Sure, could also get them in my home country. But it was my first vacation in a asian country, I eat some vegetables without peeling or washing direct from a farm, so... anyway its good that they are gone, was no fun. But this is no reason to be to carefull, I still street food in china.

I've violated every bit of food safety advice: I eat raw salads, I consume drinks with dodgy ice, eat random street food constantly, and have, on occasion, even drunk water straight from the tap. I've yet to get ill from any of it, though on occasion I'm definitely pushing my luck... I don't even want to think about how much 地沟油 I've consumed over the years. :(

Unless you have a particularly sensitive stomach, in my opinion, you'll be fine with anything you'll encounter along the typical tourist track. Following the general advice about ice and water is probably a good idea, but I wouldn't worry as much about salad, street food, and so on if the restaurants/vendors in question are popular with the locals.

Or use the back of the chopsticks, turning them around, as is the custom.

Yes also common, pick up dish and use back of chopsticks to slide the
food into pot.

It's likely that you just know what caused it.

err..not according to many, many scientific studies on the matter. But each to their own I guess.

tb

Yeah, and of course scientific studies are never shown to be wrong. But to each their (sic) own I guess.

I don't want to drag this thread too OT, but I am bemused that you feel your ESP intuition is likely to be more reliable and accurate than large studies.

Yes, scientific studies can be wrong, but that is precisely because the scientific method makes no claims about absolute knowledge: scientific knowledge is constantly being updated and models being revised.

tb

Sorry to bemuse you, I guess that's just something that you'll need to deal with yourself.

No need to apologise, and I'm rather used to being amused by being bemused.

Safe travels.

tb

Welcome to my ignore list, there are one or two other people who always have to feel that they're correct, so you should feel right at home there.

Let me give you a heads-up: the China forum has discussions and sometimes heated ones, but is not normally given to stooping to the level of personal nastiness and things are generally civil. Perhaps in your newness here, you have not noticed this. If you wish to put any other FT'er on your "list" then that is your prerogative, but extraneous comments trumpeting your actions are uncool, and smacks of somebody who may not need to feel correct, but does need to get the last word. IMO, you are misreading trublu, and quickly instigating an argument for what purpose I have no idea.

The entire sidebar conversation also managed to derail this thread, which is an important topic in China travel and should get back on track with direct meaningful topical discussion. Thank you.

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+3 I like hot water.