Street FOOD? Advice

camelgirl · Jun 15th, 2005, 04:43

I thought it was a myth

but found this article which says alcohol may help prevent food poisoning. Still don't think it would be wise to drink before EVERY meal.....you may not remember why you went to India

I'll have to check this out further, meanwhile,

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont...1c22factm.html

charlotte · Jun 18th, 2005, 12:58

I recently had the worse bout of food poisining I have ever had in 25 years of visiting and living in India and all because I couldn't resist a samosa.
Most days the boy brings us chai and this particular day the samosas smelled so good I had to have one - taken from his rather dirty shopping bag - I should have know better.
Within a couple of hours I thought I was going to die and had to be treated by the doctor for almost a week - not just the usual symptoms but violent headaches, leg cramps and dis-orientation.
Never again will I even look at a samosa!!

seventies'hippy · Jun 18th, 2005, 13:04

Sorry to read your bad experience charlotte, hope you are on the mend & that it really doesn't put you off samosas for life.

You gotta take the all so often advice on IM, eat your snacks/chai freshly made from the street stall or wherever they are made & you wont go far wrong,,,,,,,

Jun 18th, 2005, 13:04	#33
seventies'hippy Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK Posts: 2,126	Sorry to read your bad experience charlotte, hope you are on the mend & that it really doesn't put you off samosas for life. You gotta take the all so often advice on IM, eat your snacks/chai freshly made from the street stall or wherever they are made & you wont go far wrong,,,,,,, __________________ . . . My Photo Gallery

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Jun 15th, 2005, 04:43	#31
camelgirl 10 year Visa okee dokee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Swannanoa NC usa Posts: 947	I thought it was a myth but found this article which says alcohol may help prevent food poisoning. Still don't think it would be wise to drink before EVERY meal.....you may not remember why you went to India I'll have to check this out further, meanwhile, http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniont...1c22factm.html

Jun 18th, 2005, 12:58	#32
charlotte Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 119	I recently had the worse bout of food poisining I have ever had in 25 years of visiting and living in India and all because I couldn't resist a samosa. Most days the boy brings us chai and this particular day the samosas smelled so good I had to have one - taken from his rather dirty shopping bag - I should have know better. Within a couple of hours I thought I was going to die and had to be treated by the doctor for almost a week - not just the usual symptoms but violent headaches, leg cramps and dis-orientation. Never again will I even look at a samosa!!

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