"Yes, the Black Thai Peanut sauce has peanut in it" and more from just one night

[Digitalpotato]

The following story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Alright, so for father's day we went to the HuuHot, a Mongolian Barbeque where you get to pick what you want in your food. It's like a buffet almost. Except that it has to be cooked by two to three full time chefs. While they don't have any ridiculous orders I have actually heard numerous weird quotes. now normally this place is visited by 16+ year olds who know


"Don't sample the food!"

This is what makes HuuHot so unique is that while they cook it in front of you, the food you pick up in the small buffet is completely raw, many times even frozen. and I actually overheard this.

"Johnny don't sample the food!"



I SERIOUSLY hope that was a vegetable Johnny put in his mouth! Frozen chicken doesn't taste that good.


"Yes, the Black Thai Peanut Sauce has Peanut in it."

Now anyways, yes I know how sucky nut allergies are. The reason we chose to get rid of Peanut Butter cookies in Subway last year was because someone had a peanut allergy triggered in a rather large lecture hall. Now it's customary to warn about peanut allergies because a lot of people have them.

Now while I've never had a peanut allergy or for that matter any allergy as severe as nuts, I know how much of a hassle having an allergy like that was. Until I was like 11 years old, I couldn't eat Wheat, Gluten, or Dairy. Believe me, getting food I could eat was a BITCH. And almost all the time we had to ask "Does this have dairy?" "Does this have wheat?" etc.

But there are some times where you should just think for a moment. No offense, but I heard someone ask a worker this.

"Does your Black Thai Peanut Sauce have Peanut in it?"



Sir you're damn lucky you didn't have a peanut allergy reaction already. Maybe you were growing out of it because seriously, there were shredded peanuts in the building and all over the floor thanks to some kid or an unlucky trip. I know just from having gone into an elementary school for a brief internship


"I think that guy's new...yep he is."

The duties of a chef at HuuHot I bet are extremely intense. Especially when the line's as long as it was tonight. Now today the worker accidentally messed up and had a brain burp. Due to people having two bowls of food, he accidentally grabbed my sister and my dad's bowls and cooked them as one. It's a good thing they had the same sauce. (oops)

[Andara Bledin]

But there are some times where you should just think for a moment. No offense, but I heard someone ask a worker this.

"Does your Black Thai Peanut Sauce have Peanut in it?"



Sir you're damn lucky you didn't have a peanut allergy reaction already.

How can a person with a peanut allergy survive in a place that does Thai food? Don't they usually fry in peanut oil?

^-.-^

[Taboo]

How can a person with a peanut allergy survive in a place that does Thai food? Don't they usually fry in peanut oil?

^-.-^

As someone with a peanut allergy... no, they shouldn't be in a Thai place at all. Even if there are some dishes that are not cooked in peanut oil, the equipment used is the same and there is usually cross-contamination from surfaces, utensils, etc no matter how hard they try to keep the kitchen clean.

That said, that guy seems like an idiot anyway.

[Digitalpotato]

He really seems like an SC but really, peanut allergy without actually already getting one from the Thai food they got? Dude, switch allergies with the other peanut allergenics!

[Broomjockey]

Oi, people be not thinkin'

Quick question though, for anyone who knows:

What makes peanut allergies different from every other food allergy in existence? Why is it, that with others, you need to touch or ingest at least a bit of the allergen, but you keep hearing people say "If you even EAT peanuts around some people, they'll have a reaction."

[Aethian]

Other then the fact that peanut is in the name of the sauce...what was he thinking?

Broom, all some people with the peanut allergy is just inhale the scent and it sends their body into defense mode. I have a feeling that it's a life-saving technique the body came up with to make sure that no peanuts come into the body.

[MaggieTheCat]

What makes peanut allergies different from every other food allergy in existence? Why is it, that with others, you need to touch or ingest at least a bit of the allergen, but you keep hearing people say "If you even EAT peanuts around some people, they'll have a reaction."

Heard a story once of a women with a severe peanut allergy who went to a party. There was a buffet with peanuts on it, so she decided to avoid all the food on the buffet to be safe. Sometime during the evening she danced with a man, who had eaten peanuts. They held bare hands while dancing, and later, she touched her mouth with her hand, and her entire face swelled up, because her hand touched his hand which touched the peanuts.

I don't know why peanut allergies are usually so severe compared to other food allergies. I do know that sometimes people will say they have an "allergy" when really it's more like an "intolerance" to certain foods, often fruits/vegetables/nuts. I personally am "allergic" to bananas, walnuts, and certain other fruits, but not to the point that I've ever been in danger of my life. I get severe pain in my chest and my head/ears/throat itch terribly, like a very very bad bout of hayfever. I call it an allergy for simplicity sake, but from what I've read, it's more like an intolerance.

[Broomjockey]

Sometime during the evening she danced with a man, who had eaten peanuts. They held bare hands while dancing, and later, she touched her mouth with her hand, and her entire face swelled up, because her hand touched his hand which touched the peanuts.

Yes, but that's still coming in contact with the allergen! I have never heard an actual explanation as to why it happens that it's just "inhale and die" for some people. I have literally never heard of another food allergy that does that, and I hate anomalies. It annoys the spit out of me.

Broom, all some people with the peanut allergy is just inhale the scent and it sends their body into defense mode. I have a feeling that it's a life-saving technique the body came up with to make sure that no peanuts come into the body.

That's not lifesaving. That's a recipe to Darwin yourself out of the population. But still, that doesn't address my basic question. Here's a better one, then: Has anyone actually *seen* someone merely smell peanuts and have a reaction?

[Pagan]

Broomjockey, I've been wondering the same thing.

I've got bad allergies, but none to foods. Mine are mostly plants (pollen, leaf mold, etc.). Unfortunately, I'm also highly allergic to dogs and bunnies. I love both of them, but if I pet them, I have to wash my hand immediately. If I touch my face first, it's not pretty.

I get severe pain in my chest and my head/ears/throat itch terribly, like a very very bad bout of hayfever. I call it an allergy for simplicity sake, but from what I've read, it's more like an intolerance.

That is an allergic reaction. And you might want to talk to a doctor about it.

[PepperElf]

Has anyone actually *seen* someone merely smell peanuts and have a reaction?

that sounds ... maybe it's possible but... it sounds more like it's more mental than physical
like maybe they're working themselves up to have a reaction.


hell i'd hate to see them around a Glory Bower tree then....
rub the leaves and then smell your fingers and it'll smell like peanut butter.

[WhiteRose]

hell i'd hate to see them around a Glory Bower tree then....
rub the leaves and then smell your fingers and it'll smell like peanut butter.

a...peanutbutter tree? hmm...i think i want to add it to my collection of weird plants (some of which are carniverous)...

[taxguykarl]

The peanut sauce story brings to mind an incident just this week. I moved a bag of diver scallops to the 'fridge to thaw. A notice on the label: WARNING: Contains shellfish.

The stupid is strong here.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Here are some interesting articles about peanut allergies and their causes.

Interesting causes for peanut allergy identified.

Factors Associated with the Development of Peanut Allergy in Childhood

Also check out PeanutAllergy.Com

[Dave1982]

McKay: Is there lemon on the chicken?

Server (annoyed): It's LEMON CHICKEN!

McKay: So it is....I'm mortally allergic to citrus. One drop of lemon and I could die!

*Carter gives him a withering look*

[Primer]

Okay, I've not read Ironclad Alibi's links yet, and I will, but any time you can smell anything, you actually are ingesting particles of that substance. Solid particles actually have to physically hit the receptors to set off the neurons. Now...what does that say about being able to smell poop?