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The reputation of food in the DR
These are all valid but call them extenuating circumstances as these activities dont just happen from tourist in the DR. I believe the difference is the staff and cooks doing all these things behind the scenes(scratching the itchy a-hole while making salad) that makes the DR a higher threat. We all know the lack of common sense here tops anywhere i have ever seen.
Cruise ships are prob higher risk esp with Norovirus..
The AI I stayed at last Dec had pretty good hygene standards as far as I could tell(and I used to cook for colleges). I think they used a central commisary system for several resorts.
The AI I stayed at last Dec had pretty good hygene standards as far as I could tell(and I used to cook for colleges). I think they used a central commisary system for several resorts.
It has been years since I stayed in a AI, but when I did I made it a point to get up early and eat a big breakfast while it was fresh then I'd snack on fruit and breads throughout the day. I'm always suspicious of food that is sitting out.
I find it odd that hot peppers don't seem to be popular at all in the DR. They do help kill some bacteria, and eating in places where food safety is not a priority, I'm surprised never to see them.
I find it odd that hot peppers don't seem to be popular at all in the DR. They do help kill some bacteria, and eating in places where food safety is not a priority, I'm surprised never to see them.
Dominican palates cannot tolerate hot peppers. lucky for them, because the local habaneros are some ferocious beasts.
Dominican palates cannot tolerate hot peppers. lucky for them, because the local habaneros are some ferocious beasts.
There were a lot of Scotch Bonnet and Jalape?o peppers at the Presidente Supermarket in N. Miami yesterday. labeled "product of the Dominican Republic."
The DR is an island, but not a spice island, Salt and garlic seem to be the only spices that are commonly used among the Dominicanos I know.
Garklic, usually not enough. Salt, waaaaay demasiado.
There were a lot of Scotch Bonnet and Jalape?o peppers at the Presidente Supermarket in N. Miami yesterday. labeled "product of the Dominican Republic."
The DR is an island, but not a spice island, Salt and garlic seem to be the only spices that are commonly used among the Dominicanos I know.
Garklic, usually not enough. Salt, waaaaay demasiado.
i have never seen a genuine scotch bonnet pepper in the DR. regular habaneros, yes. Scotch Bonnets must be all exported.
We have several different varieties of hot peppers growing next to us, apparently spread by birds. One is round and the size of a marble- beyond hot
. Another looks very similar to a scotch bonnet , and there is no reason they would grow here, however I haven't tried them. The third kind is like a Jalapeno in size and shape and the locals put it in with water, vinegar and some herbs and use it on goat. It's hot and yes the locals love it.
https://buckeyepepper.com/scotch-bonnet-yellow-dominican-republic.html
. Another looks very similar to a scotch bonnet , and there is no reason they would grow here, however I haven't tried them. The third kind is like a Jalapeno in size and shape and the locals put it in with water, vinegar and some herbs and use it on goat. It's hot and yes the locals love it.
https://buckeyepepper.com/scotch-bonnet-yellow-dominican-republic.html
I still dont believe that the two deaths were caused by food poisoning. I have never heard of two young people dying from food poisoning and apparently they were on an excursion where everybody ate the same thing. Its possible they ate something different from a beach vendor but on Isla Saona I dont remember any beach vendors walking around. Something else happened here.
Dominicans seem to be resistant to parasites here.Many drink the tap water. Wife eats that lambi on the beach all day long.
Im here two days, very careful
and I am sick. Wash fruits and veggies in chloro and still get it. Abendezole 200 mg is my best friend. Would not go on a cruise if they paid me. Good
food hygiene is next to impossible on a ship with a third world crew doing meal prep.
Im here two days, very careful
and I am sick. Wash fruits and veggies in chloro and still get it. Abendezole 200 mg is my best friend. Would not go on a cruise if they paid me. Good
food hygiene is next to impossible on a ship with a third world crew doing meal prep.
That thought has crossed everyone else's mind as well, but we dont want to dare speculate on such things, until the autopsy toxicology is complete.
Also no one wants to speculate on a recreational drugs maybe cut with something bad, but that would come out in the toxicology for sure, so best to wait.
I also don't believe this was Food related , unless it was some strange special request.
I also highly doubt it was accidental rat poison... something much more sinister here, imo.
If it was food, someone would have recalled something by now that was specific to them only.
bob, this is funny. a Canadian chiming in about scotch bonnet peppers. i almost laughed. then again, i won?t argue with you.
I know nothing about hot peppers of any kind because we don't like them. I've bought the little round hot ones accidentally [thought they were cachucha peppers/aji gustoso]. On our property are several hot pepper plants that have very tiny long peppers that I've never tried. Gave a bunch to Matilda and she said they were HOT.
Our maid [Dominican] uses them for her family, and I'm pretty sure they were originally planted by our Haitian ex-caretaker. Some Dominicans love hot peppers - and hot sauce!
Our maid [Dominican] uses them for her family, and I'm pretty sure they were originally planted by our Haitian ex-caretaker. Some Dominicans love hot peppers - and hot sauce!
those long green hot peppers are not that hot, but they are great for people who cannot tolerate real peppers like wiri wiri or scorpions.
So where are the moderators now?
Talk about bashing Dominicans.
So the entire country has food poisoning now.
SMH
Talk about bashing Dominicans.
So the entire country has food poisoning now.
SMH
They are tiny - about an inch long - and bright red. I googled, and they seem to be malagueta peppers. https://www.cayennediane.com/peppers/malagueta-pepper/
So where are the moderators now?
Talk about bashing Dominicans.
So the entire country has food poisoning now.
SMH
I'm here. We've evolved from the OP.
I'm sorry you think this thread bashes Dominicans when in fact it exposes the fact that AIs all over the Caribbean and Central America have the same dilemma. Illnesses are often the result of over-eating, over-drinking and over-sunning.
stay away from those bright red little peppers. they are called bird peppers in the english caribbean, and they will light you up!!