STREET FOOD SAFETY: 14 TIPS TO AVOID GETTING SICK WHEN YOU TRAVEL

Many of you have been watching my street food videos and wondering how I don’t get sick. First of all, I have gotten sick (twice!) I wanted to do a video on travel advice on street food safety and tips to avoid getting sick when you travel.

Below, I’m going to summarize the main points of the video. Watch the video for more detail.

STREET FOOD SAFETY : 14 TIPS FOR NOT GETTING SICK

There are many countries in which the drinking water is unsafe or unclean. Sometimes, the food practices aren’t so hygienic.

DON’T

1. Avoid the tap water.

2. Avoid foods that are washed in tap water (aka no raw salads)

3. Avoid the ice:

4. Avoid foods that have been out for hours or are attracting a lot of flies. Avoid meat.

5. Don’t let your guard down.

DO

6. Do take fruits and vegetables you can peel and don’t require preparation washing.

7. Do look for meals that are prepard on the spot and served hot

8. Do the food tours.

9. Eat the homemade yogurts

OBSERVE.

The great thing about street food is that you can see it being prepared in front of your eyes.

10. You can see how vendors prepare their food and their hygiene habits.

11. Do visit food stalls/hawkers that’s frequented by locals

12. Any place is fair game. Not only street food. Restaurants don’t mean better

GETTING SICK

Sometimes, getting sick is inevitable when you travel a lot.

13. Do get sick. You’ll learn resourcefulness and confidence.

TRAVEL INSURANCE

If all else fails and you still feel worried after all the tips I’ve shared with you…

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[lejaders]

I've been sick (truly sick) a couple of times. 1. Chaing Mai Thailand- my gallbladder was going to rupture and I needed emergency surgery. (I'm amazed with myself, how I had surgery alone in a foreign country and I persisted), 2. Phom Penh Cambodia - Salmonella poisoning... Both times I asked the person at the front desk of my hostel where the best place to go for medical attention was and they both directed me to excellent care facilities for Western travellers.

Also, people are amazing and when I had surgery the owners of the hostel I was staying at came to visit me in the hospital, brought me flowers, and helped me out immensely post op. I have two life long friends because of this. So, if something goes wrong like that don't worry, you're not alone and people are kinder than you give them credit for. Also, TRAVEL INSURANCE IS A MUST!!!! I met too many people while travelling who fell off their motorbikes and had very bad infections and injuries but were fucked because they didn't buy travel insurance.

[tb]

Why don't you have more subscribers?! Your amazing. All your tips are super helpful and future travelers need to know this~

[brettlofgren]

Your suggestion of the food tour was very helpful. We are going to Vietnam with 3 kids and have been concerned about food poisoning. Thank you

[emilyaranha]

Hey Christine, about to hop on a plane to Thailand from Japan. This couldn't have come at a more perfect time! Thanks for everything you do for us girl travelers. :)

[MinutestoRouletteFortune]

remember the bland diet when sick. Rice and yogurt. It saved me more than once.

[relentlessrock]

Easy tip: Busier the street food joint, safer it is. Indians love their street food, many of them throng at places which are hygenic. Do not be taken aback by use of hands in food preparation. Indian street delicacies require a lot of direct hand contact with food. Famous vendors do take precaution like washing hands prior preparation.

[jamilahadade]

Your tips are sensational and so are you! I’ve been a bit sick so today & yesterday I was catching up on all your videos. You will probably notice that when reading the comments. Like I said before you’re beautiful inside and outside. God bless you always. Your videos are very good information. Stay well. 🙏❤️👍🤗💙🧡💚💗💜💕💚

[GreggJaden]

Nice work on the family spotting - especially older folks being choosy! Buffet ugh = the plague ;( your attention to detail is the best!

[rorygentry]

Overall, pretty good info. I've been to Thailand many times, and I've only been sick once. Amazingly, it was from a restaurant I had been to many times. It was an American BBQ rib place in the Central Embassy mall. It put me down hard- 5 full days. I was so sick that my girlfriend even skipped a family member's funeral to take care of me. We went to a doctor, but all I could really do was to wait for it to pass. I'm still shocked that I got sick there because I had eaten there many times before, and always looked forward to going there for a "familiar, western" meal. Aside from that, I do love eating street foods. I always look for food that I can buy straight off of the grill. You are 100% right about one of my favorite pieces of advice- go where the locals are eating. Especially locals with kids. While I don't interact with the Thai police, I do pay attention to where they eat. That food had better be good, because nobody wants the Thai police to be upset with them! LOL

[Zebeeze]

Fantastic tips as always!! I adore street food, but funnily enough the two places I've gotten full-on food poisoning overseas were 1)a Thai hotel restaurant that cost 3x the price of any other meal I had over there, and 2)a starbucks in Indonesia that fellow travellers dragged me to. I don't even like starbucks, so that was particularly annoying haha! Should've went with my instinct and just gotten a bottle of water!

[MrQuagmire]

Another trick i learnt in Thailand is to eat where it's lots of people and kids are being fed. My favourite street stall in Bangkok (it's closed now) used to get fresh ingredients every morning, had a electric cooler to keep meats cold and always sold out by the end of the day. Food sold out = closed for the day. Actually, I got stuck on the thunder bucket for 2 days after eating at a Korean fried chicken place in Bangkok. That 5-minute walk to a local Boots pharmacy to get some Loperamide felt like ages.

[Looloowa]

My husband goes to third world countries all the time for his business dealings. He was advised ( after getting sick ) to always order local raw onions (any type will do) with his meals. So basically, either eat the raw onion first thing or cut up and mix with your meal. 8 years later and he hasn't gotten sick even once ( knock on wood). Good luck

[kmbiable]

When my son had a tooth infection and had to take really strong antibiotics the dentist recommended yogourt pills because you can only eat so much yogourt and as you said not all yogourt have the good bacteria. They were fairly inexpensive, over the counter at a chain pharmacy. Something people may want to consider carrying if they're travelling to places that are notorious

[YourTravelWithOlivia]

Some great advice for travellers to follow. Albeit not always so easy when you get caught up in the moment.

[chaosgremlin]

Thank you for this! Travel insurance sounds like the thing! Your videos are amazing!

[Plantsandtoyhorses]

The LifeStraw also has an option where you can get a life straw already inside a bottle that you can pour water into. I took that with me when going on a recent India trip all over to Chennai, Tirapati, Kerala and Agra. That extra precaution gave me peace of mind to help me enjoy my trip.

[exposingliars]

Thanks for this. I've been in Thailand for 9 weeks and I'm on my second bout of food poisoning. It seems to last a long time here.

[myronyoshioka]

I love your real approach to subjects. Refreshing. Thank You

[aammjaisriram]

Go for Packaged drinking water, it is available throughout the country even the most remote places. For Americans, a litre of packaged drinking water will cost you 50 cents. if it is a mineral water upto a dollar or two. Eat food that's really hot and make sure you use a disposable cup or plate and you should be okay. I am an Indian, We do the same thing ourselves.

[moovitalong]

Excellent points, Christine. My favorite method is to look carefully at the ground around the food cart. If you see blood, puke, or any other bodily fluids, you may not want to eat there. Other sure indicators are customers doubled over in pain or the odd corpse clutching something from the menu in his/her hand.