Simon, the only Thai streetfood I’d warn anyone against are oyster omelettes. The tiny oysters are only usually cooked only half-way thru so they remain moist/juicy, but with the bacteria/germs still alive & present. In my...

across the city while bacteria grows?)

I guess so. I remember it very clearly when i learned to like certain foods. I think with the blue cheese I never really tried it because the blue "bacteria" veins grossed me out, kind of the same with mushrooms and olives I...

-out-for-hours variety) when my college biology prof showed us just how much bacteria grows over the course of 20 minutes on pizza. It has to do with the cheese. Perhaps we’re just more atune to this grossness from birth?...

But is it properly fermented for that sticky tangy taste? "Let’s eat Natto once a day!" "Let’s make Natto once a month!" and they will sell you the bacteria too. cheers.

as B. anthracis (anthrax) and B. cereus (another soil bacteria that causes food poisoning). Bt secretes a toxin that is lethal in insect guts, but has no effect on humans. Others, like pyrethrins (an isolate of the crysanthemum...

and looked gorgeous and huge. We all dug in and she started to behave like a complete child- making faces and gagging movements. (BTW- her reasoning for not eating ‘raw’ fish is that it is too dangerous for...

-kara becomes quite “accessible” to their palate. Sometimes I think that the best chefs in the world are the microbes/bacteria - look at all the delicious things that they create, including shio-kara! And they work for...

intake, but I’m not really fond of the stuff. In fact, the week I ate yogurt every day, I got intense stomach aches, which makes no sense since it’s supposed to aid digestion and be full of good bacteria and all that....

to gorge on mangos in season. 2/ Fried Rice – I love fried rice but 2/3 times I barf afterwards. I have accepted that I am super sensitive to that rice bacteria. And play roulette anyway

I use a vinegar/water mixture to clean my vegetables because it’s supposed to be the most effective way to remove bacteria; it’s a ratio of 3 parts water to 1 part vinegar. If you’re cleaning surfaces, you might...

they are grinding their own, bacteria isn’t really an issue. I’ve been at both Craftsman and Bulldog with people who are reluctant to accept this, and had to kitchen cook the burgers medium well, and received ruined...

Gosh, it’s actually not safe to reuse those plastic bottles. They aren’t dishwasher-safe, and they can both gather bacteria and leach chemicals from the plastic into the water you add. You are much better off using...

I have no idea. In my house, it lasts about 30 minutes after I get home off the Acela... I think that it will last a very long time as far as bacteria is concerned. When I get home, it has been unrefrigerated for 3 1/2 hours or...

. Another friend ended up in hospital after eating a salad in a very upscale restaurant. I don’t mean to diss professionals, just to say that homecooked food is not more likely to harbor dangerous bacteria.