No no I ate long dead, and then cooked clams! It was at a fish restuarant where you picked some stuff then sit down while its BBQ'd. I picked just 2 baby clams in addition to my meal just to taste, and when my plate came I rather naively thought that because they were both closed that it must have been normal.
This was a while before any raw paleo adventures so I basically ate all sorts of stuff, some I certainly would eat again like some of the most wonderful fresh fish I have ever had, and although it was indeed cooked it was fantastic. I specifically remember a BBQ lobster and also BBQ squid.... fantastic.
However some very dubious looking chicken hearts being roasted by a rather unkempt old lady in the middle of no-where, I wonder what I was thinking. Its not a surprise some travellers get funny looks from the locals - come to think of it I guess its just like me finding the tourists in London taking photos of the weirdest things, eating at unusual places, and buying strange stuff equally funny! How differently I think I might behave if I returned to that part of the world, or anywhere else for that matter
. Hehe listen to me all wise and high and mighty!
If I went again I would almost certainly eat 'some' wild fruit, in addition to whatever best animal food I could find, and maybe other bit and bobs - and be generally more cautious about pathogenic bacteria. I have learnt that there are different sorts of bacteria indeed. I would maybe also eat a little cooked, as I have found small amounts here and there don't affect me too much. Its hard to make any real rules as you must really see what is there and make the best choices based on what you know. It is very dangerous to stick to a ridged way of thinking as it blinds you to the facts at that moment. That was my mistake. Be strong, be smart, and look after yourself.
I think the mountains of rice, vast amounts of nuts, processed junk, deep fried this, dodgy meat, and pathogenic that, and not thinking straight could be easily replaced by some rich pickings in the fresh wild fish, wild fruit, whatever etc department, with a little cooking here and there, and a side of smarts.
So thats my advice
How long you going for anyway? maybe make a new thread if you want to continue talking about rp in SE Asia, or stick here for vaccination talk
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