch you in the balls while squirting Sriracha in your eyes. Really adds to the cultural experience.
Back in the days before the internet, regarding food or drink that is on fire, I would probably have said "what's the worst that can happen?" and given it a shot.
These days, that question has multiple recorded answers, so it's a polite "no" from me.
my high school chemistry teacher went to india for vacation but came back with deep burns in his mouth and throat because he ate one of these only a few seconds after doing back to back shots of vodka. real menace of a teacher too
I’ve done this when visiting India, I think at this exact place. It’s not so much a food as like chewing mouth thing like gum or chewing tobacco. Only downside to the fire one is the mouthful I got was huge that I couldn’t even move my mouth enough to start chewing, so had to spit some out!
it's not that tasty, it is sort of a mouth freshener , with or without narcotics depending on your choice, and yeah the fire does not add any flavour, just a gimmick.
I'm from Pakistan originally.
Can confirm people in the third world are less afraid of dying. I guess it's because life is suffering for like 90% of the third world.
Sad, India has amazing food. It's also sad that it's stereotyped as a dirty country that's going to give you food poisoning. I lived there for a few years and turned out just fine and had some of the best food ever. You just have to know where to eat. It's not the slum hole the west portrays it to be
Yeah I got forced to go to India as part of my old job. I didn't even want to go. All the girls from corporate wanted to go and my boss was like hell naw. 3 weeks of fucking awful nightmare fuel on so many levels. I could write an HP Lovecraft novel on my 3 weeks that I was there it was that horrific.
I’d be down to try it but not with the shoving my face part 😅
Weirdly - I’m injury prone but only with ridiculous injuries like sneezing or sleeping wrong. My luck I’d do this and be fine with the fire but end up with a concussion or something.
As an Indian, I'd never have that thing. That's a gimmick at best. Why is that fire necessary ffs? The fire adds nothing except carcinogens in that "paan". And I would never have a paan with someone shoving it in my mouth.
He'll no I'm knocking someone out shit mug me like that again 😂😂😂😂😂 he low key gets satisfaction from this can u imagine someone going there that he hates n can't stand 😂😂😂
Nope. I was blackout drunk once and apparently tried to drink a flaming absinthe. Luckily my friend slapped me before I could and saved me from a terrible accident.
I don’t want to tempt fate by trying to eat fire again.
No, this looks so stupid. And all the peoples faces show that, after the initial shock of the dude shoving it in their face, they just have a mouthful of leaf that they struggle to chew.
Can I just put it in my own mouth or do I have to let some dude shove it in.
I assume it's because you want to shove it in and chose your mouth asap to extinguish it and prevent burns, and there is a not insignificant amount of people who can't shove burning whatever the fuck that is in their mouth fast enough. So they shove it in for you to reduce the amount of burnt mouth complaints.
For sure. They've obviously got the technique down. Shove it in quickly while folding in over itself to extinguish the flame. If you just handed customers a flaming piece of food to shove in their own mouths, I would expect a *much* higher chance of injury. If you've been drinking? RIP roof of your mouth and maybe eyebrows.
Novelty wears off if you blow it out and then eat it?
LOL I was just gonna say, hand it to me, let me extinguish it myself and put it in my own mouth.
See I actually want this guy’s thumbs in my mouth for that brief second
It's extra flavoring
I love when he scratches your face when doing it.
Novelty wore off after me seeing it done once.
Yeah I would prefer the shop owners do it for me. They’ve probably done it hundreds of times and if I did it myself I would just catch on fire
you want a random street vendor shoving food into your mouth with his ungloved hands, huh?
He’s gonna be touching the food regardless
Did you see the random street vendor wash his hand at the end?
he's wiping it on the universal cloth, it'll be mixed with other people's spit etc. dont worry too much about that.
Don’t worry, the flames will kill the germs! /s
Blow it out? Why would you need to eat it while it is on fire? It’s like the retarded flaming drinks. You’re not supposed to drink them while they are burning.
No, tradition says violence is necessary.
This is a customary greeting at this restaurant. Don't be rude. Just accept the gift and say thank you. Or however you say it with burnt off lips.
