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Sorry Bro. I typically won`t eat the beef down there, tastes funky. I live off of chicken soup, fruitas, and pancakes and eggs at the Morazon. But even that is no recipe for success as i tend to get the runs out of country. Get well soon.

YO CR Food:

And members question my distaste for CR food and sanitary practices. To be truthful, it's universal so can't really pick on CR. One must remember that ticos and ticas are sickened less due to their bodies building up resistance to bad food preperation and handling....except for the more extreme cases.

One only has to go to a open market in 3rd world countries to really see how various foods are handled....NTM, how they were handled prior to their arrival.

The Market De Central is an eye opening experiance in the early AM as they are sorting the poultry, meats and veggies among the various vendors. Also, have you ever wondered about the shelf life of these foods and just how long they are on display? Good restaurant food providers / buyers do know but there are those who overlook cleaniness and freshness for price. I've spoken with a number over the years and it's an eye opening experience.

Only remedy....microwave that damn thing to a crisp and put some ketshup on it. Take two alka selters afterwards and you are good to go. Yummmm

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Goetzvonberlishingen said:


About 10 years ago I was in Managua and staying at the Hotel Intercontinental a 5 star $280 a nite hotel.

I went to their restaurant where they had a chef cooking fajitas right in front of you "any way you like them"

So I ordered chicken fajitas with whatever else I don't remember because it doesn't matter at this point.

He takes a dinner plate and puts all the "raw" ingredients on it including raw cut up boneless chicken pieces.

Then he masterfully fries this up right in front of me.

Let me say it looked and smelled delicious.

Then to my horror he places the contents of this marvelous prepared pan of freshly fried goodies right back on none other than.

The Same Phucking , Raw Chicken Juice Covered , Plate He Used To Carry Them To The Cook Pan

If this is what they do right in front of you I hate to imagine what goes on in some kitchens that you don't see.

Mag

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Yo Circus,

Surely you remember the Mercado Central 10 - 15 years ago when there were no refrigerated cases. There was a bed of ice with food stacked 18 to 24 inches high on top of the ice. How the stuff on top was suppose to stay cold still makes me shake my head. Today the vendors have refrigerated cases. But never got sick, from food, in the old days and never get sick today. Maybe refrigeration is overrated, hell eggs are still not refrigerated in CR

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Yo Foodies…

Old Circus makes a very good point about how food is purveyed and obtained in less developed countries… kind of like it was here in the good old USA about 50 years ago. Unfortunately over the last 50 years our systems have weakened a bit and are not as immune to all of the microbiological stuff out there as we used to be. Having been in the Hospitality biz my whole life I think I must have developed a cast iron stomach (have had a few “slightly off” beers in my day)…but I have one rule of thumb no mater where I am eating/ drinking… eat what everybody else is eating… under the theory that fresh is good, if a lot is been served, most likely the ingredients have not been sitting around and going bad. Never order the item on the menu that they don’t sell much of…when in doubt ask the waiter, not the Chef/Owner (who always needs to get rid of something…) but as always…Caveat Emptor!

Sorry about ya getting sick Zombo… one of the best tips on Ace’s list is to pack Imodium…don’t leave home without it.

Sunshine wrote:

Geez Sushine … Shit happens. I have had a house at Tahoe Donner since ’80 and also spent a few years up there (long ago…)… TTSA’s water is some of the best in the world… in ’92 the tap water at Alpine Meadows was tested and was cleaner than any bottled water available at that time (Evian, Crystal Geyser and Calistoga)… funny thing is that a bottle of water was $1.75 at the ski area and tap was free…go figure…

Mendo

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Or maybe something a little larger. Ever wonder why we don't see any stray animals running around town? Ruff Ruff, Meow Meow.

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A dog maybe, but cats are uncommon in that part of the world, not because they taste better but because of the climate...

In other words, cook the shit out of it

Cats have no trouble adapting to the climate in Costa Rica. There are cats, but they are not as popular as dogs, because Tico's do not keep animals as pets. Rarely will you find an animal allowed in a Tico house. Dogs are kept to provide watch dog service cats serve no similar purpose so they are not kept.

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Never had a problem in CR but in Guatamala had the same thing happen. Was totally out of it for one full day. Of course you never know exactly what it was but I always blamed the soup. Its just something they can make from leftovers and keep for multiple days. I have always made it rule to never have soup and haven't had a problem since.

Hope you feel better

I think the Del Mar's idea of "well done" is different than anyone elses. Everytime we ate there (or at the Delrey Cafe) we'd order our meat well done or "buen hecho." And everytime the food was delivered it was brought out medium-medium well. We had to send our burgers back multiple times, so when you order a burger or a steak well done, make sure that it actually is!

As for that 3" or so hair that was in the burger, it definitely seemed like a dog or rat hair or something. It was very coarse and stiff. But the good news is that I'm no longer "makin' gravy." Whatever I had lasted for about 48 hours and I'm very happy to have my appetite back!

Another thing that's recommendable to bring to a place like CR are Lactobacillus pills. They consist of the "good bacteria" that already exist in our intestinal tracts & can overwhelm and help supress "bad bacteria" when taken in large doses (you can't take too much of it). I brought a bottle with me down there last week. But since I had no intestinal woes while down there I never even opened the bottle. You can pick Lactobacillus up at most drug stores or any health food store.

Thanks Irish Drifter. Perhaps it is more to do with not wanting cats than the climate. Too bad, they are great for rodent problems.

The Mariscar has a cat that wanders the restaurant, the DelMar needs one.

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YO Paco:

You might add the dog at Cafe Mundo. I can't believe that dog has survived the many cars rounding the corner as that four legged animal strolls the sidewalk as well as the curb and street. I love dogs but his free rein throughout the restaurant is a bit weird. Has anyone ever washed that mongrel? Probably not.

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I've been drinking vodka every day for 45 years and I have certainly never found it to be habit forming.

Immodium is handy but if you get it bad accompanied by a real fever w/ the other symptoms, you probably need some cipro.