In most places in the world, tap water is not safe to drink out of the tap, and thus,not safe to wash vegetables for salads, make ice, etc. So in these countries, does every restaurant have a filtration system? Do chain restaurants have filtration systems? Or is the tap water just used regularly? I know it’s dumb but it’s one of those things I just don’t get.
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You can generally use the “unclean” water to wash vegetables and such, just not directly drink. Certainly larger restaurants have their own filtration systems. Also, bottled water us pretty ubiquitous.
The water can be used to wash things. And tap water is usually safe to drink once cooked. I don’t think there are many dishes with “raw” water.
As for the drinking water you get served, some use filtration systems, some cook the water then cool them down, and some straight up hand you bottled water.
Even in places with safe tap water, it is pretty standard practice for restaurants to have a filter installed for their potable water supply.
Every commercial kitchen I’ve been in has had one installed.
Filtration systems or bottled water. It’s really not any more complicated than that. You could have looked this up yourself very easily.
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Usually it’s safe for the locals to drink. So that’s good enough for most of the customer base.
In Laos (SE Asia) almost every house and office has 5-gallon, plastic jugs of water delivered almost every day and they turn these upside down in a machine and use that. Often with chilling, but often without.
Similar to the ones you also see in offices in the West these days.
For drinking purposes in India, rarely. But most carry their own packaged water if just in case the glass or water doesn’t appear to be fresh.
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In brazil it’s not as common for them to give you free water when you arrive, if you ask they might give you filtered water. But mostly regardless, you have to pay
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