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I tried that and got food poisoning. Not saying one shouldn't do what you're suggesting but caution should be taken. In my case I didn't know what was safe and

by omail 17y ago

I tried that and got food poisoning. Not saying one shouldn't do what you're suggesting but caution should be taken. In my case I didn't know what was safe and what wasn't and had to rely on some guidance. Unfortunately, something I ate in a restaurant had me down for all the next day. My party had also eaten the same food but strangely I was the only one to get sick. We guessed the cooks didn't wash all of the vegetables thoroughly.

mahmud 17y ago
the usual caveats apply, just use your common sense: 1) eat in busy restaurants. food is likely to be leftovers in dead places. 2) prefer places where they have the cooking take place on front of you. a giant frying pan in the middle of the restaurant, where everything is being made on front of you, is better than something prepared in the backrooms and brought to you in a cold plate. and 3) eat what the locals eat (i.e. diet) not necessarily where, an specific food stall. the point is, don't have a bagel with cream cheese or a donut for breakfast if you live in, say, Beijing. For there you will need a massive tray of dumplings with lotsa spicy dipping sauce and a hot bowl of chicken soup. this is basic information to any seasoned backpacker, imo. 30+ countries and counting, never with a serious problem (only my bad sinuses.)
mallipeddi 17y ago
re: safe food in India 1) Never drink tap water. Always buy a bottle of mineral/drinking water at a restaurant. The water they give you is usually not safe no matter what they might say. And bad water usually accounts for most of food poisoning incidents. 2) Eat hot food (aka food prepared on-demand preferably in front of your eyes). Again the amount of precautionary measures you take varies depending on the quality of the place you visit - street-side food/fast-food places, you must be extremely careful; breakfast at Taj, not so much. I'm Indian. I've lived outside India for the past 7 years. You'll lose immunity to a lot of things if you stay outside India that long. If I go back now, I can catch a cold almost immediately; go through at least 1 account of food poisoning, etc. My brother who might be eating the same food as me at the same places, doesn't even fall sick. It takes a while for your body to re-adapt again.

by omail 17y ago

mahmud 17y ago

the usual caveats apply, just use your common sense: 1) eat in busy restaurants. food is likely to be leftovers in dead places. 2) prefer places where they have the cooking take place on front of you. a giant frying pan in the middle of the restaurant, where everything is being made on front of you, is better than something prepared in the backrooms and brought to you in a cold plate. and 3) eat what the locals eat (i.e. diet) not necessarily where, an specific food stall. the point is, don't have a bagel with cream cheese or a donut for breakfast if you live in, say, Beijing. For there you will need a massive tray of dumplings with lotsa spicy dipping sauce and a hot bowl of chicken soup. this is basic information to any seasoned backpacker, imo. 30+ countries and counting, never with a serious problem (only my bad sinuses.)

mallipeddi 17y ago

re: safe food in India 1) Never drink tap water. Always buy a bottle of mineral/drinking water at a restaurant. The water they give you is usually not safe no matter what they might say. And bad water usually accounts for most of food poisoning incidents. 2) Eat hot food (aka food prepared on-demand preferably in front of your eyes). Again the amount of precautionary measures you take varies depending on the quality of the place you visit - street-side food/fast-food places, you must be extremely careful; breakfast at Taj, not so much. I'm Indian. I've lived outside India for the past 7 years. You'll lose immunity to a lot of things if you stay outside India that long. If I go back now, I can catch a cold almost immediately; go through at least 1 account of food poisoning, etc. My brother who might be eating the same food as me at the same places, doesn't even fall sick. It takes a while for your body to re-adapt again.