tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post2325245197850314760..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: Noodles in the streetcarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-36871921366574749312007-06-01T12:23:00.000-04:002007-06-01T12:23:00.000-04:00No, this photo doesn't bother me. I agree with Cat...No, this photo doesn't bother me. I agree with Catherine, that we tend to go to the extreme with germ killing. I guess because I grew up in a third world country, I saw this stuff all the time when I was a kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-31595136320793354922007-05-31T16:28:00.000-04:002007-05-31T16:28:00.000-04:00Some of the best food I've ever eaten was from a s...Some of the best food I've ever eaten was from a sidewalk in South Korea. As long as I didn't look to closely, I loved it! And I never got sick!Mrs. Falkenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090835325429017542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-85232633649101691872007-05-31T11:42:00.000-04:002007-05-31T11:42:00.000-04:00It doesn't look appetising but then I agree we can...It doesn't look appetising but then I agree we can get too hung about food preparation stuff in the west!CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773161375865716360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-77360871264911968322007-05-31T11:32:00.000-04:002007-05-31T11:32:00.000-04:00I so love this picture, she is so sweet!I so love this picture, she is so sweet!Young Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117844320148741884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-21495143031235764952007-05-30T00:00:00.000-04:002007-05-30T00:00:00.000-04:00It never creeped me out when I was younger, but it...It never creeped me out when I was younger, but it does now! <BR/><BR/>I bought a hot italian sausage from a vendor today in Toronto, and even though the city has tough health and safety laws (well, supposedly) it was the first time I wondered if i should be buying something off the street....the though left me as I devoured EVERY single bit!awarenesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098432781380754899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-75791407476759610522007-05-29T15:18:00.000-04:002007-05-29T15:18:00.000-04:00The pic kind of creeped me out, but I'm surprised ...The pic kind of creeped me out, but I'm surprised at how accepting most of your commenters are. I'm not nearly as picky with food as many people are, but where she is doing this makes me wonder if she dropped some on the ground, would she pick them up and add them back to the batch?JAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272374108524693575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-78024677304692056542007-05-29T11:56:00.000-04:002007-05-29T11:56:00.000-04:00My brother has a theory when he travels. If they ...My brother has a theory when he travels. If they say ''don't drink the water'' he always drinks a little ritght away. Says that introduces his system to the foreign flora so he can build up resistance. And wouldn't you know it, everyone else gets sick but him :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for the encouraging comment yesterday - how nice to hear!longspiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04393768193680768465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-54322223571043419192007-05-29T10:10:00.000-04:002007-05-29T10:10:00.000-04:00Pass.(Interesting look into the culture with one p...Pass.<BR/><BR/>(Interesting look into the culture with one photo, though.)Nestor Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137268699982076705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-83290507855228432422007-05-29T09:37:00.000-04:002007-05-29T09:37:00.000-04:00She definitely looks uncomfortable with her pictur...She definitely looks uncomfortable with her picture being taken. You're lucky she wasn't like the Gullah woman in Charleston that I encountered last fall....After snapping her photo, she claimed to "put a curse on me." That'll teach me to be more careful with my lens.<BR/>Food vendors...the only ones I partake of are those great hotdogs on the streets of Manhattan and our seafood vendors here on the island during festivals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-64381076536602440182007-05-29T06:16:00.000-04:002007-05-29T06:16:00.000-04:00Hi Carmi, just popped back to say thank you for th...Hi Carmi, just popped back to say thank you for the lovely comment over the weekend at my Q&A fest.<BR/>Although it wasn't a question, I felt there was an unspoken question there, so I answered it.<BR/><BR/>Feel free to pop over and see.