Thanks everyone for your advice. I'll be printing out multiple copies of that phrase. I've gotten sick from cross contamination at places that are supposed to be careful, even if a knife is just rinsed I can get sick. I've heard that certain american Chinese restaurants use almost like a wash to coat the chicken and meat that is made with eggs so I'll probably stick to white rice! Thanks for calming me down about my upcoming trip.

Hot pot will be safe? It seems like it would be a safer choice!