Hey there my steemit friends. @chefsteve asks a great question about what are some strategies we can implement to avoid food poisoning while traveling to foreign countries? Steve explained how recently he was in one of my favorite countries Thailand and he got sick from eating some street food.
I personally have never gotten sick from food in any Asian country. Then again I haven't traveled to India yet, where I hear getting sick from the food is almost like a right of passage. Latin America is where I personally have had the most trouble and have had to learn the hard way on more than one occasion. Many travelers I've met agree, Latin America is generally the worst.
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Amazing post. South Asia seems lovely. The nature and its food also. I don't think my stommach can hold up haha.
Oh wow so many awesome and great tips @world-travel-pro ! especially to eat in clean looking places that are very busy with many local customers as well , it must be good ! also the tip on asking someone thats also been visiting for a while where they have been eating , it must be good or ok otherwise they would be sick ! lol! Thanks so much for sharing this great information , its one of your best posts so far my friend ! upped and resteemed to sharevwith my foodie followers in my @momskitchen blog ! Will be back to do the same in my @karenmckersie blog ! Steem on !👌😊👍👍👍
Awe thanks ! but most people on here I would say at least 90% Never read the post lol! so many people ask questions about my contest when all the information is in the post !! Steem On !👍😀👍😀👍😀
When I started traveling, I could have really used these tips! I knew nothing, so I tried any food I wanted to try, including many dishes on open-air markets. During 7 weeks in Bolivia I had stomach problems four times and the last time I ended up in the hospital with food poisoning... Since then I have learned to select my food more carefully, but still, I got sick quite a lot while traveling in Latin America.
I agree with you that food-wise Asia really beats Latin America by far (even though Peru has some pretty good food!). But even in Malaysia, where I have had some of the most amazing food yet, I got sick of an Indian dish. A whole chilli pepper had somehow managed to smuggle on my plate and before I saw it I had swallowed it. Instantly my face became red and my stomach refused to take any food for days...
I will get some colloidal silver for my next trip, I did not know about that yet.
This one has been my favorite article of yours yet, keep doing what you are doing! :)
Your tips are all great and to the point! Although I wouldn't cook in my hotel room as I travel with a small backpack only but I'd love to see what you cook on your travels.
I have travelled around Southeast Asia and gotten sick there about 3 times, always from something uncooked, like a salad. The last time both my husband and I got salmonella in northern Thailand from an avocado toast with fried egg...we were both out for a week.
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food food and food...eat as much u can....nice collection bro
i'd never go beyond my country, Venezuela, but im quite amazed by ur opinion of latin american food... Make me wonder if the food I'v been eating my whole life is even considered worldwide.. Maybe that's why when u see for example typical venezuelan food at europe, or USA are most often visited by their own countryman... Different case Asian Food, Japanese, Chinesse, even Korean are very popular here at Venezuela, but famously the Chinese food rest, are cataloged low health care one and of course more "food poisoner" ones.
I think is all related to the food u are used to, for example my case, every time I tried (starting time) korean food (too much spiced) I knew it ill meet the place's WC after.. But now over 2 years having korean food often in my diet, problem solved.
Have u ever tried venezuelan food? or chilean?
Nevertheless, good and interesting post mate. Saludos.
Amazing post Dan! Thanks so much for your detailed answer to my question! I really appreciate it and It looks like a lot of other people do too! Well done!
This is some really great advice. Thank you for sharing, its invaluable to less experienced travelers. Especially those that maybe just traveling briefly to another country for work. Resteemed + Follow. Keep up the quality posts!
Excellent post! I'm ashamed to say it, but I've unintentionally poisoned myself with chicken sausage years ago lmao. I baked them in some crescent rolls like a goof instead of boiling them. It didn't take much and I was puking for over a day. I wonder if the colloidal silver and charcoal would have helped me. Valuable info!
Absolutely Dan! I'll carry your tip with me for the rest of my life as I'm not the best cook and will likely almost kill myself again bwahaha. :P
This is an especially good post!!! congrats.
