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Q: How do you find the Chinese Food? Does Anyone has problem after eating outside?

For the first year in China, I didn't eat much outside. I preferred to cook myself and freed my kitchen with Chili, Soya Sauce, Vinegar and MSG. I even avoided using much of the oil. My choice of food were simple easy cook: boil everything in a pot, add some salt and olive oil and eat. Or, Red Lentil soup as a protein source either brought from outside China or bought on taobao. I could not find nice bread ( i mean brown bread). Simple Sphaghetti and tuna fish were also my first choice. I am addicted to milk and drink directly from the pack all the time.

After one year, I started to eat outside with my Chinese colleagues and slowly liked the Chinese food. After almost two years I eat mostly outside with my colleagues and eat whatever they order. But the problem is that whenever I eat outside, next day my body goes rampant. I faced severe problems when I had to travel outside the workplace and never forget to carry 2-3 packs of tissue papers. Then I guessed that this may be the reason why China has so many toilets built everywhere in the city. Now a days, at least one day before my planned travel I stop eating outside as I am afraid of previous experiences.

 

When I see my colleagues or other chinese munching foods swimming in Chili, Fat, Vinegar (whatever mixed there) I bit my tongue and ask myself: "Does Chinese people also have same problem like me? Does any foreigners also faced similar problems when they eat local food outside?" "Is there any medicine that I can take mainly when I am traveling and free myself from nervousness of eating out?" 

I thought I will adapt to it but failed.

12 years 4 days ago in  Food  - China

 
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imodium helps with runs, I brought anti-biotics for food poisoning, I (cure myself for wriitting this) have never had any problems, but I'm addicted to one little bread, maybe that helps.

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I love the food and must have a good constitution as I have only had one slight dose of sickness. Even then it may have been a stomach bug picked up by other means as none of the people with me when I ate that day became ill. 

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Haven't shat a solid one since I got here six months ago. Sometimes it's worth it, other times it's not. Don't eat anything from outdoor stalls at all anymore. Doesn't help. The food's just sloopy-crap-inducing. Keeps me thin.

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I eat out almost everyday with no problems except for the craps....I am the same as yian...haven't had a normal crap here in over a year... only got food poisoning once...stay away from undercooked chicken.

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I have never had food poisoning in China (only once in my life), but if I don't eat a lot of protein, yes, I often get the runs. The trick is to eat plenty of protein, maybe a lot of meat, this should help you. The food with a lot of oil seems to be the worst.

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never had food poisoning here ,be careful with what you eat and you will be ok

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hot pot will sometimes go right tthough me....

GuilinRaf:

that is why i always carry a small paquet of chubs.

portable bidet!

 

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hence the chubbs.......angel

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hipititas is very common when you eat outside so i hope you got your shots

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