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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've spent years in Delhi and months at a time in Peru and I've only gotten a stomach bug once, in Mumbai, and it really wasn't that bad - no vomiting, just some trouble with digestion. In fact, I think the only time I got proper food poisoning was at Yosemite National Park back in the 90s -- so, there you go.

That said, there's a reason so many Indians AND Peruvians think home-cooked food is healthiest, and will scold you for eating too much at restaurants.[/quote]

What do the restaurant workers do differently at work than when they're at home? This makes no sense.

I haven't been myself, but the folks I know who have been to Peru, got sick as a dog while there. One guy passed da fuq out and barely remembers anything. He said the locals made him drink some kind of tea concoction to get better. That's intense.[/quote]
It makes plenty of sense that home-cooked food in poorer countries in India is healthier than eating outside. There are no rigorous standards for food safety in restaurants, frequent power failures leading to loss of refrigeration and the restaurants often serve old food reheated to save money. Unless you go to a place patronized by lots of foreigners or one that locals recommend as a clean place you are running a risk. [/quote]

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