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14 minutes ago, heidih said:The persistent myth I think for China is not eating uncooked vegetables because the fields are supposedly irrigated with "night water".
What makes you think that is a myth?
Fields are most certainly irrigated and fertilised with 'night soil'. Chinese people wash vegetables thoroughly and still eat almost nothing raw for this very reason.
It's not that long since night soil was used in the USA and UK, too!
12 minutes ago, heidih said:The persistent myth I think for China is not eating uncooked vegetables because the fields are supposedly irrigated with "night water".
What makes you think that is a myth?
Fields are most certainly irrigated and fertilised with 'night soil'. Chinese people wash vegetables thoroughly and still eat almost nothing raw for this very reason.
It's not that long since night soil was used in the USA, too!
9 minutes ago, heidih said:The persistent myth I think for China is not eating uncooked vegetables because the fields are supposedly irrigated with "night water".
What makes you think that is a myth?
Fields are most certainly irrigated and fertilised with 'night soil'. Chinese people wash vegetables thoroughly and still eat almost nothing raw for this very reason.
