peeled fruit

chrissawka · Feb 25th, 2003, 05:15

i have heard....if u didn't peel it then don't eat it< but yet i have seen pictures with scrumptious looking fruit at street vendors and in restaurants<buffet style>.
i don't understand how a natural thing like fruit could make u sick from beeing exposed to the air<peeled already?>?
anyone experienced this or is it just way to paraniod?

jjacquemain · Feb 25th, 2003, 19:58

I don't know about peeled fruit on the street, I never say any. In resturants if it's peeled fruit it may have been washed with water and who knows what lies in that particular areas supply. Always a good rule to stay away from raw fruit or veggies you yourself didn't prepare. There are still HUGE amounts of tempting mounds of unpeeled fruits to choose from almost everywhere.
Don't be paranoid! Just use your common sense and you'll be fine!

Good luck! Enjoy your trip!

Julie

Layman · Feb 26th, 2003, 16:11

I'm an Indian and even I normally do not dare eat peeled fruit sold on the streets. Ditto for raw vegetables on the street (salted cucumbers, for example). This is for two reasons: One, the fruit / vegetable is exposed to the flies and germs in the open. Two, if at all they are washed, the fruits are washed in dirty water. Most of the vendors are kind of dirty too...
Better to buy unpeeled fruit/vegetable, wash it in clean water yourself and then eat it.
I would not trust the five-star restaurants on cleanliness either.

Feb 25th, 2003, 05:15	#1
chrissawka i enjoy country living and relaxed pace in life. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: freezing cold canada Posts: 100	peeled fruit i have heard....if u didn't peel it then don't eat it< but yet i have seen pictures with scrumptious looking fruit at street vendors and in restaurants<buffet style>. i don't understand how a natural thing like fruit could make u sick from beeing exposed to the air<peeled already?>? anyone experienced this or is it just way to paraniod? __________________ enjoyed 6 weeks in southern india and saving up to go back.. i never hated.....yet loved<more>a country soo much words cannot truely describe the satisfaction it gives u

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Feb 25th, 2003, 19:58	#2
jjacquemain Nothing is illegal until you get caught~ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio USA Posts: 533	I don't know about peeled fruit on the street, I never say any. In resturants if it's peeled fruit it may have been washed with water and who knows what lies in that particular areas supply. Always a good rule to stay away from raw fruit or veggies you yourself didn't prepare. There are still HUGE amounts of tempting mounds of unpeeled fruits to choose from almost everywhere. Don't be paranoid! Just use your common sense and you'll be fine! Good luck! Enjoy your trip! Julie

Feb 26th, 2003, 16:11	#3
Layman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bendakaalooru, KA Posts: 129	I'm an Indian and even I normally do not dare eat peeled fruit sold on the streets. Ditto for raw vegetables on the street (salted cucumbers, for example). This is for two reasons: One, the fruit / vegetable is exposed to the flies and germs in the open. Two, if at all they are washed, the fruits are washed in dirty water. Most of the vendors are kind of dirty too... Better to buy unpeeled fruit/vegetable, wash it in clean water yourself and then eat it. I would not trust the five-star restaurants on cleanliness either.

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