I find that if I make tea,coffee etc using boiled tap water ,I never had a problem.No need to waste bottle water!Cleaning teeth showers ok also.The only Thai food I used is chicken noodle soup freshly boiled and bagged for me to eat in my room.Those food courts where you buy a voucher and visit different types of food seem safe too!
Speaking as someone who has travelled all over the world and has lived in Thailand for over 20 years I can say that Thai street food is the best that I've ever had. The only food poisoning that I have had was after I ate a burger from a well known American burger chain. Please try Thai street food when you come here it's delicious.
I've never had a problem with Thai food in all my trips to Thailand. I just make sure all my streetfood is freshly cooked and not eat food that's been sitting there in trays for who knows how long. Excellent and informative video. Cheers.
Great advice and tips Trev Food safety or "Eating Safely" is important! 1. Re: Meat - Only buy food from a vendor that is cooking it NOT just displaying it 2. In some bars but mostly in those Cocktail carts/ vans that are parked with a few tables around sometimes use their own "Moonshine" instead of Vodka, Rum, or Gin so be careful and stick with a bottle of Beer. 3. activated charcoal pills/capsules are a good alternative if you can't take loperamide. 4. A few other commenters are correct Brush your teeth with bottled water!
I make sure the ice is machine made from purified water. For instance if you get lemon tea the ice cubes should be cylinder shaped. If they are squares I don’t drink it. The Thais don’t understand no ice, they look at you cross eyed and bewildered if you say no ice or no sugar. I have had no problems eating at the restaurants and recommended venders. I drink Lipton ice teas from 7 eleven. I stay away from most bottled water sold from the street vendors. I think the food is safer in Thailand than the Philippines. I have never been sick in Thailand but have got sick from bottled water in the Philippines
I live in AC Philippines and get my "purified" water from one of the many water stations, they deliver, but one bottle had little green fragments floating in it a few days back, I assumed it was algae or something similar......problem was we'd already drank about 80% of the container before one of my kids noticed....everyone else seems fine but I was chucking it up at 2am this morning!!!!
@@brendandoherty2159 My friend in the PI told me about this bottled water he always gets and says it’s the safest, it has green labeling but I forgot the name .
Everything he is saying is spot on. I also carry activated charcoal tablets with me just in case. Also avoid meat on those rotisseries that's baking in the sun on the edge of the street, not just for typhoid but just for bacteria in general. Lastly understand your stomach needs to adjust with the biomes from the bacteria we need anytime you change your diet. Little at a time. In the end, the flavors of all the food is worth it! Good info!
A lot of people blame food for the shits, bad stomach etc... My advice is analyse your ice in your drinks. If it's jagged bits it's made in a backyard and shipped on the back of a rusty SUV. Make sure the bar you drink at buys commercially bagged ice. Generally it's round and has a hole in the middle, just like your barfine. Only ever had 1 problem and it was from undercooked pork mince in a krapao.
Great video. Regarding bacteria, the only thing I would add is maybe brush your teeth with bottled water if you are only here for a short while or you are very sensitive.
thats a good piece of advice. weeks before arriving in Thailand, i had taken two doses of a Dukoral (a cholera infused fizzy drink / medication) i thoroughly enjoyed the street / market foods throughout the entire trip, but my friend who refused to fork out for a course of Dukoral had constant and intense stomach problems.
Dude if you have issues washing your teeth with tap water, you are going to have issues period, they use tap water to wash vegetables and prepare food, and how about ice, who knows.
Trevor - please DON'T give up the balcony, your bonce and the trains/bike sound... I love it... makes it all more authentic. Bollocks to the studio nonsense... keep doing it your way. All the best and cheers
Very, very sensible advice Trevor. The *bacteria outside of the country/ region in which you reside, will be different* . So your body has to adjust, no matter how well the food is prepared. So you have to be ready for perhaps some upset tummy. It's good advice to drink bottled water that you buy from a reputable source; try and keep the shower water out of your mouth and nose; brush your teeth with bottled water; avoid ice cubes in your drinks; swerve salads. Have a supply of tummy tables in your holiday medical kit. If you do have a dodgy tummy, keep sipping water to keep your fluid levels up as you can dehydrate easily ( and that's really dangerous ).
I go to Thailand for 10 years now...never had a problem with food...but 3 months ago i was in Thailand Pattaya and 1 night a friend of mine ordered oysters หอยนางรม hoi nang lom...small white oysters uncooked...i ate 1 one of those but the taste was horrible...i was sick in my room for 1 week...went to Soi Buakhao clinic where they gave me an injection plus medication...i went to hell that week...i never eat raw food again...could possibly happen in my own countrie too...nice video T👍🏼
Being a vegetarian who occasionally eats fish /sea food I've lived here over 10yrs and been coming here for over 20yrs I've never had many problems with the food There are plenty of quality food stands in the markets and excellent restaraunts if you go to the beach one tip buy your food before hand from one of the supermarket food courts good food reasonable priced also if your stomach starts to rumble get to a toilet don't fart otherwise you'll have a smelly embarrassing incident!
Tom yum soup (prawns) in a fancy restaurant in Pattaya 3 of us ended up in hospital they were released after a couple of days however myself was hell bound for one whole week and two further weeks off work when I could just about fly home. It didn't stop me coming back but it did rock my foundations very very careful where I eat in Thailand 😥
Great video! I could have used it 20 years ago. This is some good advice. In the early days, I used to get regular stomach issues in Thailand. As I became more careful, I stopped having issues. I'm big on going to places with quality food. It costs more, but I find I'm less likely to have an issue. I rarely eat at street stalls, because their refrigeration (usually ice) is weak in the best of times. When I do eat at a street stall, I agree with you about the importance of the food being hot. I'll only eat it fresh off the grill, while it's still hot. One thing I don't believe you mentioned was water. I make sure to drink at least 1 liter a day plus several cups of tea. A lot of bodily discomfort travelers experience in Thailand is from simple dehydration. Thailand is very hot, and you're drinking more alcohol. I also make sure to bring anti-diarrhea tablets with me. I haven't had to use them for many, many years now, but it's good piece of mind knowing I have them at hand if the need arises. I don't know if this is an option in the UK, as you guys have some different laws on OCT meds. The most common issue I have these days is from the beer. The selection in Thailand is limited, and not what I normally drink. Some beers, like Heineken, upset my stomach if I have more than one, and Thai beers can be worse. It took me years to figure this out. Keep up the great content!
In thirty years of trips to Pattaya I've tried most things. I don't like the stupidly hot dishes, I like to taste what I'm eating. I've always eaten at least once a day from street carts but, I look for the one with the longest queue of Thai's, so never had a problem with that sort of food. One time I was talking to a Thai guy in the same queue and what he said struck a cord... "We also do not like to get sick, so always go to somewhere very busy for food". The Trots got me just once... I had a meal just before setting off for the airport to come home, the rumbling started in the departure lounge, followed by half the twelve hour flight in the bog and two days in agony back home before my Doc jabbed me with something. One thing to be aware of with Fruit... Be very carefull with fruits that grow on the ground, Water Melon being a classic. You have no idea how they get watered. It could be water pumped from a ditch that's also being used as a toilet. Water Melon absorbs water through it's outer skin so can absorb water bourn bacteria into the flesh, and you don't cook water melon, you eat (or Drink) it raw! That tip came from a Head of Microbiology at a very large UK hospital where I was based. Thai food is great, just make sure it's piping hot all through. And use bottled water, it doesn't make you a wimp but, not using it can make you look like just another stupid farang.
very good advice. Btw, my friend was in Australia for a holiday. On her last day, her friends threw her a farewell bbq. She ate bbq chicken and fish. On the flight home, she felt sick. She was vomiting and had the runs to badly that there was discussion of whether they might need to divert the plane to get her to a hospital 😲 But she made it, and went to a hospital when she landed at home. So no bbq or seafood before a long flight I guess is also a good rule.
