Snus on the trip to India?

[tom502]

You could get a packet of Cherry Kool Aid and mix it in some loose snus.

[Roo]

^^ If you ever do get the chance to visit India, for the love of god don't eat the street food haha. It may look, smell, taste and feel good but it has crazy indian bacteria that Northerners are not immune to. I certainly have gotten violently ill that way and its not fun in a 3rd world country, but hey... to each his own!

No! lol this must be disagreed with for at least a couple reasons. I've never been to India but I've been all over in many other Asian countries, and there are universal benefits to street food everywhere: The relative safety of cooked food depends on what happens to it between the pan and your mouth. The ingredients are more or less the same whether you get in on the street or in a restaurant. Some of the safest food you can eat while traveling abroad is food that is cooked right there in front of you. Tell the street vendor what you want (or point), they throw it in the wok or awhatever kind of pan/grill is sitting over the raging flame, cook it in less than 60 seconds, and serve it up piping hot. As long as you can see that process happen to your food, you can rest assured it's the safest food out there. Many tourists think they got sick from the street morsel when it was really the expensive buffet back at the hotel, where the food was cooked at 7AM and left to be ransacked by third-world flies until mealtime. And aside from that, street vendors appeal to the masses, and all they serve is food. There is no reputation, no ambiance, no overhead, just food. If it's not good, people walk 10 feet to the next guy. The cook's survival depends on the quality of his or her food. Street food is a measure of culture and quality of life.

I'm hungry.

[highanddry]

Their attention to sanitation is... not very attentive. I've gotten sick one too many times eating street food. Given that restaurants all over India and Asia are dirt cheap for the very best food, theres really no reason to risk it.. I'm mean, grab a grilled corn when you're in mexico but be weary of meat i'd say!

[Ansel]

Interesting article that's relevant here...

http://articles.timesofindia.indiati...t-snus-swedish

It's 10 years old. Would be interesting to hear how that went.

[heders]

Actually I've noticed, especially with loose snus, that it stays moister for longer in this climate. Back in Sweden, a can of General or Grov Lös will get dry on me 2 days after opening. Here however I can use a can for 5 days and I don't have a problem at all. Also, three weeks is nothing. Take as much snus with you as you possibly can (take more than the custom allow, because it's legal, and they don't really check the luggage that you check in), and put it in a refrigirator when you can. You will have no problem.



EDIT: I noticed now the thread is over two years old. Oh well.

[Frosted]

Ansel you old dog....I was excited because I thought Tom502 was back.

[Ansel]

haha sorry Extreme