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Buffets are simply
NASTY
By Torrian Ferguson on January 2, 2015

People all over the world love a good buffet. All the fantastic food
you can eat for one price. What can be better? Buffets are also very
nasty and can really get you sick. I’m not talking about the food
temperatures or the improper food storage and handling that can
occur. I’m talking about the other people in the restaurant enjoying
the food just like you.
How many times have you seen a person walk into a buffet
restaurant and, before they go to the buffet to get their food, grab
some hand sanitizer or go to the restroom and wash their hands?
More often than not most people do neither. Most people sit their
belongings down at their table and head directly for the food. You
don’t know if that person just picked their nose or scratched their
butt and now is in line touching the same utensils you are about to
touch.
Working in the food industry for half of my life, I’ve seen people
do things at a buffet that will turn your stomach. I’ve seen people