***Great video Trev!*** I was laughing hard when you went on about the diarrhea! I was walking along the beach road in Jomtien Beach one day and had a "leak"! Next thing you know I had a shit streak running out of my shorts and down my leg! A shit streak! I had my pals surround me while I walked back to the hotel to take care of it so no one would see the sick mess! Another Great Memory!
The street food vendors and Thai Authentic Restaurants here all get up early and get their various products fresh from the different markets everyday. I've never gotten sick off any food here unlike back home at a couple of places. I always get a laugh at people who have come here on vacation and drink 15 beers in the sun and then complain the next day about diarrhea and blaming a late night pad thai for it.
I rarely have stomach issues. but 3rd day in Thailand I had had stomach aches and pain after eating what I believe very conservative Thai food. You have to be careful.
People saying they got food poisoning from a Farang restaurant or from Thai street food are just guessing. It can take anything from 2 hours to 7 days for food poisoning to develop. Most people don't have a clue where they picked it up and usually blame the last meal they ate.
People thought I was crazy taking charcoal pills with me on my first trip to Thailand, but I took a few every time I decided to eat street food and had zero issues as a result.
I lived in Thailand back in the 90s and early 2000s and rarely had issues. My body got acclimated to the belly critters. I did get food poisoning once but that was eating farang food.
I've only been to Thailand once it was Bangkok for 2 weeks. I got dehydrated on the first day, a quick trip to 7-Eleven and some powder in a bottle of water sorted that out. my very first meal I will never forget it was chicken and cashew nuts and rice sat on a plastic stools in soi 11,and it was absolutely delicious and I had no issues whatsoever..
So was my first time. I been there more and more every year for the past 20 yrs. YMMV basically I got violently sick twice!! Not bad but I never will eat street food again!
I am a regular visitor to Thailand (Pattaya in particular) and I have never had a problem with the street food. The only time I have had an issue was the first time I went to Thailand (Phuket) in 2013 and I wasn't aware that consuming the tap water was a mistake. Live and learn.
In the 6 years I lived there I was only ill twice, once eating a pork chop in an English style restaurant and once with a pie from the Nice Clean Pie cart.
Thanks for the comment about sugar/ diabetes, and how to respond. When last in Pattaya ( 4 years ago) there was a low carb cafe on third road top of soi lenkee.
28 years visiting and living in Thailand....the only time I got ill was eating mussels from Pattaya bay in 1996....I was sick some bacteria for 8 months with the sweats and some major bowl issues....To this day I won't eat a mussel in any country...555
Years ago I was in Beijing and I got to the hotel fairly late. After I got settled in I decided to check out the hotel restaurant. It was a very fancy hotel not a cheap one either. In the restaurant they had what looked like chicken nuggets so I had some with a beer. After about 30 minutes I felt a little stomach ache so I went up to my room to take some Alka seltzer to calm my stomach. Being new to traveling in Asia I put the glass to the tap and dropped two tablets into the water and swallowed. It was at that moment I thought to myself that was a real stupid thing to do, there was a bottle of water next to the sink I could use. Within 10 minutes I was on the can and it lasted for 4 days. I lost about 20 pounds in weight. And good luck finding a foreiners hospital when your a stranger to China. So heed Trevor's advice and never eat anything cold and if you buy water in a bottle always buy the water that has the orange or some flavor in it because unscrupulous people bottle water from the tap and hammer the caps on them to fool you. Remember, bake it, boil it, or peel it. Have a great time in Thailand guys
I had to go to the doctor on a holiday in Beijing 15 years ago, and found an expat clinic easily. If in doubt, always search for "expat medical clinic" + your city
I visit Thailand once or twice a year since 2006. The first few times I visited I got fairly sick, probably from food poisoning. Then I decided to stop eating street food, and I rarely got sick since then. Street food can be delicious, but you can get the same stuff inside many of the malls for just a little bit more money.
Good advice Trev. Always wash fruit and veg from the markets with bottled water before you eat. And only drink the water if its has been filtered through a Thai bar girl.
Another quality video Trev .. I love spicy food but I suffer from diverticulitis so chilli can inflame by bowel and intestines.. I steer clear of the bagged meals and ask for meals not spicy. Sometime you will get a meal with no chilli and sometimes there will be a little that I can handle. I add chilli flakes and oil depending on what comes to make it a level I can handle .. the isotonic sachets at 7/11 are great they cost about 5 baht and I throw one in a bottle of water at least every second day, it puts in what the sweat take out 👍
30 years of transiting through and holidaying in SE Asia the only time I got 'hit' was in a 4* airport hotel in KL. The satay. Pretty sure they would have had to replace the carpet!
100%. Had far more issues here than abroad. Common sense approach for me, eat somewhere busy (quantity of food turnover), eat somewhere the locals are eating (quality). Quantity + quality = Win Win
I came in February & the whole 2 week holiday with Thai lady, On Valentines Day obviously I took her & we had Western food, but every other day including breakfast I let her pick, It was a very strange thing to heppen when she feeds me with spoon. So I just did back & we shared everything really, As you say regarding temperature, I notice not like in UK for instance where you get one course, thrn the next, everything cones together & sometimes there's a lot of it, I'm not small at 6'2, but sometimes well stuffed. However all fine & no problems, We only ate in restaurants or hotel though, but everything was awesome,
I have a shellfish allergy. When eating in a Thai restaurant I showed them a written statement to that effect and I ordered something I thought didn't have shrimp and was 'assured' it didn't. The plate came out with a whole shrimp sitting on top. So, you can't take the waitress's word for it. Be super careful for those with this type of allergy.
When I lived in Saudi, the experienced ex-pats used to say make sure you have a flat coke from time to time because it was a good way to replace electrolytes. The same principle if you go out drinking, alcohol stimulates the production of urine which leaches out electrolytes again. When I used to drink, (been teetotal many years) would make sure that I had a coke, a bacon sandwich and a bottle of water the next morning. Orange juice with your meals helps stimulate the liver AND the production of T3 in the Thyroid (good metabolic boost) just don't drink too much, just a couple of fingers with breakfast, and lunch otherwise, whole fruits are generally better. If you are going to be eating lots of meat rice and eggs (standard Thai fare) then try and get some bitter greens in too. No matter what age, take a multi-vit tablet and I swear by Tumeric too (so a nice Ruby). Living healthy doesn't have to be boring.
