He want to eat street food tomorrow..

Philippines
August 30, 2012 2:37pm CST
My husband told me that he wants to eat some street foods tomorrow like fish balls, kikiam, chicken feet and quial eggs but instead of buying street food outside I've decided to go market and buy some ingredients for the street food he wants to eat. I preferred to cook street foods and make own version of sweet,sour and spicy sauce which is more delicious, clean and safe to eat. I am afraid that when we eat street foods outside that we might get food-borne disease like what happened to some of my friends who got hepatitis A and diarrhea. How about you my fellow friends? Do you like eating street foods? Do you also preferred to cook street food than buying it outside? Thank you for sharing.
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15 responses
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
That is a nice move, it will be much cheaper too when you do it by your own. In our house, I also did this, just buy the ingredients and make the sauce for it. However, sometimes, it is much fun to eat on streets.
• Philippines
1 Sep 12
What i haven't tried now is the chicken feet. I just hope my wife will allow me to buy and do it at home.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
I love chicken feet, i usually cook that for 1 hour with soy sauce, vinegar, chili and little sugar. Yummy.
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
Yes, it's more fun toe at on the streets, when I was young i enjoyed.
@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
31 Aug 12
I appreciate your decision and feel like promoting this tendency. It is not like we eat from good hotels, the street foods (especially in these days) are low standard and the vendor's only intention is to make money and not the satisfaction of the customer or serve good food. Keep in mind about it, I always prefer and advice my family only to prepare food at home as much possible and avoid or ignore the outside (street food) as possible. Last week as the cooking gas got over, we had to depend on the outside food for 2 days and on the 2nd day itself except me, all of us got stomach problems. So, as long as we can make good food, please go for it. Again, it won't be taste so good, but we can eat good food if we eat from home. Regards
• India
3 Sep 12
Yes, always home food is ideal and advisable as it is hygenic and we prepare as per our taste and interest so that home made food is always good.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
Hi thanks1961, i think better not to buy food outside as much as possible to avoid any stomach problems. Food from our home are very delicious because it clean, safe and full of love from our family. HAve a nice day!
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
5 Sep 12
I often eat street food. But, I pay attention to cleanliness seller, and also how to put the food. At least I am sure, I buy healthy food. Not all street foods are not healthy. All depends on the seller.
• Philippines
5 Sep 12
I agree with you there are some street foods that also healthy but we just need to be more careful. Thank you for sharing!
@Paper_Doll (2373)
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
Hi, I think that you've done the right thing. Although I haven't got any disease from eating food outside, I can really say that they aren't that safe. I never eat street food when I was a kid, well, except for scramble and green mango on stick when I was in elementary. But those you mentioned like fish balls, quail eggs and kikiam, and this calamares I used to see on the street, no matter how I am tempted to eat them, I never tried because I am afraid that I'll get some disease from eating those. But when I met my husband, who used to have a shop near the market, he is very used to eating street food. I would always ask him if those are clean, and he would always answer yes. Though from its looks, I really doubt about its cleanliness. But I still eat. So far, from the last couple of months of doing that, I am still alive LOL But I really think that as much as possible, avoid eating outside especially those without permit to operate because we cannot guarantee that their food is safe.
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
That's right! I know that there are some street vendor who are selling clean and safe street foods but we better to be extra careful because we never know when the disease strike.
• India
31 Aug 12
Hi friend, good to hear that you planned to cook street foods for your hubby, really your decision is good, we must avoid taking food for the street shop, as it is not good for our health, we can cook the same food in our home in a hygiene manner
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
Hello friend, i already cook street food for my husband this afternoon and he really like it and not worrying to get any food borne disease because it clean and safe to eat.
@Shavkat (137221)
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
I prefer to munch the street foods indoor. I am a bit health conscious. Besides, I don't want to have a plus bonus eating street foods outdoors, it might have some sort of hepa and intestinal virus.
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
Hi Shavkat, I agree, street foods indoor are more safe and clean. Thank you for sharing.
