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Gastronomic nightmare: Bedridden for three weeks after eating sashimi
JAPANESE cuisine ranks among the top of the world, and there is no surprise considering that the Japanese have a penchant for perfection.
And it goes without saying that fans of their culinary splendour need no introduction to the lip-smacking sashimi. Chilled, with a dollop of wasabi perhaps, the sashimi is one of the must-haves.
Sounds like a dream and perhaps it is. But since sashimi is eaten raw, there are risks.
Perhaps a recent viral video on X best illustrates the many risks of dining on the succulent, juicy, raw salmon meat. According to a lady in a video, she had a meal of sashimi in India.
What happened next was a bout of dizziness so severe she had to call an ambulance. The simple sashimi dish made her bedridden for three weeks, and she had to learn to walk again.
Yang selalu food hunting bila travel ke luar negara, hati-hati la ye.
Tak sangka makan sashimi pun boleh jadi sampai macam ni 👇
— TikTok Berguna (@TikTokBerguna) June 19, 2025
Captions in the video suggested that she had septic arthritis, a complication caused from Typhoid which she suspected was due to the contaminated water used to defrost the sashimi.
Netizens who watched the video immediately pounced on the fact that it was India where many of them pointed out the condition of the country which they deemed unsanitary.
'I would definitely not eat anything raw there. I know people who travel to India and won't even brush their teeth with the tap water. They use bottled water. It's the same with Bali, no raw food, no street food, no ice,' said @lizaisswift.
Perhaps the winning comment went to netizen @NoobJepun who said, 'Sashimi and India should not be in the same sentence in the first place.'
Also, @__fatihahh cautioned people not to drink and eat there. 'My relative's husband got an infection for drinking the coffee in the cafe there,' she said.
@azarimy said Typhoid can be found in Malaysia too, that is why all the food operators are required to take the Typhoid vaccination. 'When I went to India sometime ago, I took the injection,' he said.
According to a study by the National Library of Medicine, India recorded around 10 mil typhoid fever cases in 2021 alone, making it the country with the highest typhoid burden globally.
Travelers to India may be exposed to a range of infectious diseases, including water-borne, water-related, and zoonotic illnesses. Some of these may be introduced into areas where such diseases are not typically found.
The World Health Organization strongly advises all international travelers to ensure their routine vaccinations are up to date before departure.
Away from the advise to vaccinate, we would like to further point out that food is cooked for a reason. —June 20, 2025
Main image: @TikTokBerguna (X)