Great advice Trev 👍 Think I’ve told before…. Did a trip to Nong Kai at border, had a Noodle and ‘pork’ dish, sick as a ‘dog’ for a week…lived in the toilet…severe gastro and fevers…off to the the local Drs and lotsa meds for lotsa baht lol. I was staying at Udonthani at the time… In hindsight, food was cooked ‘out the back’… ‘Hot cooked in front of you food’ you generally can’t go wrong.. I love the Korean BBQ places where you but a ‘set’ and cook over the coals with fresh food and veg, delicious ! Most restaurants and farang establishments are no probs. It’s all a part of the journey 😀 Thanks mate 🇦🇺🍻👍
@@Buzzinpattaya not sure what the sorry about mate…don’t be sorry mate if ya miss something or someone has past said, you’ve got ya hands full with all this stuff, honestly I don’t know how you keep on top of it all 👍😉😊🍻
back in the late 90s the Jasmin bar in soi 6 had a party, i got down late already a bit pissed and i ate a heap of shelfish that had been out in the sun and never got crook,but roll forward till 2014 go up to Naklula market and picked some sea bass and those big prawns got them cooked outside at a BBQ,few beers and a big feed well two hours later my newest casual bride was holding the plastic bag in a waste bin while i was on the throne and it was flying out both ends,crikeys i was crook.have not ate fish since LOL 55555
Hehehehe....I've discovered the secret is, when you know you're gonna throw up in a minute or two, set your arse down on the toilet FIRST and let fly from the nether regions, cause if it's true food poisoning, that projectile vomiting builds up such a head of steam that yer ass will let fly kinda involuntarily if you haven't "unloaded" it first!!!!! Bad enough that the bowl looks like a kill zone, worse if it's running down yer calves onto the floor!!!!!!
Had one of the bottled ‘fresh’ orange and pomegranate juice … had the worst stomach bug that almost spoilt the holiday… apart from that it’s never been a problem
Then there's the *level of bacteria that you expose yourself to* . As in most markets in Asia, the raw meat/ fish is not refrigerated for sale. Bacteria will be multiplying in the heat. Flies are another problem for this raw meat, but also cooked food on display by street vendors as none of it is covered. As we know, flies carry all sort of crobblies, so for that reason, I don't touch street food. Alcohol is a diuretic ( eg you pee more than the pints you drink ), so to re-hydrate, you can make a simple hypotonic drink : 50% bottled water to 50% orange juice. Add a good dash of salt and stir. Then sip. You'll get used to it. Very effective. And if you do get the runs, get some tonic water, shake the bubbles out of it, and sip it. The quinine in the tonic will help calm a nervous, cramping gut.
Hi Trevor, with respect and while understanding your opinion, you're mistaken in thinking that food safety impacts only affect those with a sensitive stomach or those not used to spicy food. Millions of people die from foodborne illness. Food stored out of temperature control and effected by pathogen growth may not be restored by reheating. Boiled rice held in such conditions is known to kill you. Food provided by well intentioned folk with no hand washing, no temperature control, uncovered food and with water that is non food grade are of major concern. Also not clearly separating Thai food from unsafe street food could be misleading. Most first world countries have Thai restaurants on nearly every corner, and offerings in supermarkets all offering safe food, made under safe obligations. Cheers :)
Thanks Trev, Good summary. Helpful. In short. Be careful first 1-2 weeks to get the system adapted to the bacterias in Thailand. After that you can be more adventurus. It will be a difference if tiy are a expat orlong stay or if you are just on holiday for a short period.
Great video, mate. It covered a lot of things I wondered about. Sadly I won't be trying street vendors food, because my stomach is a sensitive sally. I fear I'd become a waterfall wonder down my leg for all to gaze and amuse 😂 about. Kudos to you all with the cast iron stomachs.
It's why I got the recommended Hepatitis-A shots(inoculation), as its for the food/drink bacteria. But its still a good idea to avoid ice in your drinks, as its hard to tell what water was used. I got a good few days of becoming a water well under pressure when I took in some of these bacteria, came out everywhere, luckily I got a powder from the pharmacy and it was gone within a day of taking that, did loose a few pounds of fluids.
I heard Bryan Flowers mention something about not having bathrooms in the Soi 6 bars. Not sure if he was kidding or not, but assuming someone has worries about getting caught with a sudden and intense case of loose bowels, what's the best way to be prepared? Know the location of public toilets? Always have small bills to pay to use a toilet? Keep a supply of toilet paper on your person? I know when I was in Venice you needed coins for the pay toilets in your pocket or else it was tough going.
Yeah that was a brilliant video. You got me on the fruit stand. I order those blended drinks. Where are they getting the ice?. How about the food in the terminal 21. Where you prepay the card and go around to the different vendors. They seem to be cooking it on the spot mostly. Oh and yes I have tried that stick BBQ and paid the price. Does the food go cold in your stomach? In the bacteria come back? I understand eating it hot. That's a confusing question I guess. Anyway sometimes it pays to pay more and eat at the hotel. I seem to be okay with the hotel food.
Start off with no spice or light spice and after 2 weeks gradually increasing levels, I can take anything. You can easily avoid spice if you want to. The only thing I would say is to be VERY careful on pork. On drinking with ice, I simply dont for a minimum of 2 weeks. You can never be sure that is not frozen tap water. Also (I know its not really about food) be careful of any allergies you have
Hi trev a brilliant and informative video.everything you said make sense.i have been going back and forth to thailand 🇹🇭 4 times a year for 17 years and every time get a dodgy stomach for the first few days until the body adjusts .one thing I would suggest when you were taking about fluids is berocca tablets. I take one in a pint of water every morning.puts back all the minerals inside your body you need and builds up your immune system.you can buy berocca in any pharmacy.100 % recommend this.stay safe regards damon 👍🏼
Pad Krapow moo is one of my faves . I got a dose of food poisoning in Moscow 20 years ago, I was sick for months. Ever since, I've got the constitution of an Ox. Just no durian. Eno is good for your stomach.
talking about food on the stick,i ate plenty chicken on the stick off little old bloke that rode around the beach and sois[96/97] on a motorbike with the wee charcoal cooker on the back and all the chicken seperate raw under plastic,and never got crook,thing i was always pissed back than.
I live off Thai food ever day, my wife is Thai and she makes me eat the same as her 🤣🤣, I'm used to it now, excellent food, plus she's a chef. Eat and enjoy 🙏
Video volume seems down a bit... Often wondered about the ice with the centre hole one gets everywhere there in your beer. I always use bottle water for drinking, cleaning teeth etc. and yet, skoff down the beer with the ice without a second thought. My thought were , the alcohol will kill it off if I drink enough. 555555555 Never 'fected me.....'fected me.....'fected me yet....since 2008. Always had any food in the markets thrown back over the charcoal for a few minutes each side.
If you are coming from the west, retired, never been here and are used to your own cultures food instead of spicy food you need to acclimatise to the food, local bacteria and heat. Spend your first week somewhere like banglampu for the first week, eat at the restaurants full of young backpackers because they will be clean and safe and you will be able to communicate with the staff. Try new dishes, discover what flavours suit you, eat lots of fresh fruit and drink lots of bottle water. The street stalls in these areas are usually safe as well. Over a week your body should acclimatise to everything and be use to the new common bacteria in your new environment. Now you should be ready to get out there and be more adventurous. As for Thai food....is there any other food worth eating? Sap sap sap
Never had any problem with Thai food, be it in Michelin star restaurants in Bangkok or from street vendors in walking street. It’s my favorite cuisine. In fact, my digestion is at its best when I eat Thai food in Thailand. When I’m there, I never eat western food. And Thai food isn’t as spicy as Mexican or Indian food in my experience.
Been Thailand 7 times I always eat the street food and absolutely love it had the shits a few times but it’s what I expect now and again now and again but now having watched your video I’ll be a lot more aware of a few things 🤞🏻 Love your channel and the advice you give out I think everyone travelling to Thailand for the first time should watch your videos 👍🏻 Keep up the great work when I’m next in Thailand I’ll be sure to look you up and buy you a beer All the best 🛺🛺
My 2cts : make sure to eat only cooked or baked food, avoid crude, pre-cooked. I avoid salads. Fruit juice on street no problem just ask them not to put sugar. As tourist I never had any problems.
