It will KILL ME! But I'll eat it anyway!

[Gabrielle Proctor]

My father has Crohn's disease - basically, his immune system is attacking part of his intestine.

That sucks. My friend has that too. He's got the bag and everything.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Gee, That was, erm..., nice of them...

My brother is like this though, he hates raw tomatoes, so he says he's allergic, then he'll ask for extra ketchup.

Gee, I hate raw tomotoes, too. If I order something without them and someone asks why, I just say "I hate raw tomatoes!" What's so hard about that?

Of course, if I forget to ask for no tomato, I don't make a big deal out of it. I just pick off the tomato (which is my biggest problem when I order a salad at Chiles and forget, cuz they chop up the tomato and I nearly always forget...

That said, I have a psychological aversion to nuts. Long story short, my first couple panic attacks were connected in my mind with having eaten nuts. The first time, I ended up in the emergency room, and they specifically said there was no evidence of any kind of allergic reaction (or anything else wrong with me), but that was a number of years ago and I still can't eat nuts. Usually I just keep things simple and say "I can't eat nuts" and verify that there are no nuts in anything I'm not sure about when I'm eating out somewhere. I am also anal about checking ingredients and warning labels. But last week I was at a bridal shower and they had buckets of caramel corn. I had some despite the "processed in a facility that also processes peanuts" warning and I didn't die, or even freak out too much. I'm kinda proud of that...

[Lace Neil Singer]

Only thing I'm allergic to is bee stings. So as long as a burger isn't piled high with bees, I'm cool. XD

I do however hate, loathe and detest mushrooms with all purpose of my being. I will peel even the smallest shred of mushroom off pizza or out of food and leave them in a little pile on the side of my plate. The rest of my family love them and in family meals whoever's cooking will automatically pile in the mushrooms. I'm just so used to picking them out, I don't make a fuss. XD

[Chazzie]

Well, you have to admit, if you say you're allergic to a food, you usually won't be called a picky eater.

[crazylegs]

I'm not allergic, but if you want to see me dry heave try and feed me nuts or peanuts, seriously, I can't stand them and can taste contamination from a mile away, there is a reason why cereal manufacteres state 'made in factory that processes nuts'.

[Andara Bledin]

I do however hate, loathe and detest mushrooms with all purpose of my being. I will peel even the smallest shred of mushroom off pizza or out of food and leave them in a little pile on the side of my plate. The rest of my family love them and in family meals whoever's cooking will automatically pile in the mushrooms. I'm just so used to picking them out, I don't make a fuss. XD

So, is that mostly a texture thing? My brother hates the texture of mushrooms, but doesn't really mind the flavor. Like if it's in a cream broth, he's fine with it, but if there are slices or what have you, they must be removed.

My mother and youngest aunt, however, just hate the flavor, so even things that just have mushrooms for flavor are nasty to them. They can't stand them in cream or broth, and even if you pick them off of a pizza, they will make faces.

My middle aunt can't stand pepper. She can taste a dash of white pepper in a gallon of stew with one bite. Her food is awfully bland to my taste, since my mother (and the rest of my immediate family) rather like peppery foods.

^-.-^

[Kiwi]

Im have a food intolerance (different to an allergy) to citric acid, which is in raw tomatos but not cooked tomato sauces like ketchup. The acid is neutralised when its cooked so thats why people say they are allergic to tomatos raw but can still have ketchup.

Im also have a food intolerance to uncooked oranges, manderins, tamorillos, and lemons. (I usually make a cranberry and orange glaze for my christmas ham in case you were wondering what you use cooked oranges in)

also juices are pasturised so the acid in them goes, but can be reintroduced as a chemical.

I certainly wont die, but I get really embarrsing rash on my face and my tonge tingles so bad I cant taste anything.

I am allergic to food colourings, espeically carminic acid which is used for red and orange items. I had severe hyperactivity as a kid, and even the smallest bit of sugar combined with food colouring sent me through the roof.

[StevieJD]

My food pet peeves.


I don't like tomato or pickles on my burgers. LIKE is the keyword. Kinda of weird because if I do a burger at home I always slip on a pickle slice or two, but I don't like the pickles used by most Burger joints. And tomatos are just gross, especially those cardboard tasting greenhouse grown tomatos that are so common these days.

So I order burgers with no pickles or tomatos. If the kitchen screws up, I get hands dirty and move on.


