Buffet Baddies: Dishes You Shouldn’t Touch with a Ten-Foot Fork!
The Dicey Dish of Diced Fruit
Fruit salad at a buffet might look like a healthy haven amid a sea of indulgence, but beware of the hidden hazards. This colorful medley can be a disguise for fruits past their prime, masked by the sweeter, fresher pieces.
Cut fruits also mean exposed surfaces, ripe for the unwelcome embrace of airborne bacteria and pesky fruit flies. A tip for determining freshness is to eye the berries and melons—heroes of the fruit salad. If they look faded or the edges seem mushy, the entire batch has probably been out too long. Although fruit salad promises a guilt-free treat, it’s a gamble that might not be worth the dice roll.
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