Don't worry we have injections to deal with nausea and stomach cramp. As well as antibiotics and anti parasitic drugs to deal with the stomach issues we would also take stool samples for culture. Basically modern medicine would have it sorted in about a week tops (15 years in healthcare)
@@Buzzinpattaya I don’t have a strong stomach Trev, no big deal. Some lads have cast iron stomachs!! But I really enjoy Retox & sportsman bar. Have a wonderful day mate.
This is what I heard, but have not verified. White rice consist almost entirely of starch and glucose. If you are eating rice five times a week you should keep an eye on your blood sugar, especially if you are prediabetic.
i have gotten sick a few times. Make sure they cook it. Yes my Thai GF does the same thing she will leave food out all night and still eat it in the morning. the raw sea food watch out for the good thing is you can walk in the pharmacy and buy antibiotics. they also use tap water ice cubes in your drinks
I have seen many an unwary tourist watch as the street food is thoroughly cooked to be safe then proceed to use the squirt bottle of sauce that has been sitting out at room temperature all day.
The problem is the washing of the vegetables and particular the salads and the water they use to wash the food. I got amoebic colitis in Bangkok many years ago. Which was nasty and still reoccurs from time to time. Having said that I still eat Thai food and take it spicy still.
Great video Trev. The only incident I’ve had with Thai food was on my first ever night in Pattaya in 2009. We had been out for a few beers on our first night and decided to stop for a bite on the way back to our hotel. I ordered a spicy prawn salad. Knowing I have quite a strong constitution. Absolutely blew my head off. I was not prepared for the heat. I love spicy food. That did make me stop and think tho mate 😂😂😂
No problems with the street food. Eat where the Thais eat. I usually got sick here in America. Much long time food storage. I saw stories of refrigerated trucks breaking down and losing power. But still delivered the food.
I find the ladies like to eat food that takes a bit of effort to get through such as chicken feet, small crabs (bite size), and other thing that you just can't gulp down. Chicken feet are tasty, I avoid the small crab (usually raw), don't mind the small pieces of fried chicken or duck lips. I have had one particular insect from a cart twice which I like, not sure exactly what is was (maybe cricket). Also had sting ray and jelly fish at restaurants. I find Thai spice to be pure heat, not like here in the US where vinegar or some other ingredient is used along with the chili in foods. Maybe the added sugar helps with that. Can definitely find top quality food of any type somewhere in Thailand usually at a reasonable price. I also bring powdered electrolytes with me on every visit, both for golf and after heavy drinking (which doesn't stop me from eating by the way), cheaper to mix with water than buy sports drinks. I loose around 15lbs/7kg every 60 day trip - plenty of horizontal aerobics 555.
If you eat from a fast turn over food out let you should be fine, if its fresh every morning & sold the same day then thats good. Its when they have food thats been in hanging around ........
I can eat some southern Thai food, red, green and yellow curry. Also Penang and bamboo curry. Also tom yum, prawns and stir fry. But can't eat the Isan food.
I always have activated charcoal with me in powder form wherever I am. They sell it at pharmacies there in tablet form, not sure if they sell it in powder as I always bring my own.. If you ever get food poisoning or any other form of poisoning activated charcoal will take care of that. Agree with the radiation ovens they call microwave ovens I never use them myself not so sure what happens when dining out as you never know .
Had Thai food from all sorts of vendors and had no problems but I always carry Imodium just in case luckily never used any, Rather have it on hand than rush to find a Chemist the only problem I found is the spicy levels for some dish is sometimes even too hot for me.
I got really sick eating those green oysters "hoy men poo" , i did however let it sit a day but anything else is fine. Everything is spicy ot sweet by default lol We are so lucky to have such of an abundance of food here. its a fraction of cost in America!!!
A little common sense with street vendors, does it look clean, are many people purchasing the goods. Just pay attention to the details and you will be okay.
I find that if I make tea,coffee etc using boiled tap water ,I never had a problem.No need to waste bottle water!Cleaning teeth showers ok also.The only Thai food I used is chicken noodle soup freshly boiled and bagged for me to eat in my room.Those food courts where you buy a voucher and visit different types of food seem safe too!
Well said
Here in Canada we have Imodium are we allowed to bring it with us I like spicy food so I should be okay just thought I'd ask lol
Speaking as someone who has travelled all over the world and has lived in Thailand for over 20 years I can say that Thai street food is the best that I've ever had. The only food poisoning that I have had was after I ate a burger from a well known American burger chain. Please try Thai street food when you come here it's delicious.
Love street food
I've never had a problem with Thai food in all my trips to Thailand. I just make sure all my streetfood is freshly cooked and not eat food that's been sitting there in trays for who knows how long. Excellent and informative video. Cheers.
Nice one
Great advice and tips Trev Food safety or "Eating Safely" is important!
1. Re: Meat - Only buy food from a vendor that is cooking it NOT just displaying it
2. In some bars but mostly in those Cocktail carts/ vans that are parked with a few tables around sometimes use their own "Moonshine" instead of Vodka, Rum, or Gin so be careful and stick with a bottle of Beer.
3. activated charcoal pills/capsules are a good alternative if you can't take loperamide.
4. A few other commenters are correct Brush your teeth with bottled water!
Cheers mate and great comment
Fabulous advice Trevor, love the variety of your videos 👍🌴
Thank you so much
I make sure the ice is machine made from purified water. For instance if you get lemon tea the ice cubes should be cylinder shaped. If they are squares I don’t drink it. The Thais don’t understand no ice, they look at you cross eyed and bewildered if you say no ice or no sugar. I have had no problems eating at the restaurants and recommended venders. I drink Lipton ice teas from 7 eleven. I stay away from most bottled water sold from the street vendors. I think the food is safer in Thailand than the Philippines. I have never been sick in Thailand but have got sick from bottled water in the Philippines
Great shout on the ice
I live in AC Philippines and get my "purified" water from one of the many water stations, they deliver, but one bottle had little green fragments floating in it a few days back, I assumed it was algae or something similar......problem was we'd already drank about 80% of the container before one of my kids noticed....everyone else seems fine but I was chucking it up at 2am this morning!!!!
@@brendandoherty2159 My friend in the PI told me about this bottled water he always gets and says it’s the safest, it has green labeling but I forgot the name .
Everything he is saying is spot on. I also carry activated charcoal tablets with me just in case. Also avoid meat on those rotisseries that's baking in the sun on the edge of the street, not just for typhoid but just for bacteria in general. Lastly understand your stomach needs to adjust with the biomes from the bacteria we need anytime you change your diet. Little at a time. In the end, the flavors of all the food is worth it! Good info!
Thanks mate
A lot of people blame food for the shits, bad stomach etc... My advice is analyse your ice in your drinks. If it's jagged bits it's made in a backyard and shipped on the back of a rusty SUV. Make sure the bar you drink at buys commercially bagged ice. Generally it's round and has a hole in the middle, just like your barfine. Only ever had 1 problem and it was from undercooked pork mince in a krapao.
Great advice
Great video. Regarding bacteria, the only thing I would add is maybe brush your teeth with bottled water if you are only here for a short while or you are very sensitive.