<BR/><BR/>cqcraziequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-89983593789839393232007-05-29T06:05:00.000-04:002007-05-29T06:05:00.000-04:00I suspect as long as it was cooked in boiling wate...I suspect as long as it was cooked in boiling water anything nasty would be killed. Though, I certainly wouldn't have eaten from her noodle place. Western sensibilities don't ya know! :)Bobkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842625953465490864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-54948136364992259412007-05-29T05:11:00.000-04:002007-05-29T05:11:00.000-04:00Utenzi is hilarious!Utenzi is hilarious!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195783449222301031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-75793015135763924582007-05-29T01:51:00.001-04:002007-05-29T01:51:00.001-04:00I'd be pretty hungry by the time I got back to the...I'd be pretty hungry by the time I got back to the clean continent... (Blah gag)!Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1804288241686793622007-05-29T01:51:00.000-04:002007-05-29T01:51:00.000-04:00I'd be pretty hungry by the time I got back to the...I'd be pretty hungry by the time I got back to the clean continent... (Blah gag)!Snaggle Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197042129309670471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-57654362145248212972007-05-29T00:57:00.000-04:002007-05-29T00:57:00.000-04:00Street food is some of the best food out there. Y...Street food is some of the best food out there. You just have to find the right place. :)Lifelong Learnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657588478308425223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-36194128716228103022007-05-29T00:56:00.000-04:002007-05-29T00:56:00.000-04:00When I was younger I bought street food without a ...When I was younger I bought street food without a second thought. As I got older... I wonder how much rat and chicken I really had. :( bleaghb13https://www.blogger.com/profile/04579126816328421810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-20655324425835864402007-05-28T23:30:00.000-04:002007-05-28T23:30:00.000-04:00Oodles of noodles. Reminds me of cooking at a Grat...Oodles of noodles. Reminds me of cooking at a Grateful Dead concert in the parking lot. I think germs are a little over rated. Keeping our resistance up is more important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-89561570905499074002007-05-28T23:14:00.000-04:002007-05-28T23:14:00.000-04:00My stomach jumps around at normal food, Carmi, so ...My stomach jumps around at normal food, Carmi, so I would have probably been heaving to see that bowl of noodles on the street. I cannot tolerate much that I don't cook. The exception to that rule was in Italy last Oct. Nothing there made me ill at all, and I attributed it to the fact that there are no preservatives or chemicals in the food - all is fresh.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-51733432584117641642007-05-28T22:42:00.000-04:002007-05-28T22:42:00.000-04:00The white socks and brown shoes aspect bothers me ...The white socks and brown shoes aspect bothers me more than the noodles an inch above the pavement, Carmi. <I>What was she <B>thinking</B>!!??</I> LOL<BR/><BR/>Othr than that, I agree with Catherine. We really do worry way too much about food prep here in the West. Just look at the open market food bizaars in other parts of the world!<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me over to see you again, Carmi. It's always great to visit!utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-84961867066275890512007-05-28T20:11:00.000-04:002007-05-28T20:11:00.000-04:00That does not look appetizing! Does it? :) I wo...That does not look appetizing! Does it? :) I would have done exactly what you did....took the picture and kept walking! <BR/><BR/>You are brave Carmi....very brave.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06195783449222301031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-1500519656186558702007-05-28T19:03:00.000-04:002007-05-28T19:03:00.000-04:00Hey Carmi...as a H&S officer here in the West that...Hey Carmi...as a H&S officer here in the West that makes me wriggle a bit...<BR/>but then, as you say, she doesn't live in the West.<BR/>In some African countries, they still paint buildings using slings rather than scaffolding....<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the question should be turned around - is the West TOO hidebound by health, safety and disinfectant?<BR/><BR/>cqcraziequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15098227916486173799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-77300536029629743252007-05-28T18:56:00.000-04:002007-05-28T18:56:00.000-04:00Michele sent me to see more of your view of China....Michele sent me to see more of your view of China. That photo doesn't bother me too much. As long as they are cooked at a high enough temperature. I sometimes think the Western world is getting excessively clean, the prevalence of asthma is often thought to be due to children's immune systems not getting enough practice on real germs. And all the disinfectants etc that we use can't be good for the environment.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.com