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Reasons 'kibanda' food is better than five-star hotel cuisine

There has been an ongoing saga about noise pollution emanating from restaurants within the city. Part of the argument has been the health consequences related to loud and prolonged noise filtering into residential neighborhoods. But noise is only part of what you should worry about, additional health consequences are linked to what you end up eating and drinking wherever you patronize.

A casual survey in any county will reveal all sorts of eateries. They range from roadside ramshackle to the other extreme of formal five-star establishments. In between will be all manner of eateries. They are all differentiated by what they serve, how much it costs, and the overall quality of food handling standards and hygiene. When selecting an eatery, you must think of what eventually ends up in your guts, and what that could do to you.

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