Thank you and great shout
My first trips over I was paranoid about that and stories about the water…now I just gargle some mouthwash…..happy days and never had a prob
Your gut is used to it's own bacteria and the water bacteria differs everywhere. So tourists should definitely used bottled water.
thats a good piece of advice.
weeks before arriving in Thailand, i had taken two doses of a Dukoral (a cholera infused fizzy drink / medication)
i thoroughly enjoyed the street / market foods throughout the entire trip, but my friend who refused to fork out for a course of Dukoral had constant and intense stomach problems.
Dude if you have issues washing your teeth with tap water, you are going to have issues period, they use tap water to wash vegetables and prepare food, and how about ice, who knows.
Trevor - please DON'T give up the balcony, your bonce and the trains/bike sound... I love it... makes it all more authentic. Bollocks to the studio nonsense... keep doing it your way. All the best and cheers
LOL I will not give it up maybe mix it up a bit
Very, very sensible advice Trevor. The *bacteria outside of the country/ region in which you reside, will be different* . So your body has to adjust, no matter how well the food is prepared. So you have to be ready for perhaps some upset tummy. It's good advice to drink bottled water that you buy from a reputable source; try and keep the shower water out of your mouth and nose; brush your teeth with bottled water; avoid ice cubes in your drinks; swerve salads. Have a supply of tummy tables in your holiday medical kit. If you do have a dodgy tummy, keep sipping water to keep your fluid levels up as you can dehydrate easily ( and that's really dangerous ).
Thank you very much
Never had an issue eating Thai food in Pattaya, love it. Great video again Trevor
Thank you
I go to Thailand for 10 years now...never had a problem with food...but 3 months ago i was in Thailand Pattaya and 1 night a friend of mine ordered oysters หอยนางรม hoi nang lom...small white oysters uncooked...i ate 1 one of those but the taste was horrible...i was sick in my room for 1 week...went to Soi Buakhao clinic where they gave me an injection plus medication...i went to hell that week...i never eat raw food again...could possibly happen in my own countrie too...nice video T👍🏼
Wow
Being a vegetarian who occasionally eats fish /sea food I've lived here over 10yrs and been coming here for over 20yrs I've never had many problems with the food There are plenty of quality food stands in the markets and excellent restaraunts if you go to the beach one tip buy your food before hand from one of the supermarket food courts good food reasonable priced also if your stomach starts to rumble get to a toilet don't fart otherwise you'll have a smelly embarrassing incident!
Thanks for sharing
Tom yum soup (prawns) in a fancy restaurant in Pattaya 3 of us ended up in hospital they were released after a couple of days however myself was hell bound for one whole week and two further weeks off work when I could just about fly home.
It didn't stop me coming back but it did rock my foundations very very careful where I eat in Thailand 😥
great advice , it can ruin your holiday and make you very very sick for a couple of weeks .
Bloody hell mate .. scary stuff
excellent video once more.
Thank you
Great video! I could have used it 20 years ago. This is some good advice. In the early days, I used to get regular stomach issues in Thailand. As I became more careful, I stopped having issues. I'm big on going to places with quality food. It costs more, but I find I'm less likely to have an issue. I rarely eat at street stalls, because their refrigeration (usually ice) is weak in the best of times. When I do eat at a street stall, I agree with you about the importance of the food being hot. I'll only eat it fresh off the grill, while it's still hot. One thing I don't believe you mentioned was water. I make sure to drink at least 1 liter a day plus several cups of tea. A lot of bodily discomfort travelers experience in Thailand is from simple dehydration. Thailand is very hot, and you're drinking more alcohol. I also make sure to bring anti-diarrhea tablets with me. I haven't had to use them for many, many years now, but it's good piece of mind knowing I have them at hand if the need arises. I don't know if this is an option in the UK, as you guys have some different laws on OCT meds. The most common issue I have these days is from the beer. The selection in Thailand is limited, and not what I normally drink. Some beers, like Heineken, upset my stomach if I have more than one, and Thai beers can be worse. It took me years to figure this out. Keep up the great content!
Thanks mate
Love Thai food...never had a problem with anything ever ..great show... loving the memory of Thailand ..who knows maybe visit next year
I love Thai food too
In thirty years of trips to Pattaya I've tried most things. I don't like the stupidly hot dishes, I like to taste what I'm eating. I've always eaten at least once a day from street carts but, I look for the one with the longest queue of Thai's, so never had a problem with that sort of food. One time I was talking to a Thai guy in the same queue and what he said struck a cord... "We also do not like to get sick, so always go to somewhere very busy for food".
The Trots got me just once... I had a meal just before setting off for the airport to come home, the rumbling started in the departure lounge, followed by half the twelve hour flight in the bog and two days in agony back home before my Doc jabbed me with something.
One thing to be aware of with Fruit... Be very carefull with fruits that grow on the ground, Water Melon being a classic. You have no idea how they get watered. It could be water pumped from a ditch that's also being used as a toilet. Water Melon absorbs water through it's outer skin so can absorb water bourn bacteria into the flesh, and you don't cook water melon, you eat (or Drink) it raw! That tip came from a Head of Microbiology at a very large UK hospital where I was based. Thai food is great, just make sure it's piping hot all through. And use bottled water, it doesn't make you a wimp but, not using it can make you look like just another stupid farang.
very good advice. Btw, my friend was in Australia for a holiday. On her last day, her friends threw her a farewell bbq. She ate bbq chicken and fish. On the flight home, she felt sick. She was vomiting and had the runs to badly that there was discussion of whether they might need to divert the plane to get her to a hospital 😲 But she made it, and went to a hospital when she landed at home. So no bbq or seafood before a long flight I guess is also a good rule.
I am a chilly addict
***Great video Trev!*** I was laughing hard when you went on about the diarrhea! I was walking along the beach road in Jomtien Beach one day and had a "leak"! Next thing you know I had a shit streak running out of my shorts and down my leg! A shit streak! I had my pals surround me while I walked back to the hotel to take care of it so no one would see the sick mess! Another Great Memory!
hahahaha brilliant mate
The street food vendors and Thai Authentic Restaurants here all get up early and get their various products fresh from the different markets everyday. I've never gotten sick off any food here unlike back home at a couple of places. I always get a laugh at people who have come here on vacation and drink 15 beers in the sun and then complain the next day about diarrhea and blaming a late night pad thai for it.
Thank you for sharing
I rarely have stomach issues. but 3rd day in Thailand I had had stomach aches and pain after eating what I believe very conservative Thai food. You have to be careful.
Indeed
People saying they got food poisoning from a Farang restaurant or from Thai street food are just guessing. It can take anything from 2 hours to 7 days for food poisoning to develop. Most people don't have a clue where they picked it up and usually blame the last meal they ate.
Well said
People thought I was crazy taking charcoal pills with me on my first trip to Thailand, but I took a few every time I decided to eat street food and had zero issues as a result.
Yeah many use those mate
I lived in Thailand back in the 90s and early 2000s and rarely had issues. My body got acclimated to the belly critters. I did get food poisoning once but that was eating farang food.
Spice seems to work for me killing anything in site lol
I've only been to Thailand once it was Bangkok for 2 weeks.
I got dehydrated on the first day, a quick trip to 7-Eleven and some powder in a bottle of water sorted that out.
my very first meal I will never forget it was chicken and cashew nuts and rice sat on a plastic stools in soi 11,and it was absolutely delicious and I had no issues whatsoever..
So was my first time. I been there more and more every year for the past 20 yrs. YMMV basically
I got violently sick twice!! Not bad but I never will eat street food again!