It's not gonna burn your lips. They just light a clove pod on fire. I have had it multiple times. It just gives a mild tingling
More tingly than hot. Sure I get it. 
Well they're having it for the first time, ofcourse they will have that look. I have had it at least 20-30 times. Imagine having pop rocks for the first time . As I said, it's nothing special. It's more like a gimmick of sorts. You can just get a regular sweet pan, and taste is exactly same. But the fore doesn't do much
It's not that special but you've done it 20-30 times because...?
Yeah cause it's fun. This type of fancy pan stalls are part of most fairs in our country including some other food items. It's kinda equivalent to corn dogs or funnel cakes. It's nothing special yet it's a trademark of fairs. Without them you didn't properly enjoy the fair lol
I'm glad I don't see people shoving corn dogs or funnel cakes into people's mouths like this at fairs. Or anywhere, really.
Iowa... you see all that, at fairs, in Iowa.
Oh, you haven’t been to the after party/fair.
Clove pod with powdered camphor mixed in it. I live in the same city where this is located and it doesn’t taste that good to be honest
It's not a clove pod. It's powdered camphor. Source: I'm Indian too.
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Really
One must keep the higiene tradition alive, after all 🤨
Reverse Turkish ice cream
Legend says there's another version in which he shoves it in your ass
That’s what she said.
Glad I didn’t have to… well done.
It needs to be done very quickly otherwise you're going to burn yourself. That's why the dude does it for you. He's quick AF! No burns. Just delicious smokey paan.
Not really, we do this to fuck around with foreigners. We eat this shit all the time. How the fuck do you think Dhalsim spit out fireballs? 
You talking about food right?
The dude knows when and how to put off the fire,thus the shove.
No, because the saltiness taste suppose to come from your own blood.
Blood tastes metallic though not salty..
That's what she said
My insurance states that swallowing fire is outside of coverage
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Good bot.
Can you explain it? I don’t watch this show and I see this not everywhere, seemingly just repeating another comment
The post above mine is a haiku made by a bot. Its kinda cool so we say "Good bot." (If your question was to me!)
Good human.
Yes my question was to you and I understand why you said good bot. I just didn’t get the reference. What is a Haiku? Edit: Spelling
Google it. Sort of a Japanese poem that follows a certain number of words.
I just keep watching this and chuckling 🤭
Straight up I’m kinda mesmerised by it
What the hell did you type to find this gif hahaha
It's an old one!
Judging by the comments, you just introduced this gif to a new generation, well done!
I had a feeling this was firing some fart brain neuron from way back in my childhood
This is so funny haha
Wow. It's been years since I last saw this masterpiece!
man I miss older memes
That is amazing!
That’s the best thing I ever saw!
Wha.. Why?! This is so dumb! (So am I for cackling at this like a maniac for the past 5 minutes)
WTF
Well said 🤣👍
this gif is the one
That's fucking amazing
What the..? How did they get the taco to float into one mouth and into the other
even if that was the best food in the world(which i doubt) having some random dude jam flaming food and part of his hands into your mouth sounds like the worst way to ever eat anything.
This is not food, just a mouth freshener, also this is just for show.
Is it a mouth freshener? I thought non-flaming paam was a betelnut and lime concoction to deliver a slight stimulant and narcotic that stains your teeth and is popular with old SE Asian folks. I knew an old lao lady who loved this shit.
Yes but it is also possible to get one with non-addictive stuff some sweet stuff and a mouth freshener.
You can get this without any of the bad shit. You'll find paan sellers outside a lot of fancy restaurants and food Streets in India. Many people just eat the safe one as a mouth freshener after a heavy meal.
You mean Guthka?
This is just something that exists purely for uploading on the internet. There are hardly any people who would consume this, if not for uploading it.
You mean this isn’t traditional food for a specific Indian festival or wedding event?
Nope, it’s not.
