Is it possible to get poisoned by street food while relaxing abroad, in your city, or just when you want to eat? Of course! In this article, I will discuss the most important issues that can help reduce the risk of poisoning while on vacation. Having visited many places on our planet and tasted everything from Spanish Jamon to exotic food in Thailand in the form of beetles and cockroaches, I emphasized a few things for myself that will really help to avoid problems with poisoning on the street.
When buying all the same hot dog or pancakes with jam, well, here it is at your discretion, I gave only examples, we run the risk of getting poisoning every time, which will definitely ruin the vacation. Take the same Indonesia with its street cuisine, it was just scary to buy food in warungs and eat in places that do not inspire confidence even in appearance, but 90 percent of the Indonesian population eat food here and are not afraid of poisoning.
Believe it or not, street cafes for some factors are no different from the same restaurants where delicious dishes are prepared from the same ingredients, the only difference is the price, but is it possible to get poisoned with such food, no matter where you bought it, the risk always the same. In order to prevent this from happening, I will tell you what to avoid and how to prevent poisoning from street food.
Personal hygiene as a remedy for poisoning
Have you ever thought that a large percentage of poisoning occurs precisely through your fault? Yes, look at your hands, which take money before buying street food (just think which way the bill took to get into your hands), hold onto the railings in the transport. On vacation, lying on the beach, we always tackle the beach sand, which is also a source of poisoning and transmission of infection.
Which exit? You probably already guessed, ask for tissues or wash your hands before each meal! In extreme cases, always take with you wet wipes that do not kill most bacteria, but help increase the chance of poisoning by an order of magnitude.
Who sells you food at a street cafe?
Always look at who sells you food in a street cafe, what the seller looks like, whether he inspires confidence in you. If you were in Asian countries, this item would have already discouraged your appetite. So, first of all, the salesperson should look decent and be well dressed. If there is long hair, then it must be hidden or collected.
Already at first glance, you can see whether the seller complies with hygiene standards, whether he works with gloves or takes a sandwich with the same hands and gives you change, what is his general condition, whether he sneezes, whether his eyes are watery. All this should alert you and discourage you from using the services of this street establishment.
How food is prepared and where is it stored
How food is prepared and where it is stored are two very important things in response to the question of whether it is possible to get poisoned by street food. If you can see where the food is being prepared, then you can already draw a conclusion about its quality, look at the cleanliness of the counter, the cleanliness of the equipment on which the same cutlet is prepared where the meat is cut.
Everyone knows perfectly well that each type of cutting board should be different, if all types of meat are cut on the same board, then my advice to you is to run from there, and if an institution with a very good reputation, then you can ask for a book of complaints ! We also look at the refrigerator, all quickly perishable ingredients should be in the refrigerator.
Which outdoor cafe to choose?
Having visited many countries of the world and especially in Asia, I made a conclusion for myself, where the local population of the country likes to eat most, you can safely go there to buy food, I always use this rule, no matter where I am, this rule works flawlessly.
Can you get poisoned by street food? Of course you can, but these tips will help you make the right choice of an institution and reduce your risk. Whenever you go on vacation, your vacation list should be replenished with anti-poisoning drugs, plus the usual hygiene rules that should not be neglected, that's all the average tourist needs to know.