Nice one thank you for sharing
Necessary information Trev well done.
Cheers mate
I am a regular visitor to Thailand (Pattaya in particular) and I have never had a problem with the street food. The only time I have had an issue was the first time I went to Thailand (Phuket) in 2013 and I wasn't aware that consuming the tap water was a mistake. Live and learn.
Thank you for sharing your experience
In the 6 years I lived there I was only ill twice, once eating a pork chop in an English style restaurant and once with a pie from the Nice Clean Pie cart.
Thank you for sharing
Hi Trev,
Finally arriving Friday 6th May. Looking so forward to checking things out.
Have a fantastic time and a safe flight
Thanks for the comment about sugar/ diabetes, and how to respond. When last in Pattaya ( 4 years ago) there was a low carb cafe on third road top of soi lenkee.
Very welcome
Great video Trev. Once again taking it to another level. Very informative and don't forget to squeeze those cheeks if you get into trouble 😜
LOL cheers mate
28 years visiting and living in Thailand....the only time I got ill was eating mussels from Pattaya bay in 1996....I was sick some bacteria for 8 months with the sweats and some major bowl issues....To this day I won't eat a mussel in any country...555
If they're dumping sewage in that water, the mussels would be badly contaminated.
Common with the mussels
Years ago I was in Beijing and I got to the hotel fairly late. After I got settled in I decided to check out the hotel restaurant. It was a very fancy hotel not a cheap one either. In the restaurant they had what looked like chicken nuggets so I had some with a beer. After about 30 minutes I felt a little stomach ache so I went up to my room to take some Alka seltzer to calm my stomach. Being new to traveling in Asia I put the glass to the tap and dropped two tablets into the water and swallowed. It was at that moment I thought to myself that was a real stupid thing to do, there was a bottle of water next to the sink I could use. Within 10 minutes I was on the can and it lasted for 4 days. I lost about 20 pounds in weight. And good luck finding a foreiners hospital when your a stranger to China. So heed Trevor's advice and never eat anything cold and if you buy water in a bottle always buy the water that has the orange or some flavor in it because unscrupulous people bottle water from the tap and hammer the caps on them to fool you. Remember, bake it, boil it, or peel it. Have a great time in Thailand guys
I had to go to the doctor on a holiday in Beijing 15 years ago, and found an expat clinic easily. If in doubt, always search for "expat medical clinic" + your city
Thank you for sharing your experience
@@Czechbound Problem was I was crapping every 15 minutes so I didn't have enough time to get there 🙃
@@Czechbound Thanks for the good advice much appreciated
I visit Thailand once or twice a year since 2006. The first few times I visited I got fairly sick, probably from food poisoning. Then I decided to stop eating street food, and I rarely got sick since then. Street food can be delicious, but you can get the same stuff inside many of the malls for just a little bit more money.
Thanks for sharing
Good advice Trev. Always wash fruit and veg from the markets with bottled water before you eat. And only drink the water if its has been filtered through a Thai bar girl.
Thank you
🤣
I remember the girls use to drink this tiny bottle of something called Lippo
Very popular
All great tips. Something I've found that aids in recovery is to have yogurt once or twice a day, as it helps your gut to repopulate missing bacteria.
Thanks for the tips
Another quality video Trev .. I love spicy food but I suffer from diverticulitis so chilli can inflame by bowel and intestines.. I steer clear of the bagged meals and ask for meals not spicy. Sometime you will get a meal with no chilli and sometimes there will be a little that I can handle. I add chilli flakes and oil depending on what comes to make it a level I can handle .. the isotonic sachets at 7/11 are great they cost about 5 baht and I throw one in a bottle of water at least every second day, it puts in what the sweat take out 👍
Ah mate that sounds painful for sure
That's 1 of my main reasons of wanting to go there is the food with how they try to hit all 7 flavors in 1 bite
Gotcha
30 years of transiting through and holidaying in SE Asia the only time I got 'hit' was in a 4* airport hotel in KL. The satay. Pretty sure they would have had to replace the carpet!
Wow
Trevor mate it's not just the Thai food but can also be Western food even a morning breakfast .
Gotcha mate
100%. Had far more issues here than abroad. Common sense approach for me, eat somewhere busy (quantity of food turnover), eat somewhere the locals are eating (quality). Quantity + quality = Win Win
@@calumncairns3415 spot on
I came in February & the whole 2 week holiday with Thai lady, On Valentines Day obviously I took her & we had Western food, but every other day including breakfast I let her pick,
It was a very strange thing to heppen when she feeds me with spoon. So I just did back & we shared everything really,
As you say regarding temperature, I notice not like in UK for instance where you get one course, thrn the next, everything cones together & sometimes there's a lot of it, I'm not small at 6'2, but sometimes well stuffed.
However all fine & no problems, We only ate in restaurants or hotel though, but everything was awesome,
Thank you for sharing your experience much appreciated
I have a shellfish allergy. When eating in a Thai restaurant I showed them a written statement to that effect and I ordered something I thought didn't have shrimp and was 'assured' it didn't. The plate came out with a whole shrimp sitting on top. So, you can't take the waitress's word for it. Be super careful for those with this type of allergy.
wow that's crazy and dangerous!
@@Buzzinpattaya This video you made will help a lot of people and might even save a life. Great job!
When I lived in Saudi, the experienced ex-pats used to say make sure you have a flat coke from time to time because it was a good way to replace electrolytes. The same principle if you go out drinking, alcohol stimulates the production of urine which leaches out electrolytes again. When I used to drink, (been teetotal many years) would make sure that I had a coke, a bacon sandwich and a bottle of water the next morning.
Orange juice with your meals helps stimulate the liver AND the production of T3 in the Thyroid (good metabolic boost) just don't drink too much, just a couple of fingers with breakfast, and lunch otherwise, whole fruits are generally better.
If you are going to be eating lots of meat rice and eggs (standard Thai fare) then try and get some bitter greens in too. No matter what age, take a multi-vit tablet and I swear by Tumeric too (so a nice Ruby). Living healthy doesn't have to be boring.
thanks for sharing
Thanks a lot Trevor for this info. I will be coming to Thailand in December and I suffer with ibs.
Very welcome as always
Good morning buzzin am very weary of seafood in restaurants and Centre Festival to can help is it safe? Plu buzz
In any of the main big shopping malls you're ok to eat pretty much everything as long as you are okay with it yourself
Great advice Trev 👍
Think I’ve told before….
Did a trip to Nong Kai at border, had a Noodle and ‘pork’ dish, sick as a ‘dog’ for a week…lived in the toilet…severe gastro and fevers…off to the the local Drs and lotsa meds for lotsa baht lol. I was staying at Udonthani at the time…
In hindsight, food was cooked ‘out the back’…
‘Hot cooked in front of you food’ you generally can’t go wrong..
I love the Korean BBQ places where you but a ‘set’ and cook over the coals with fresh food and veg, delicious !
Most restaurants and farang establishments are no probs.
