The_King Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 We certainly won’t be singing “aku mau beli” to this abang tukang bakso. Though we love Indonesian street food, it’s hard to deny that the majority of them lack in the hygiene department. Recently, a video went viral showing a bakso (meatball soup, often paired with noodles) seller going the extra mile in the yucky scale by boiling his instant noodles inside the packaging. It appears that, to him, such an endeavor is a practical way of portioning his noodles for the bakso. It’s unclear where the video was taken, but it did feature popular Indonesian instant noodle brand Mi Sedaap. Experts were understandably alarmed as soon as the video went viral. “The packaging consists of plastic and ink. If it is dropped inside boiling water, then there would be a lot of chemicals going into that broth,” Andreas, a chemistry expert at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), told Detik yesterday. “First, there are carcinogens. Second, the chemicals may attack one’s endocrine system, causing things like thyroid cancer.” Caution is absolutely necessary before consuming street food — not just bakso — in Indonesia, as the vast majority of sellers are not certified for hygiene by the government. https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/viral-bakso-seller-boils-noodles-in-packaging-experts-warn-of-cancer-risk/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satki Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 lucky never eat street food in Indonesia. So, far only street food i can handle are malaysian Helping a friend to gain more subscribers. He is quite a talented music creator. Look for "Thee Influence" in Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I never eat street food when i went to indonesia. Went to shops or resturants for meals instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, chamfer said: I never eat street food when i went to indonesia. Went to shops or resturants for meals instead. maybe shop and resturants the same 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) This is not normally how they cook it even for Street food! The street cart Bakso are not so stupid to throw the whole bag to boil. This guy must be a newbie! Yah Street food in Indon are not safe! Sure lao sia! Edited January 16, 2020 by Bigbird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 see also scare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Eat to full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManOfTheHour Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 this reminds me of how Malaysian street vendors fry pisang goreng with plastic bottles. Personally never saw for myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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