I go to India every two years to visit in-laws and my family and I count on getting a small stomach bug within a few days. After it has run its course, I am fine for the next few weeks and I can eat anything I want. I try to avoid the street food vendors, but sometimes I cannot pass it up.

That is where all the flavor and culture of India is -- on the streets. If you try to sanitize it, the experience is just not the same.