It’s all a part of the journey 😀
Thanks mate 🇦🇺🍻👍
Sorry for that mate
@@Buzzinpattaya not sure what the sorry about mate…don’t be sorry mate if ya miss something or someone has past said, you’ve got ya hands full with all this stuff, honestly I don’t know how you keep on top of it all 👍😉😊🍻
Having a ( strong constitution) was the phrase you were looking for regarding a person’s ability to handle overseas street food 😋
haha cheers mate you knew what I was trying to say lol
back in the late 90s the Jasmin bar in soi 6 had a party, i got down late already a bit pissed and i ate a heap of shelfish that had been out in the sun and never got crook,but roll forward till 2014 go up to Naklula market and picked some sea bass and those big prawns got them cooked outside at a BBQ,few beers and a big feed well two hours later my newest casual bride was holding the plastic bag in a waste bin while i was on the throne and it was flying out both ends,crikeys i was crook.have not ate fish since LOL 55555
Ouch mate that sounds one hell of a situation 🤣
Hehehehe....I've discovered the secret is, when you know you're gonna throw up in a minute or two, set your arse down on the toilet FIRST and let fly from the nether regions, cause if it's true food poisoning, that projectile vomiting builds up such a head of steam that yer ass will let fly kinda involuntarily if you haven't "unloaded" it first!!!!! Bad enough that the bowl looks like a kill zone, worse if it's running down yer calves onto the floor!!!!!!
@@brendandoherty2159 i didn't want to be that discriptic LOL
Had one of the bottled ‘fresh’ orange and pomegranate juice … had the worst stomach bug that almost spoilt the holiday… apart from that it’s never been a problem
Wow thank you for sharing your experience
Then there's the *level of bacteria that you expose yourself to* . As in most markets in Asia, the raw meat/ fish is not refrigerated for sale. Bacteria will be multiplying in the heat. Flies are another problem for this raw meat, but also cooked food on display by street vendors as none of it is covered. As we know, flies carry all sort of crobblies, so for that reason, I don't touch street food. Alcohol is a diuretic ( eg you pee more than the pints you drink ), so to re-hydrate, you can make a simple hypotonic drink : 50% bottled water to 50% orange juice. Add a good dash of salt and stir. Then sip. You'll get used to it. Very effective. And if you do get the runs, get some tonic water, shake the bubbles out of it, and sip it. The quinine in the tonic will help calm a nervous, cramping gut.
Thank you
Hi Trevor, with respect and while understanding your opinion, you're mistaken in thinking that food safety impacts only affect those with a sensitive stomach or those not used to spicy food. Millions of people die from foodborne illness. Food stored out of temperature control and effected by pathogen growth may not be restored by reheating. Boiled rice held in such conditions is known to kill you. Food provided by well intentioned folk with no hand washing, no temperature control, uncovered food and with water that is non food grade are of major concern. Also not clearly separating Thai food from unsafe street food could be misleading. Most first world countries have Thai restaurants on nearly every corner, and offerings in supermarkets all offering safe food, made under safe obligations. Cheers :)
Thank you for sharing
Thanks Trev, Good summary. Helpful. In short. Be careful first 1-2 weeks to get the system adapted to the bacterias in Thailand. After that you can be more adventurus. It will be a difference if tiy are a expat orlong stay or if you are just on holiday for a short period.
Thank you my friend
Great video, mate. It covered a lot of things I wondered about.
Sadly I won't be trying street vendors food, because my stomach is a sensitive sally. I fear I'd become a waterfall wonder down my leg for all to gaze and amuse 😂 about. Kudos to you all with the cast iron stomachs.
I agree if you have a sensitive stomach than street food is probably best avoided
Street Foods is safe for me and my buddies. We ate breakfast, lunch and dinner while we were there. Cheap and convenient
I love Street Food
It's why I got the recommended Hepatitis-A shots(inoculation), as its for the food/drink bacteria.
But its still a good idea to avoid ice in your drinks, as its hard to tell what water was used.
I got a good few days of becoming a water well under pressure when I took in some of these bacteria, came out everywhere, luckily I got a powder from the pharmacy and it was gone within a day of taking that, did loose a few pounds of fluids.
Thank you for sharing
If you are in Australia, get a product called Ethical Nutrients travel bug.
They are fantastic.
Thank you for the tip
So interesting and informative. I am diabetic but if I eat or buy food at those markets many
don't have a clue about the sugar content.
Unfortunately you are correct they do not understand about sugar
What about that brown tree branches followed by the white fluid fixed it the one time I got it
Gotcha
nice one Trev i must say one off my favourities is a chicken massman curry.
Fantastic dish
you forgot to mention all the MSG that is in Issan food. Lots are people do have allergic reaction to MSG
Gotcha
I heard Bryan Flowers mention something about not having bathrooms in the Soi 6 bars. Not sure if he was kidding or not, but assuming someone has worries about getting caught with a sudden and intense case of loose bowels, what's the best way to be prepared? Know the location of public toilets? Always have small bills to pay to use a toilet? Keep a supply of toilet paper on your person? I know when I was in Venice you needed coins for the pay toilets in your pocket or else it was tough going.
As far as I can recall every bar has a bathroom
Great vid mate i always make sure thai food is hot and cooked, never had a problem 👍
Thanks mate and yes me too same as you
Yeah that was a brilliant video. You got me on the fruit stand. I order those blended drinks. Where are they getting the ice?.
How about the food in the terminal 21. Where you prepay the card and go around to the different vendors. They seem to be cooking it on the spot mostly. Oh and yes I have tried that stick BBQ and paid the price.
Does the food go cold in your stomach? In the bacteria come back? I understand eating it hot. That's a confusing question I guess. Anyway sometimes it pays to pay more and eat at the hotel. I seem to be okay with the hotel food.
Thank you for sharing and thank you so much
Start off with no spice or light spice and after 2 weeks gradually increasing levels, I can take anything. You can easily avoid spice if you want to. The only thing I would say is to be VERY careful on pork. On drinking with ice, I simply dont for a minimum of 2 weeks. You can never be sure that is not frozen tap water. Also (I know its not really about food) be careful of any allergies you have
Always moderation
Hi trev a brilliant and informative video.everything you said make sense.i have been going back and forth to thailand 🇹🇭 4 times a year for 17 years and every time get a dodgy stomach for the first few days until the body adjusts .one thing I would suggest when you were taking about fluids is berocca tablets. I take one in a pint of water every morning.puts back all the minerals inside your body you need and builds up your immune system.you can buy berocca in any pharmacy.100 % recommend this.stay safe regards damon 👍🏼
Thanks mate
Pad Krapow moo is one of my faves . I got a dose of food poisoning in Moscow 20 years ago, I was sick for months. Ever since, I've got the constitution of an Ox. Just no durian. Eno is good for your stomach.
To be fair I love that dish as well
Shellfish will do me in quickly.....
That is my major concern.
Food allergies suck.
Indeed
One would have to be a brave man to eat Thai shellfish imo .
@@farangutan6773 They put shrimp paste and oyster sauce in everything.
talking about food on the stick,i ate plenty chicken on the stick off little old bloke that rode around the beach and sois[96/97] on a motorbike with the wee charcoal cooker on the back and all the chicken seperate raw under plastic,and never got crook,thing i was always pissed back than.
Lol nice one
I live off Thai food ever day, my wife is Thai and she makes me eat the same as her 🤣🤣, I'm used to it now, excellent food, plus she's a chef. Eat and enjoy 🙏
Nice one
Video volume seems down a bit...
Often wondered about the ice with the centre hole one gets everywhere there in your beer.
I always use bottle water for drinking, cleaning teeth etc. and yet, skoff down the beer with the ice without a second thought.
My thought were , the alcohol will kill it off if I drink enough. 555555555
Never 'fected me.....'fected me.....'fected me yet....since 2008.
Always had any food in the markets thrown back over the charcoal for a few minutes each side.