Lately I have given up cheese as well. I love cheese. Real cheese, not that sliced 1% milk plus God knows what stuff that is trying to pass itself off as cheese. So skip the cheese on the burger. That one is tougher if the kitchen screws up because the cheese will have fused itself to the burger. The cheese won't kill me, but it is a witch to take off. If I am in a pissy mood, the burger is coming back even if I must travel two interstate exits to return the burger. If the clerk was cute, the receipt says no-cheese and I am in a good mood I will just eat the cheese.


So what are my pet peeves?

#1) I drink Diet Coke. I do NOT drink Pepsi. Don't try pass Diet Pepsi off as being Diet Coke. It won't pass, and I might even just leave the restaurant before my meal reaches the table for trying to pass off Diet Pepsi as Diet Coke. Yes, I am an immature bastard. But if you are honest, I MIGHT accept another beverage as an alternative for the Diet Coke. You know what brand you serve, just decide how you want to handle the situation and accept the consequences. Remember, I CAN tell the difference.

#2) I hate Diet Coke with Salad. And I love salads. If I add a salad to my meal, I will order a water with NO lemon. NO Lemon is not an option. Floating yellow debris in a glass of ice water is not what I seek. I said NO lemon when I placed my order and did not let you leave the table until you repeated the words "NO Lemon". SO WHAT IN HELL IS A LEMON DOING IN MY WATER GLASSS? By the way, I have the State Health department on speed dial on my cell phone. Lemon in water is a Health department violation. Go ahead, stick a Lemon in my water glass and see what happens.

#3) Forget tomatos on Salad. As previously discussed I am not impressed by cardboard imitations. I said NO Tomatos for a reason. And if you use those small chopped up tomato pieces of crap then the salad will be sent to the trash.

As I previously said, I am an immature bastard. Sorry. Do it right, or get a new job.

[Zombi]

My Dad's allergic to water. It makes him sneeze a lot. You should hear it when he's in the shower.

Oh, is that what causes that problem?! Maybe I should alert my dad to the dangers of showers!

[Broomjockey]

I said NO lemon when I placed my order and did not let you leave the table until you repeated the words "NO Lemon". SO WHAT IN HELL IS A LEMON DOING IN MY WATER GLASSS? By the way, I have the State Health department on speed dial on my cell phone. Lemon in water is a Health department violation. Go ahead, stick a Lemon in my water glass and see what happens.

okay. I'm with you on the not liking lemon in water. Unless I ordered lemonade, I don't want any citrus in my drink. But is that honestly a health violation?

[Ree]

But is that honestly a health violation?

Actually, I'm pretty sure there was a study done about bacteria on precut bar fruit. A friend and I just had this discussion the other night at dinner.

She orders all her drinks garnish-free and will get pretty darned upset if they come with any fruit on them.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/Ger...4018901&page=1

[Lace Neil Singer]

So, is that mostly a texture thing? My brother hates the texture of mushrooms, but doesn't really mind the flavor. Like if it's in a cream broth, he's fine with it, but if there are slices or what have you, they must be removed.

It's kind of both; I hate the flavour, but they also remind me of slugs.

Apologies to anyone eating mushrooms right now. XD

[Becks]

Well, you have to admit, if you say you're allergic to a food, you usually won't be called a picky eater.

I'm not a picky eater.

I'm selective.

[Broomjockey]

Actually, I'm pretty sure there was a study done about bacteria on precut bar fruit. A friend and I just had this discussion the other night at dinner.

But that's about the handling of it bare-handed. That, I understand. We've got similar rules over here. I thought he meant just the very presence of the lemon was a health violation.

[StevieJD]

okay. I'm with you on the not liking lemon in water. Unless I ordered lemonade, I don't want any citrus in my drink. But is that honestly a health violation?

Lemon is considered a foreign object.

Foreign object is something that is not normally found in the food product (such as a hair in your soup).

The restaurants claim they clean the lemon.... but then handle the lemon with bare hands to cut the lemon etc.

And then there is the issue of a lemon seed floating in the water.

All around yuk.


I found about the health code violation when I returned a water to the manager (in front of a health inspector) because the waitress gave me attitude about the lemon. The restaurant got a demerit for the lemon issue.

Bottom line: Unless you specifically ask for a lemon in your water, the restaurant is violating the health department rules.

But.... a lemon in lemonade is appropriate. So would a lemon wedge in certain adult beverages that require the lemon.