>>>>>everyone seems to be afraid to say it
An epidemiologist on PBS news last week came pretty close but kept steering around the obvious. “Something eaten raw and with tomatos, perhaps with salsa or pico de gallo.” Onions? Nope. Coriander? Maybe. Garlic? Nope. Jalepenos? Probably.
In my local ethnic market in Virginia (Asian/Hispanic) Jalpenos are sold in bulk by the pound from a HUGE cardboard box (3x3x4 feet) and they come from ..... Mexico!
And Virginia has been one of the top 10 (if not top 5) states under scrutiny.
We usually try to avoid produce from Mexico simply because we’ve heard stories of poor conditions there.