Alcohol works lol
yeah, did have to crank up the volume a little, just fyi
Only time I got sick in Thailand was in a nice restaurant.
Street food and other local small restaurants have never been a problem.
Thanks for sharing
MY THAI STUDENT GF SAID IF A PERSON GETS SICK
1. WHITE GUY
2. RESTAURANT
I loved the market food and that was pretty much all I ate while I was there. Then I got stomach problems from the food on the plane when I left.
Thanks for sharing
If you are coming from the west, retired, never been here and are used to your own cultures food instead of spicy food you need to acclimatise to the food, local bacteria and heat.
Spend your first week somewhere like banglampu for the first week, eat at the restaurants full of young backpackers because they will be clean and safe and you will be able to communicate with the staff. Try new dishes, discover what flavours suit you, eat lots of fresh fruit and drink lots of bottle water. The street stalls in these areas are usually safe as well. Over a week your body should acclimatise to everything and be use to the new common bacteria in your new environment.
Now you should be ready to get out there and be more adventurous.
As for Thai food....is there any other food worth eating? Sap sap sap
Well said
'Backpackers' and 'clean' in the same sentence. LOL
I have been here for 3 months and have had zero issues with food.
Nice one
Never had any problem with Thai food, be it in Michelin star restaurants in Bangkok or from street vendors in walking street. It’s my favorite cuisine. In fact, my digestion is at its best when I eat Thai food in Thailand. When I’m there, I never eat western food. And Thai food isn’t as spicy as Mexican or Indian food in my experience.
Nice one mate
Been Thailand 7 times I always eat the street food and absolutely love it had the shits a few times but it’s what I expect now and again now and again but now having watched your video I’ll be a lot more aware of a few things 🤞🏻
Love your channel and the advice you give out I think everyone travelling to Thailand for the first time should watch your videos 👍🏻
Keep up the great work when I’m next in Thailand I’ll be sure to look you up and buy you a beer
All the best 🛺🛺
Mate I am like you, love street food, it's just the best!
Only ever had a slight problem, didnt even last a whole day, however it took months to build up the courage to fart again
Lol
Lol..You should write a self help book called 'Learning too fart again'
My 2cts : make sure to eat only cooked or baked food, avoid crude, pre-cooked. I avoid salads.
Fruit juice on street no problem just ask them not to put sugar. As tourist I never had any problems.
Gotcha mate thank you
My biggest fear is getting to Thailand, and getting food poisoning and spending the majority of my trip in the washroom.
You should be fine away from street food
Don't worry we have injections to deal with nausea and stomach cramp. As well as antibiotics and anti parasitic drugs to deal with the stomach issues we would also take stool samples for culture. Basically modern medicine would have it sorted in about a week tops (15 years in healthcare)
Also I always eat street food never a problem yet
I keep some CIPRO (Ciprofloxacin) on hand. It's available at the pharmacy. It's a heavy duty antibiotic to kill the food poisoning bug.
great tip thank you
I’ve been to Pattaya 12 times and been sick 11 times, sorry lads no thai food for me now. I go too Retox every time now.
Sorry you've had a bad experience
@@Buzzinpattaya I don’t have a strong stomach Trev, no big deal. Some lads have cast iron stomachs!! But I really enjoy Retox & sportsman bar. Have a wonderful day mate.
This is what I heard, but have not verified. White rice consist almost entirely of starch and glucose. If you are eating rice five times a week you should keep an eye on your blood sugar, especially if you are prediabetic.
A lot of sugar yes
Rice contains a high % of carbohydrates. Carbs / sugars make you fat and increase opportunities to get diabetes!
i have gotten sick a few times. Make sure they cook it. Yes my Thai GF does the same thing she will leave food out all night and still eat it in the morning. the raw sea food watch out for the good thing is you can walk in the pharmacy and buy antibiotics. they also use tap water ice cubes in your drinks
Thanks mate hope ya make speedy recovery
I have seen many an unwary tourist watch as the street food is thoroughly cooked to be safe then proceed to use the squirt bottle of sauce that has been sitting out at room temperature all day.
haha
Make your own sauerkraut. Super easy, and it gives you excellent gut health. Iron gut. Ask the Jerry’s
Ok
The problem is the washing of the vegetables and particular the salads and the water they use to wash the food.
I got amoebic colitis in Bangkok many years ago. Which was nasty and still reoccurs from time to time. Having said that I still eat Thai food and take it spicy still.
Agreed
Great video Trev. The only incident I’ve had with Thai food was on my first ever night in Pattaya in 2009. We had been out for a few beers on our first night and decided to stop for a bite on the way back to our hotel.
I ordered a spicy prawn salad. Knowing I have quite a strong constitution. Absolutely blew my head off. I was not prepared for the heat. I love spicy food. That did make me stop and think tho mate 😂😂😂
Thank you for sharing your experience
No problems with the street food. Eat where the Thais eat. I usually got sick here in America. Much long time food storage. I saw stories of refrigerated trucks breaking down and losing power. But still delivered the food.
If the restaurant is busy then the chances are is good food
I have never getting sick from Thai food but the ice on Streets look out. 🤣
Indeed
I find the ladies like to eat food that takes a bit of effort to get through such as chicken feet, small crabs (bite size), and other thing that you just can't gulp down. Chicken feet are tasty, I avoid the small crab (usually raw), don't mind the small pieces of fried chicken or duck lips.
I have had one particular insect from a cart twice which I like, not sure exactly what is was (maybe cricket). Also had sting ray and jelly fish at restaurants.
I find Thai spice to be pure heat, not like here in the US where vinegar or some other ingredient is used along with the chili in foods. Maybe the added sugar helps with that.
Can definitely find top quality food of any type somewhere in Thailand usually at a reasonable price.
I also bring powdered electrolytes with me on every visit, both for golf and after heavy drinking (which doesn't stop me from eating by the way), cheaper to mix with water than buy sports drinks. I loose around 15lbs/7kg every 60 day trip - plenty of horizontal aerobics 555.
Fair play mate
If you eat from a fast turn over food out let you should be fine, if its fresh every morning & sold the same day then thats good. Its when they have food thats been in hanging around ........
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I can eat some southern Thai food, red, green and yellow curry. Also Penang and bamboo curry. Also tom yum, prawns and stir fry. But can't eat the Isan food.
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I always have activated charcoal with me in powder form wherever I am. They sell it at pharmacies there in tablet form, not sure if they sell it in powder as I always bring my own.. If you ever get food poisoning or any other form of poisoning activated charcoal will take care of that. Agree with the radiation ovens they call microwave ovens I never use them myself not so sure what happens when dining out as you never know .
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Had Thai food from all sorts of vendors and had no problems but I always carry Imodium just in case luckily never used any, Rather have it on hand than rush to find a Chemist the only problem I found is the spicy levels for some dish is sometimes even too hot for me.
Being prepared is half the battle
Hello mate,please suggest a good,tasty, hygiene thai restaurant in soiBukhao area.
Jasmine Coffee and Restaurant top of Soi 19
Cheap Charlie's
I got really sick eating those green oysters "hoy men poo" , i did however let it sit a day but anything else is fine. Everything is spicy ot sweet by default lol We are so lucky to have such of an abundance of food here. its a fraction of cost in America!!!
Sorry mate
It’s not the food that upsets my stomach, it’s the excessive beer I consume 555
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A little common sense with street vendors, does it look clean, are many people purchasing the goods. Just pay attention to the details and you will be okay.
Well said!