RE: Travel Pro Answers #2: @Chefsteve Asks: How Do you Avoid Food Born Illness When Traveling?
i'd never go beyond my country, Venezuela, but im quite amazed by ur opinion of latin american food... Make me wonder if the food I'v been eating my whole life is even considered worldwide.. Maybe that's why when u see for example typical venezuelan food at europe, or USA are most often visited by their own countryman... Different case Asian Food, Japanese, Chinesse, even Korean are very popular here at Venezuela, but famously the Chinese food rest, are cataloged low health care one and of course more "food poisoner" ones.
I think is all related to the food u are used to, for example my case, every time I tried (starting time) korean food (too much spiced) I knew it ill meet the place's WC after.. But now over 2 years having korean food often in my diet, problem solved.
Have u ever tried venezuelan food? or chilean?
Nevertheless, good and interesting post mate. Saludos.
Thank you. you're English is really good. Especially for never having left your own country. Impressed. The thing is that being a traveler especially from the western world, we simply don't have the proper kinds of good bacteria and populations of it in our stomachs to handle what you can. You and your countrymen have been eating food of a different level of hygine your entire life, there for your stomachs are prepared and can handle it no problem.
In America everything is under plastic and is basically obsessively clean, which actually weakens our immune system and ability to digest things like people from your country. The concept is that when you introduce germs into you your body, your body is forced to build up it's immune system, and develops natural defenses.
I haven't been to Venezuela but I've tried the food. Very similar to the rest of central south America, as the ingredients are basically the same.