The Day I Got Food Poisoning in Mexico City
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On a trip to Mexico City, I got food poisoning and spent two days miserable. I never figured out the exact source (there were so many possibilities). As unpleasant as it was, it made food safety feel very real, not abstract.
Instead of turning me off travel food, I think it made me more curious. How do different parts of the world manage food safety? What is different about how locals vs tourists balance the risks against culture and experience? I think public health should be about more than just preventing people from getting sick; it should be about making systems safer without taking away from tradition.
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