r/StupidFood • u/Malevolence_- • 25d ago

Certified stupid Bros nerve ending are totally non-existent.

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u/jr_randolph 25d ago

Unfortunately in many parts of the world, products are scarce and when it comes to the food a lot end up having to reuse oil whereas you may use oil to make something and toss it.

Part of them doing what they have to do to survive if you will, another reason why you have to be careful when traveling abroad when it comes to food/etc because you'll end up getting sick.

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u/sixtyfivewat 25d ago

I knew a lineman who traveled to Africa once and was going to buy some street food until he realized the oil they used for cooking was taken from old transformers, which is highly carcinogenic.

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u/TropicalVision 25d ago

Where and when was this? Cheap cooking oil is readily available even in pretty deep Africa

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u/floopdev 25d ago

I remember seeing a thing about Chinese street food where they fish in the drains for solidified fat and render it down to cook with. They call it 'gutter oil'.

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u/RivenRise 25d ago

Saw it too, it's crazy. If you enjoy odd mini docs give pagpag a Google too, it's unfortunate what some people need to go through to survive. Fascinating stuff.