On our previous trips to Latin America, we were extremely cautious about what we ate. We usually drank refrescos (soft drinks) directly from the bottle, never ate lettuce or any vegetable that was unpeeled or uncooked, never ate a single thing from street vendors and....still each got violently ill once over the course of a three month trip.
Now, older and wiser, we realize that the middle class restaurants where we usually eat are of course going to wash their vegetables in purified water and wouldn't dream of using unpurified water to make ice or juice drinks. I wince at the thought of us 15 years ago. At a nice restaurant in Mexico City we asked for our drinks without ice, and froze at the sight of lettuce on Harv's plate ;-). And I don't think I ate a single salad over the course of 3 months.
So, we've decided to be a little more adventurous in our eating this time. Step by step of course. The lunch at the little comedor in Tule where they made and cooked the tortillas in front of us was tasty. We've suffered no ill effects from the charcoal roasted peanuts purchased at the market at Tlalcolula, and realize that nothing too much is likely to go wrong with fresh-made potato chips deep fried in front of you at a street stand. The next step is food vendors at the marketplaces. Wish us luck.
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