And again the title is 'Study SUGGESTS & MIGHT'

The study does not suggest that 'ALL FOOD HAS' ..

This is something like - 'some people in India may have polio' and not that 'People in India have polio' ... Readers should be wise to distinguish one from the other..

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Fido.

The issue is not as big or widespread as you are trying to project it to be .

Tell me - have you never eaten out when in India OR have not consumed sweets brought from sweet shops ?

Oh I notice an improvement in your tone - Now you have started to include 'food in streets' ..

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Fido.

Lol !
Funny discussion by MCG7.
I think it is more to irritate members and induce a fight in CD (also by bringing in "Muslim" factor in most of his posts) .
I am not sure about North India but most of SI restaurants are clean. You have strick rules in the Kitchen but then Desi's are likely not to follow it.

I have seen areas near the railway stn and Busstands get their water from the tap. (Mind it, these days, it is generally safe to drink from the tap- atleast in Kerala and TN). However I am sure that CD's have their own standards and only drink from a medium and high class restaurant.

In Canada, I used to get cold once in 6 months. I am here for 4 years. I have caught the cold once and I have had viral fever once. I think I have had fever 2 times. Diarreah 4 or 5 times. That is it.

My lifestyle is very bad. I eat from a near by Mallu shop where the kitchen is filthy and I have seen many cockroaches too but it had not taken a toll on my health. I generally never drink outside water i cheap restaurants but I do take water in lower middle class restaurants (where Dosa's are sold for RS.35).

My extended family (from Canada) regularly eats "SUndal" which as you know is boiled with water and the "Sundal" also had little water in it. Still no health concerns.

Much ado about nothing.

Murali

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I am a Gents and not a Ladies.

desi ( indian ) restaurants in India have come a long long way.
See good restaurants in Bombay ,or tiffin centers in south india ( AP, TN, Karnataka, Kerala etc)
they are using mineral water for drinking ( Kinley - being popular), the kitchens and servers are spik and span. very clean stainless steel dishes etc

even street vendors are using disposable plates and cups

yes there are still some places on street where they re use glasses, wash the plates in the same bucket etc but they are what they are. a few .

do not generalize

India has come a long long way.

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Non illigitamus carborundum

i like street food , especially pani puri - SAALA MAJA BIGAD DIYA

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'Some goals are so worthy, it's glorious even to fail.' (Param Vir Chakra awardee Lt. Manoj Pandey)

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Originally posted by Blue_Peafowl

i like street food , especially pani puri - SAALA MAJA BIGAD DIYA

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Prudence and moderation go a long way when choosing eateries, especially when you are visiting distant lands. Your body is capable of fighting as long one does not lose control over what and the quantity you eat.

I travel to Hong Kong and China on a regular basis, and I must say, food preparation is suspect there as well. There was a report where one Starbucks (in HK) was found using water from a toilet faucet. And, who knows what goes on in the kitchens?

My approach when I travel: Eat half of what you'd eat normally, and if you become hungry within a short period of time, there's a good confidence level to assume that the food you ate has been accepted by the body. Leap of faith, you say? Yep.

Once in Shenzhen (China), I bought an unknown fruit from a cart vendor. Little did I know that the vendor had to peel the skin off of the fruit before selling. It was certainly a cringe worthy sight to watch the dude peel the skin using a semi rusted knife angled against his thumb which was covered with an old bandage (from previous cuts).

We then poured bottled water inside the poly bag containing the fruits, shook it vigorously, and poured the water down. With the fruits washed, we were good to go

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