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Be careful when eating at Korean BBQ food/restaurants!
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Smee



Joined: 24 Dec 2004
Location: Jeollanam-do

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I think we should be more worried that nobody washes their hands, ever.
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Vicissitude



Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smee wrote:
Well, I think we should be more worried that nobody washes their hands, ever.
Even if people do wash their hands, they don't do it properly for food preparation. They use cold water and an old bar of soap that everyone uses, which can be filled with nasty germs so this does more harm than good. And if they use the proper soap, rarely are they ever taught how to properly clean and dry their hands. All sorts of nasty food born pathogens can be passed on to customers. Deadly indeed!
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CeleryMan



Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Next time you nosch on some gimbap, eat a bowl of bimbimbap, or go for that delicious banchan dish ... take a closer look ... those mysterious little black hairs are saying hello ... EAT ME!
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IncognitoHFX



Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Smee wrote:
Well, I think we should be more worried that nobody washes their hands, ever.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y-yH_Qyipc

What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger.
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Vicissitude



Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

IncognitoHFX wrote:
What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger.
Wrong, this stuff can and likely will kill you:

Alphabetical listing of all foodborne diseases, pathogens and toxins

Amebiasis


Ascaris, Roundworms


Botulism


Brainerd Diarrhea


Calicivirus (Norwalk-like viruses)


Campylobacter


Cholera


Cryptosporidiosis


Cyclospora infection


Cysticercosis


E.coli O157:H7


Giardiasis


Hepatitis A


Listeriosis


Norwalk-like virus


Salmonella Enteritidis


Salmonellosis


Shigellosis


Toxoplasmosis


Trichinosis


Typhoid Fever


Vibrio vulnificus


Viral gastritis

There's not even a small chance that you will be "stronger" as a result of being infected with these diseases. I'd be much more worried about getting those diseases than the hydrochloric acid used to clean the grills. Laughing


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Kimchieluver



Joined: 02 Mar 2005

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've had all of those and now I am incredibly strong.
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caniff



Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a real feel-good thread. Ignorance sometimes really can be bliss (and save the comment about how happy I must be, okay?).
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Vicissitude



Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kimchieluver wrote:
I've had all of those and now I am incredibly strong.

Wow, those parasites must have done a real number on your digestive system.
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IncognitoHFX



Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vicissitude wrote:
IncognitoHFX wrote:
What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger.
Wrong, this stuff can and likely will kill you.


I linked to Carlin because his point was that we shouldn't obsess over stuff like this and just live. Yes, standards are nice and I'd rather clean food than dirty food, but I don't want to turn into the neurotic person who obsesses about it and neither should you.
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plus99



Joined: 30 Dec 2007

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

george carlin is the worst comedian ive ever heard.
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Vicissitude



Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 5:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

IncognitoHFX wrote:
Vicissitude wrote:
IncognitoHFX wrote:
What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger.
Wrong, this stuff can and likely will kill you.


I linked to Carlin because his point was that we shouldn't obsess over stuff like this and just live. Yes, standards are nice and I'd rather clean food than dirty food, but I don't want to turn into the neurotic person who obsesses about it and neither should you.


Obessed no. Concerned yes.
Quote:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the United States alone, food poisoning causes about 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and up to 5,000 deaths each year. One of the most common bacterial forms of infection, the salmonellae organisms, account for one billion dollars in medical costs and lost work time.


But it's time to get serious about one of the leading causes of death and this is often caused by food borne pathogens:

Quote:
Worldwide, diarrheal illnesses are among the leading causes of death.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/food_poisoning/article_em.htm
Every year, it kills millions of people worldwide.
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samd



Joined: 03 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mmm meat. Korean BBQ tastes good.
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rD.NaTas



Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Location: changwon

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

umm, lots and lots of American ,Canadian restaurants use chemicals to clean the grill , flat tops , pans, most way more corosive then HCL...i know i have used HCL on flattops before , nex time you see a van drive by that says SYSKO , a major food provider for major restaurant chains think , chemical burns mmmmmmmmmmmmm
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IncognitoHFX



Joined: 06 May 2007
Location: Yeongtong, Suwon

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

plus99 wrote:
george carlin is the worst comedian ive ever heard.


Ah... you might like Dane Cook then.
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Mr. Pink



Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China

PostPosted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I ate out at some meat place last year...I was the sickest I have ever been in my life. At one point I thought I was dying the pain was that bad.

I refuse to go out and eat at some of the low budget meat places. Heck I am afraid whenever I eat out in this country, as I never know when the unsanitary thing is going to come back and make me sick again.

I never heard about the acid thing, however, I was told repeatedly that I probably ate meat imported from China...which Koreans seem to think is loaded with chemicals, yet they don't ban that sh!t...
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