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
30 Aug 12
We have what we call a fair.....and they have wonderful foods and I wouldn't miss eating them. But they have very strict laws here about cooking the food so I feel it's very safe. Besides it tastes better when you eat outside!
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
Hello jillhill, i love the food fair near to our place were I can taste different kinds of international cuisine every Saturday and all of them are certified by our city health government. The foods are very delicious and safety to eat.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
I am very choosy with the food I eat. I make sure it is clean and healthy. So... never would I eat street food and I am really angry if any of my family member eats street food. They are dirty and very unhealthy. Imagine the oil where they fry the fish ball, kikiam and the likes. How many times have they used that oil? That oil has been reheated and reused for so many times and that is not good at all. And also the sauce where those fish balls and kikiams are dipped. How sure are we that they are clean. Also just imagine those dusts that go on those food that are displayed on the road. Just imagine the flies that have feasted on them first. So indeed treet foods are almost always dirty so it is really not advisable to eat them. It's good to just prepare the same kind of food at home just as you did. Of course if you are the one who'd cook them you are sure they are clean and healthy than those sold outside. Hepatitis is very likely caused by street foods and junk foods that most people love to eat so beware!
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
Your absolutely right 100%! I think everything that sold in the street like fish balls, kikiam, hotdogs, and etc are very dirty aside from dust there lots of insects and flies also who's carrying bacteria that can transfer to the food. Have a nice day!
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
yes especially if the place where they are selling is dirty. i would rather do that too like what you did but then sometimes me and hubby indulges in street foods but he takes me to places where it is not dirty.. like there is a place here where it is a bit far from the city and there is a big park, nature park and outside of it there are vendors selling street foods and you can really see it is clean, we usually go there and eat
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
I hope I can able to find a clean street foods here in the city near to the park so that i can enjoy it too. thank you for sharing!
@marguicha (215641)
• Chile
31 Aug 12
I never eat on the streets, no matter how delicious it seems and smells. I am as scared as you are to have a disease by eating there. I can see there´s not enough health measures to meet my standards. It´s a pity: I have been to places where street foods smells like heaven.
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
Hi marguicha, I agree the smell of the street food are very good but also scary if you do not know if its clean or not. When I was still living in my hometown I always eat street foods because my cousin was the vendor and i know its safe but now that I am living here in the city better not to eat anymore outside because its very risky. Have a nice day!
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
Good idea. Actually, I never introduced street foods to my kids. Now that they're grown ups they seldom buy street foods (at the mall) because they are not used to it. I also prefer to cook kikiam,squid balls for them. Sometimes they buy quail eggs from the market or from the street vendor but I reheat the food and they made their own sauce or dips.
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
Hello jaiho, you made the right decision for not introducing the street food to your kids because it's not healthy and has a high risk in our health.
@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
I used to eat street foods during college and high school days where in you can buy after classes outside the school.I really misses it especially if you are will your friends.Now, I can eat street foods by buying in the market and cook it at home.
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
When I was in high school I used toe at street food outside the school with my friends and classmates in my hometown because my cousin was the vendor and it's clean. Now that I am living in the city better to cook the street food at home that buying outside. Have a good day!
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
30 Aug 12
No, I do not eat street food, and Im sure it will give me diarrhea. I would imagine its cheapier to buy the food yourself, and make it.
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
I agree it more cheaper to buy the food and cook it at home than buying the street vendors where we do not know if its clean or not.
@shaina228 (119)
• Japan
31 Aug 12
Ohhh I love street foods but I prefer cooking at home. Why not buy those foods in the groceries and cook at home clean and safe. You can also arrange to taste even better.
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
I agree! Buying street foods in the groceries and cook it at home is clean, safe and can make our own preferred dipping sauce.
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
30 Aug 12
hey hats off to your thoughts. yes i too love eating street food but many a times i have been affected by diseases and i have decreased my desire to have outside food. Cooking the same outside food at your home is a very good decision and we should all follow this rule. What say?
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
That's right! We better to cook our own street food at home which is more clean and safe to prevent any food borne disease. Thank you for sharing!