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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 3:21 pm
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jiejie
 
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Originally Posted by mlasser
What about even the vegetables that come with Peking Duck. Are they washed in tap water in even the best restaurants? Do most folks avoid all unpeeled raw veggies even when they are components of dishes?
Yes, assume all vegetables are washed in tap water. No restaurant, best or otherwise, is going to bother to wash with bottled or boiled water. Normally I avoid all unpeeled raw veggies, yes indeed--at least at about 95% of all establishments I visit and that includes 5*'s. There are a very few exceptions where I'll be so bold as to eat a salad or uncooked veggies outside my own home where I self-prepare under extreme sanitation procedures. I will, however, during Peking Duck dinners, use the lengthwise-sliced raw scallions, gambling that the amount of bacteria- (or other organism-) laden skin exposed per serving is very small. So far so good. If you are dining with people that won't think you're weird, you can do the old pour-a-cup trick with boiling water or tea, then dunk the suspect veggie (like a scallion bundle) in for a few seconds before assembling your mouthful to eat. I do a version of this (in the kitchen, not at the table) for my own veggies that need to be eaten raw and can't be peeled (scallions, celery, baby carrots, broccoli, etc.) I admit to also doing this in the USA when I prepare raw veggies.
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