webfact Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 17 people were rushed to hospital after eating food containing caustic soda LAMPANG: -- Seventeen people were rushed to a hospital in Wang Nua district of Lampang on Wednesday after they ate food prepared by a cook who mistook caustic soda as salt and used it in preparing food to serve guests at a funeral rite. Wang Nua district officer Kriangsak Saengyunont said the 17 guests who attended a funeral rite at a house in Tambon Wang Sai Kham suffered serious mouth burns after they ate food prepared by a cook. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/17-people-were-rushed-to-hospital-after-eating-food-containing-caustic-soda/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-11-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waldroj Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 "...it was later found out that the cook mistakenly used caustic soda to prepare the food instead of salt..." Obviously, this so-called "cook" has not heard of the culinary term "Salt to Taste" !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedsada3 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I would say he confused Sodium Carbonate with Caustic Soda... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbbooboo Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 I wonder if the cook tasted the meal first to see if it needed more "salt"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli42 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 And nobody could tell there was something wrong with the food? Caustic soda is not a subtle thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredge45 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Jedsada3 said: I would say he confused Sodium Carbonate with Caustic Soda... Sodium Chloride (NaCl), common table salt, you mean? Caustic Soda, lye, sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) seems to be what was added. Sodium carbonate, Na₂CO₃, is the water-soluble sodium salt of carbonic acid. It is not Bicarbonate of sode - commonly called baking soda. Confusing for some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 The victims wont be suffering from blocked drains for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats56 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Why was caustic soda near the food prep area? Very corrosive chemical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 3 hours ago, bbbbooboo said: I wonder if the cook tasted the meal first to see if it needed more "salt"? I have never seen a Thai person cook and not taste their food. Hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Happens all the time here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fvw53 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jedsada3 said: I would say he confused Sodium Carbonate with Caustic Soda... How many Thai cooks can read this (even in Thai language) and understand the difference. Also did the customers not taste something unusual or was it so hot spiced they even would not have noticed if there was cow dung added? Edited November 3, 2016 by fvw53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Happens all the time here.At your house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bark Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 2 minutes ago, roo860 said: At your house? Yes, my pipes are clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedsada3 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 5 hours ago, fredge45 said: Sodium Chloride (NaCl), common table salt, you mean? Caustic Soda, lye, sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) seems to be what was added. Sodium carbonate, Na₂CO₃, is the water-soluble sodium salt of carbonic acid. It is not Bicarbonate of sode - commonly called baking soda. Confusing for some! Of course I meant Sodium BIcarbonate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Of course I meant Sodium BIcarbonate!Course ya did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Criminals apparently use it to dispose of bodies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_hydroxide#Tissue_digestion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grubster Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 The kitchen is a poor place to store chemicals, but everyone seems too. They should be stored in another room/building in a high cabinet, but even in the US most are stored under the sink in the kitchen where kids and illiterate cooks have easy access. I hear ant poison is a highly touted spice also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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