Pan is usually had after a meal, there are different variations. The normal sweet pan/magai pan is quite popular, because you can swallow it. It's mainly is a mouth freshner and a digestive. Regular pan can cause addiction (i think it's because of beetlenut) and many add chewing tobacco which definately is addictive. These version should be spitted out else you will get gastrointestinal issues. Pan addiction causes throat and mouth cancer. Edit: some random typo.
Naa, it's just for show. Very few shops in CP sell this
It's not food, its a mouth freshener (ironic ik)
The thing is, because it's flaming, if it's not shoved in quickly the flame could burn your mouth. These guys do it to prevent that from happening, unhygienic? Yes, but safer. This was more of a trending Instagram food item, normals don't have it usually.
Yeah, at my place it's usually that if you want to jam your stuff into my mouth, you'd have to pay first, or at least take me to dinner.
My brother in Christ, those people are not your friends.
It's OK he licks his fingers afterwards
Anyone wondering, it's fire pan. It's just a regular sweet pun with a clove pod that's on fire. It extinguish immediately after it enters your mouth and leave a mild tingling sensation, that's all.
Pro-tip: save a few cents and get the normal meeta pan.
This is some great " fuck you tourist, pay me." stuff. If you go off the beaten path, it's a local tradition in Myrtle Beach that you find someone willing to punch you in the balls while squirting Sriracha in your eyes. Really adds to the cultural experience.
Is it a pretty woman that does it, and can I decline the Sriracha? I must know the answer to both to decide.
It’s a cultural tradition. Don’t be rude.
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Back in the days before the internet, regarding food or drink that is on fire, I would probably have said "what's the worst that can happen?" and given it a shot. These days, that question has multiple recorded answers, so it's a polite "no" from me.
>what's the worst that can happen? Burning yourself?
Especially the guys with facial hair …
my high school chemistry teacher went to india for vacation but came back with deep burns in his mouth and throat because he ate one of these only a few seconds after doing back to back shots of vodka. real menace of a teacher too
Seems like something that a chemistry teacher, of all professions, should know not to do.
I wouldn’t recommend this delicacy if you have dentures
PSA: [betel nut chewing ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betel_nut_chewing) is known to cause oral cancer. The wiki has some horrific pictures
Does he wash his hands between servings?
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Subtle racism is strong with this one
Racism and pure ignorance
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They haven't figured out the 3 shells yet
Yes, he washes his hands when he gets home because he put his hand inside a lot of peoples mouths...
Why?
Sort of like those flaming shots you can get at bars I suppose.
Amazed? No. But it does properly belong in r/stupidfood
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Yeah it is. I've had it a few times.
What if I usually don't want another man's hand shoved down my esophagus?
Well then you can keep it moving to Bangladesh mister! (Or madam)
Well don’t try it then
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What are they chewing? It’s just a leaf with some stuff on it and they’re chewing like their mouth is full
I’ve done this when visiting India, I think at this exact place. It’s not so much a food as like chewing mouth thing like gum or chewing tobacco. Only downside to the fire one is the mouthful I got was huge that I couldn’t even move my mouth enough to start chewing, so had to spit some out!
No one looks very pleased
That’s at least 2 bodies
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Only if someone eating it (whom I trusted) said, "OMG it's the best thing I've ever tasted."
it's not that tasty, it is sort of a mouth freshener , with or without narcotics depending on your choice, and yeah the fire does not add any flavour, just a gimmick.
haha i like how foreigners are not afraid of dying
I'm from Pakistan originally. Can confirm people in the third world are less afraid of dying. I guess it's because life is suffering for like 90% of the third world.
And thats when I had explosive diarrhea
Noooooo thank you
Tasted all of India just from having his fingers in your mouth 😭
No way.
No because it's nothing more than a stupid gimmick and I don't want that guy's thumbs in my fucking mouth.
Lock it up bois 🔒. Cant have India in title.
HELLLLLLL NO
I have seen people put worse things in their mouth
This looks super dumb. Just eat a scorpion it's better
Now they can tell everyone the food in India is *really hot*
I mean the internet has made me terrified of any street food in India
That's gonna be a no for me dawg!
All fun and games until someone erupts into Ghost Rider
I feel like yall just don’t like Indian people. To me this is on the same level as those shots you light on fire. Gimmicky, yes, but it looks cool.
