Five tips to reduce your health risk while eating street food

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Third world countries are not on my list for adventurous eating. I remember China and there was not one street vendor I would have trusted to provide my food. We ate in restaurants and only ate cooked food as we were warned by the travel clinic that fresh fruits and veggies could be washed in water that was not potable. We were also told to wipe down the water bottle if it had been sitting in iced water.

I also remember a dozen or so cruisers who went ashore in Mexico and had drinks not thinking about the ice in the drinks being made from local water. They met up with Montezuma.

While your article is tempting to want to explore local food vendors, I would hate to spoil a holiday by ingesting something that is disagreeable.

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