Originally Posted by
anacapamalibu
When eating hotpot make sure that if you throw some raw meat into the
pot with your chopsticks. Stick the ends back in the pot to sterilize them
before going for any other food that is already on the table. Traces of
uncooked meat on the ends of the chopsticks could contain bacteria.
Never been to a hospital in China as a patient. How was it?
I always use multiple sets of chopsticks when eating hotpot - one set for raw meat, one set for vegetables/tofu/etc, one set for stirring the pot and serving, and another set for eating - and that is my North American standard.
Originally Posted by moondog
Oysters are a notable exception to the above (at least for me). I've been burned by the Sheraton in HK, the ANA hotel in Hiroshima, the Shangri-la in Manila, and the Portman in SH (which paid for my medical bills and hooked me up with a free brunch; kudos to them!). Now, I only eat oysters from large volume purchasers like Legal Sea Foods and M&S.
You got sick from oysters 4 times? I would have quit after the 1st or 2nd time. They can be deadly with vibrio vulnificus.