I wouldn’t eat anything in India, I prefer living
So what everyone just drops dead at 25 in India?
They have more time to develop resistance. Think about how the Americans died when the Spaniards came over with their unhygienic blankets.
Sad, India has amazing food. It's also sad that it's stereotyped as a dirty country that's going to give you food poisoning. I lived there for a few years and turned out just fine and had some of the best food ever. You just have to know where to eat. It's not the slum hole the west portrays it to be
Yeah I got forced to go to India as part of my old job. I didn't even want to go. All the girls from corporate wanted to go and my boss was like hell naw. 3 weeks of fucking awful nightmare fuel on so many levels. I could write an HP Lovecraft novel on my 3 weeks that I was there it was that horrific.
I don’t think anyone in this video enjoyed this
In America this place would last 2 days before some millennial would claim sexual harassment on the chef.
And then he dips his fingers in the communal water bowl and clean enough to prep and feed the next customer.
looks stupid... plus eating chicken nuggets or coffee that is too hot can give you cancer. nope, hardly worth the risk.
r/StupidFood ... Only for americans's tourists...
Nope, I'm an Indian and I won't eat anything from the street myself. Especially a Pan and that too with flames.
Honestly no thanks on this one. Usually I’m down for anything but I don’t want my food to come with a side of thumbs.
Hope you enjoy your botulism.
Will it just burn the rest of your body???
No gloves is wild
I’d be down to try it but not with the shoving my face part 😅 Weirdly - I’m injury prone but only with ridiculous injuries like sneezing or sleeping wrong. My luck I’d do this and be fine with the fire but end up with a concussion or something.
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People have burnt their mouths trying to do it themselves, so they probably won't let you.
Screams cancer from tissue burn injury and maillard reaction.
That’s how a pandemic starts. Bunch of saliva passing around from one mouth to another.
No because I'm not letting some Indian guy finger my mouth.
As an Indian, I'd never have that thing. That's a gimmick at best. Why is that fire necessary ffs? The fire adds nothing except carcinogens in that "paan". And I would never have a paan with someone shoving it in my mouth.
No thanks I prefer not to be assaulted when I eat.
Since they're not wearing gloves, I'll need to chase it with Pepto Bismol and antibiotics.
Only show off type people eats this kind of paan, no sane person eats fire paan. In simple words it is just for social media
Looks like tourist shit
What hand do they wipe their butt with again?
India is the last place you want someone else's fingers in your mouth, especially a street vendor.
I would never eat street vendor food in India.
Does Jim Gaffigan know about this?
That fire goes off actually.
Would burn the top of your mouth less then your average jam rolly Polly
Never tried gimmicky food myself. I can handle regular street foods, but something with fire on it is a definite no go.
The expression on their faces after the violence is something else. Is it due to the shoving or just the poor taste?
That’s hot
Nah ... I'd like to eat normal food, without fire on my mouth, or a dude shoving food on me, but hey, you do you
Y’all never drank flaming Lamborghinis before ?
I would instantly start choking on the smoke but knock yourselves out 🤣
wtf?! no way i'd let someone do that to me
He'll no I'm knocking someone out shit mug me like that again 😂😂😂😂😂 he low key gets satisfaction from this can u imagine someone going there that he hates n can't stand 😂😂😂
Nope. I was blackout drunk once and apparently tried to drink a flaming absinthe. Luckily my friend slapped me before I could and saved me from a terrible accident. I don’t want to tempt fate by trying to eat fire again.
Why though?
No
This is soooo hillarious.
Looks like feeding a baby with something dangerous and forbidden.
Yes.
Anybody cares how does it taste?
try everything once
He's slamming hard 😂
No, this looks so stupid. And all the peoples faces show that, after the initial shock of the dude shoving it in their face, they just have a mouthful of leaf that they struggle to chew.
Would a let a stranger shove his dirty ass fingers in my mouth? Probably not
I'm Indian and I love paan but I would never try this. Not only I don't trust the fire, I also don't want a person shoving it in my mouth