ACEPoolPlayer
8/28/2014 08:23 EST
It was mentioned that in Henry's videos he is frequently eating at street vendors. I've only looked at one minute of one video. They seem to be done very well. He says "I've been in the Philippines for one year...". I found it strange that someone can be so knowledgeable on everything after only being in the Philippines for one year. Unless you have lived in the Philippines for a long time never eat food from a street vendor. I guess if you are overweight and want to lose weight fast it may be a good idea. A Filipino being exposed to bacteria for many years has built up the resistance to the various bacteria and can handle it. Someone whose body is not use to it can be in serious discomfort. Filipinos do use a lot of soy sauce with many of their cooked dishes. Soy sauce does have a lot of sodium in it. The high salt content may be one of the reasons why the food that is always left out doesn't spoil that fast. Never the less it is still unsanitary for a western person who is use to proper cooking techniques and low levels of bacteria due to refrigeration. The temperature in the Philippines during the day is always 85-95 degrees F. That's only one issue. The other issue is using water that is not filtered or boiled. Of course vendors never use bottled water in their drinks, soups or any form of cooking that requires water. Unless you have lived in the Philippines for a long time stay away from vendors of any kind especially those selling food or drinks. Soup, ice and anything that requires water you should be wary of even in a better quality restaurant.
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sherwood
8/28/2014 20:21 EST
I like to add an interest point to this advice. While it is true that native Philippines have resistance to some of the bacteria found in Vendor's supplied food, you have to consider that they too get sick periodically from eating vendor's food. So what different would it make if you only get very sick some of the time from eating vendor's food versus getting sick most of the time. None
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semiretirediowa
8/31/2014 00:44 EST
So other than cooking yourself, what would you recommend? Just go to restaurant and not street vendors for food but still ask for bottled fluids? Do you think they will learn and change their ways as technology is more available about food and water preparation?
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poochewer
8/31/2014 03:12 EST
I think it is us foreigners who must learn and change our ways. I eat anything on any street and never ever had a problem. We are the ones who eat rubbish! Not them
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ACEPoolPlayer
8/31/2014 07:46 EST
Filipinos have better resistance to elements that the newly relocated foreigner does not have. The vendors mostly cater to Filipinos. They will not change their methods when there is no need to change them. It would only cost them more in preparation cost. Vendors usually sell snacks, not a regular meal. There are tons of choices of places to eat just like any other place in the world.
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tony1948
8/31/2014 08:51 EST
since coming to the Philippines and being married to a Filipino my wife has learned to cook without MSG which the natives use in everything they cook. I stay away from the seafood because it gives me high blood pressure. I do like yellow fin tuna. One thing that bothers me and cannot get a grip on it is the meat, fish at the markets. They are just left out in the open and the fly's lay their eggs on it, also at the markets you can see the cockroaches on the vegies. My wife brings the food home and washes it good before putting them into the fridge. She never gets sick. I have a low resistance so I get sick easy but I have learned what not to do and what to stay away from. Mostly all people here have bottled water. The less fortunate in the province drink well water like my wife did all her life before meeting me. I must say she loves my teaching her the things we have in America, eg. spices and seasonings. She has never tasted balsamic vinegar, Worchester sauce, mustard, oregano, etc.
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ron503
9/3/2014 04:27 EST
I used to eat street food when I was young man in manila. But since I came back, I cannot take the risk of hepatitis or stomach virus. If I want something, I buy the food at local grocery and cook it at home.
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