I've seen street food vendors in Bangkok handle raw chicken with the same gloves they use for cutting mangoes, and somehow nobody got sick. But when I tried to replicate that casual hygiene at a weekend BBQ, two guests ended up with food poisoning. This makes me wonder if our obsession with strict kitchen rules is overblown or just a privilege of those who can afford separate cutting boards. Would you still eat at a place that passes every health inspection but has zero soul in its cooking?