I have never believed that you should save any fast food and eat it at at later date. My teenage daughter just ate 4 day old fast food chicken that she had wrapped in foil. 5 hours later she was vomiting. I am wondereing if she is going to be alright. I am concerned that the foil will have even a worse effect on her.
I got food poisoning on Wednesday, (Diarrhoea, vomiting, fever, body ache, severe head and neck pain) this lasted 24 hours, I was weak for the next 24 hours, but no other symptoms. By day 3 I ate, but now my stomach rumbles and I have severe abdominal pain. what should I do.
It was the year 1971, and I was a bachelor. One day I entered an eating shop in East Patel Nagar, New Delhi and decided to have _chaat_ for lunch. A man who had been squatting on the floor started making the _chaat_, and I immmediately cancelled my order. On being asked, I explained why I cancelled my order: I had noticed that _chaat_ man had been earlier scratching his feet -- black with grime and with cracked heels -- with his fingers. The _chaat_ man was very angry and told me he had "cleaned" his hands -- actually, by dipping them into a pan containing water, and then wiping them on a filthy looking rag. Luckily, I escaped getting bashed up. If I had not, would you call it "food poisoning"?
By and large, cooked food does not lead to food poisoning. The high temperature of cooking, particularly in Dhabas, smaller restaurants where the food is freshly cooked, kills pathogens. The high heat is akin to boiling water. Contamination often comes from water, unlcean glasses and plates and the ice in the lassi or nimbu pani. So avoid all drinks with ice and dring bottled water or a soft drink.
Food in buffets is often the culprit in summer. Mayonnaise and other sauces which have raw egg can spoil rapidly. Finely sliced meat and egg in salads can also have rapidly multiplying bacteria so avoid those as well. Raw oysters and the prawn salad are also prime suspects.
Safe foods (so far for me) chicken tikka, tandoori roti, hot dal, vegetables well cooked and cold beer! Enjoy!
