How not to get poisoned in India

Anyone who travels to India, strongly warned to thoroughly wash fruits and drink water only from bottles. Nevertheless, the majority of tourists have experience of poisoning, and some (and I among them) the experience of visiting an Indian hospital. What can we do to not travanutsya?

The most important rule is not directly related to the food. All the problems of the mind. Or rather from the negative mindset.India Country unusual, this can all agree, and behave in it must prudently. Do not be squeamish and do not look down on others, be open and not wait for trick. Several times I was a witness, as people began to suffer from poisoning because of their poisonous ideas. Be on the positive and the problems you will have less
Now, more practical advice. The last time I wrote about their favorite cafes Rishikesh, and now tell you about some safety rules.
In the menu, as I said, you'll find plenty of European dishes. But you are in India! Pizza, spaghetti and noodles you naedites returning to their homeland, and here would be best to eat local food. It will definitely tastier, cheaper and safer. After all, Indian cuisine chefs prepare a bunch of years, and started making falafel relatively recently (since the incursion of Israeli tourists). I remember the disappointment on the faces of young men who ordered the macaroni and cheese And the products for overseas dishes, waiting in line for much longer, periodically defrosting and re freezing in cold (shutdown of electricity in India, no surprise).
Try not to order salads, sandwiches, and anything that requires direct contact of hands chefs and cutting boards. I'm not saying that Indian cooks do not wash their hands and not to monitor the cleanliness of the kitchen. But. Nobody will namyvat you vegetables and herbs for the salad - a maximum slip under the water once. Also, you can not control, soaps whether the cook and the waiter hands after using the toilet. That is not to worry guesses, and then the stomach flu - do not take chances. Want salad - make it yourself at home.
Do not drink beverages with ice. Firstly it is made explicitly of bottled water, and secondly cafes and restaurants do not make the ice themselves, they brought him. When on a motorcycle, having tied a large lump to the back seat, when in ordinary trucks for luggage. Saw with my own eyes.
Advised not to drink the fresh juice in the streets of course I can. But I perfectly understand that to follow this advice is almost unreal! Almost every seller there is fruit juicer and if you want it immediately can do for you juice. Pineapple, orange, papaya, cane. Clean fruit is questionable, but sometimes lust overtake. Buy a cup and carry it with you, a place he does not take much, but it will save you from the need to drink from the fact that there is a seller.
Interesting experience for me was cooking food at home. When you go to the market periodically, personally selects the products at the same time you trade / friends with the sellers, and then cook at home some simple dishes, treated them who have come to visit friends, willy-nilly, you start to feel like home. Therefore, if you're going on a long trip, do not deprive yourself of such pleasure! All the more advantages at home feeding the mass. You choose the products carefully washed and cleaned them, seasoning with olive oil, and know exactly what's in your plate. If you like I love to bother, then germinated peas, it is very helpful and fun and even considering that I had to buy something from the dish, it is many times cheaper! For example a package of vegetables and herbs, which I missed by 3 days, cost an average of 50 rupees ($ 1.5).
Reminded of personal hygiene, I hope it is not necessary. Just in case: if you forget sanitayzer hand, then buy it at any pharmacy.
In practice, everything is pretty easy. Do not think badly of people around, eat local food (I miss them!) And wash your hands before eating (myself and the cook).