how the actual f…k are these filthy wet markets even allowed in taiwan ffs, have people that run them got any brains? they not see what goes on in china? Would be a massive loss of face to taiwan if the world knew these existed here, then people would think “oh, just another part of china then”
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nope, as far as global society is concerned, wet markets = china, wet markets = filthy, wet markets = ccpvirus, wet markets = disease causing, if taiwan has wet markets = then it must be china because china says its theirs, taiwans doing china like things by having wet markets so it must be part of china.
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Another thing needs attention:
" Black market manufacturers in China are making a fake version of high-end Wuchang rice out a mix of potatoes and synthetic plastic resin. Luckily, none has been sold in the U.S., but the fake rice has popped up in other countries."
im guessing taiwan is one of them??, probly not good business for the local food manufacturers who probably make fake shit themselfes lol
Not that I think the current sanitary conditions surrounding meat at markets is great in Taiwan
But I thought “wet market” explicitly referred to keeping live animals and slaughtering them when you buy them? (Which in China means just letting the blood drain down into the gutter?)
I’ve seen plenty of hanging meat and dead fish on ice in Taiwan, but I have yet to see any live butchering here (though the hanging meat would definitely raise some eye brows for anyone seeing it in the west)
I used to think wet market was more explicit but have noticed it’s used more loosely. They are still wet at daily cleaning times when everything is sprayed down. And changed a bit with more modern customers not really wanting to walk around in all the wetness.
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Which is a waste of resources.
Forbidden by law.
He’s talking about animals.
Enjoy your time in Yilan? Like to frequent hotel buffets? If so, perhaps consider giving Hotel Royal Chiao Hsi a pass.
For what it’s worth, I got some of my all time worst food poisoning from the buffet at the Hsinchu Royal Hotel back in the early 2000s. That was deeply unfun!
Guy
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was it the bat soup that did you in?
I’m going to short circuit the whole investigation now. Something was reheated and served that should’ve been tossed.
Evidently it’s not a good time to be a high school student in Taichung:
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4019310
Guy
It’s the way food is prepared hours before and not kept hot enough. Lukewarm is bacteria central. Gotta be 58c. Also, food should be prepared off the ground on a properly cleaned table and not on a sidewalk.
I avoid the cheapie lunchbox places for this reason. There’s one around the corner that always has a long line and I see them scraping the rotten parts off veges in the mornings on the sidewalk.
Microwave food products sold by well-known Taiwanese retailers, including 7-Eleven, Wellcome, and PX Mart.
Inaccurate nutrition facts were printed on the labels of four lunch boxes sold at Family Mart and OK Mart.
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Over 40 percent of 25 dried mushroom samples bought on the market in Aug. were found to have contained dangerous levels of insecticides or metals,
This is nothing compared to restaurants and night markets. The health department here is a joke. They never do regular checks, ever. They only go inspect if someone complains
In our household we’ve had a few genuine rotten eggs recently, absolutely revolting. It’s only within the last few months this has happened in more than a decade living here. I’ve noticed as well the quality of the yolks has been getting worse with them frequently bursting when cracking open the egg. We tend to buy the more expensive eggs too that claim to be free range, but there has been a definite downshift in quality.
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