Gross! The science behind double dipping
By John Worthen
For Between Editions
One of my favorite Mexican restaurant activities is chips and salsa. It’s the perfect precursor to a fine fajita meal. Once, while out with friends, someone dipped a chip that already had a bite out of it.
“Hey, you’re double dipping,” I protested.
There is reason to fear the double dip. Thousands of bacteria can be transfered from your mouth to the dip in such a transaction. The New York Times wrote an interesting piece on this subject. Click here to read it.
And remember, on Super Bowl Sunday, watch out for those pesky double dippers.