That greasy pot from cooking the steak- I would have thrown 2 beef or vegetable bullion cubes and some sliced onions into the steak grease, and put on med heat, then toss in some sliced mushrooms, braze them quickly, then add about 3-4 cups of water and take some spaghetti or linquini noodles, abot the diameter of your thumb, and snap them into pieces a few inches long, to act as noodles and toss them into the broth. Then you have left over soup for a day or so, and throw the bone in after you get done with your steak for extra flavor.
Thanks for the advice.
damn, that's a really well written and insightful post man, you really know your stuff, thanks for the follow and bot support, means a lot! :)
Mmm ! wished I was eating your yummy steak for dinner @world-travel-pro , looks great ! and im looking forward to you posting about "Travel pro Hotel Cooking" Great idea !! I all ready commented from my other account ! keep up the great work ! 👌✌👍😀😋
This was such great info for me travelling to Guatemala soon. I took some notes and is greatly appreciated!!
Very useful info for everyone considering going to another country. We all have to eat and none of us want to get sick!
Interesting to hear from someone with direct experience and not just boilerplate hygiene advice.
For my part, I can say that I traveled around China eating pretty much anything and everything and never had any issues. I just used common sense about trying new things and where to buy them.
Beef tendons are gross, FYI.
Here in the Philippines we have a sayin "Mas madumu, mas masarap" it means the dirtier the tastiest. That's why some of us end up having worms and different sickness. This is really helpful, btw. :)
Thanks for the tips.
I generally just suck it up and keep going.
It's not an adventure if you don't feel a bit ill at least once.haha.
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You cooked yourself wow! That's called real adventure. Amazing!
Very well written post my friend. I have been everywhere man, and as you know live in Mexico now Been all over this country and tried food from food stalls and, like you, never have got sick.
There's some tasty food in those stalls and I eat it almost every day. Just picked up some today in fact.
Keep up the good work and I'm happy to see you found your feet on Steemit.
Such a great post chock full of great advice! I didn't know about latin america vs asia in terms of food borne illnesses - this is really helpful.
I've been sicker than a dog from a visit in Mexico (no street food, just something random) and the worst was in Egypt when I made the mistake of getting addicted to the falafel cart near my hotel. It was absolutely delicious but I was ill in every way for over a week. Thankfully a traveler gave me a homeopathic that helped. Actually, I had an all around nightmare travel experience in Egypt since I was bitten by a dog also and saw the insides of hospitals from Aswan to Luxor which was it's own shocking experience for me in 1989. Anyway I digress!
A year ago someone gave me some colloidal silver in liquid form and I knew it was good for the immune system but I didn't realize it could be used in this way - great advice. I use coconut charcoal every time I have any kind of digestive discomfort and it's the magic cure!
The good thing about Egypt in the 80s was that the political situation was much better for an American traveler so i'm glad I went (from this vantage point LOL!).
Also also also, I can't believe I forgot to applaud your impressive in-hotel creations! Those look marvelous and I'm sure they taste even better - very creative and resourceful Dan. I was taken with them when I looked at this post but I neglected to mention it because of the colloidal silver mention. And btw, I think you're right that it's big pharma preventing it from being prescribed/recommended. Really great post!
this is yummy and superb , i just felt like grabbing it from my screen , i love this
You really got a strong stomach for sure!
Great tips. I can remember eating at a dodgy place in Guelin China just before getting on a train. What a mistake. I spent the next 14 hours going to Vietnam hugging the metal basin of a train toilet. Not my most glorious moment.
I'm usually scared of lead poisoning with roadside foods, when this lead accumulates it can have a really bad effect.
Your post says that, you are a food lover .
i like your content. nice sharing.thanks! xoxo
The best way to avoid food poisoning when travelling is to prepare adequately by making research on the kind of food that is sold there so that it wont look srange to you when you see them.
This is one of the reasons I don't like processed food. Fresh food is the best. Awesome article thanks for remembering us
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