ShortCutie7 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I really hate onions. In any form. You know how some people have a gene that makes cilantro taste different to them? I must have that with onions because there’s no way in HELL they taste the same to me as they do to people who like or even tolerate them. But my point is, it’s an incredibly inconvenient food aversion to have since onions seem to sneak their way into the majority of dishes. And if I have this issue with onions, I can’t even imagine what it must be like to be deathly allergic to peanuts, or highly intolerant to gluten, or have an any medical reaction to a very ubiquitous and often hidden food. Who of you who have these allergies/intolerances/aversions? Any stories of a time it was particularly inconvenient or worse? + FreshFluff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I was surprised when an allergy test indicated that I was allergic to cinnamon--I have always liked cinnamon bread and have never been aware of any unpleasant reaction to it. I like onions, but I strongly dislike kissing someone with onion breath; I suspect it has something to do with an incident in my distant past rather than an allergic reaction to onions. ShortCutie7 and + Lucky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 I hate garlic and garlic breath. MikeBiDude, + augustus, + Charlie and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortCutie7 Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 3 hours ago, Charlie said: I was surprised when an allergy test indicated that I was allergic to cinnamon--I have always liked cinnamon bread and have never been aware of any unpleasant reaction to it. I like onions, but I strongly dislike kissing someone with onion breath; I suspect it has something to do with an incident in my distant past rather than an allergic reaction to onions. I do think I might be mildly allergic to onions since I have gastric issues whenever I eat them (in contexts where I can’t taste them). 1 hour ago, Lucky said: I hate garlic and garlic breath. Funny thing is, I love garlic! And ginger, for that matter. Though I don’t like anything pungent in breath. + Charlie and + Lucky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeezifonly Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 My sensitivities to gluten and cow dairy are now officially a market demographic, for shopping and dining out. I love garlic and onion. In the moment. On the breath of another it can be overpowering. + Charlie and ShortCutie7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortCutie7 Posted February 4 Author Share Posted February 4 7 minutes ago, jeezifonly said: My sensitivities to gluten and cow dairy are now officially a market demographic, for shopping and dining out. Wow, BOTH gluten and lactose intolerant… must be a tough Venn diagram to navigate! + Charlie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeezifonly Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 5 hours ago, ShortCutie7 said: Wow, BOTH gluten and lactose intolerant… must be a tough Venn diagram to navigate! Used to be much harder. all it takes is market share… ShortCutie7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ poolboy48220 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Green peppers, or any kind of pepper for that matter. Nobody believes I don't like them. + Charlie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortCutie7 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 31 minutes ago, poolboy48220 said: Green peppers, or any kind of pepper for that matter. Nobody believes I don't like them. I buy that! I know someone who hates most peppers but tolerates roasted red peppers. + Charlie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousByNature Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 4 hours ago, poolboy48220 said: Green peppers, or any kind of pepper for that matter. Nobody believes I don't like them. I don't like green peppers at all, but I love red peppers - raw, cooked, roasted... ShortCutie7, BSR and Nodakman 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubic_assistance Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/4/2024 at 11:40 AM, ShortCutie7 said: Who of you who have these allergies/intolerances/aversions? Any stories of a time it was particularly inconvenient or worse? I have a deadly allergy to cucumbers. Even a bit of the juice from one gives me anaphylaxis. I check carefully the menus in restaurants and also mention it in places such as Thai cuisine where it's used liberally. VERY inconvenient is when after telling them, I'm allergic, I find it used as decoration on my plate !! + augustus, + Charlie, CuriousByNature and 2 others 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortCutie7 Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 9 minutes ago, pubic_assistance said: I have a deadly allergy to cucumbers. Even a bit of the juice from one gives me anaphylaxis. I check carefully the menus in restaurants and also mention it in places such as Thai cuisine where it's used liberally. VERY inconvenient is when after telling them, I'm allergic, I find it used as decoration on my plate !! Ah yes, the classic moment when the item is on your plate despite not *technically* being in your food 😔 pubic_assistance and + Charlie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soloyo215 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/4/2024 at 11:40 AM, ShortCutie7 said: Who of you who have these allergies/intolerances/aversions? Any stories of a time it was particularly inconvenient or worse? I don't have stories, but my body can't tolerate pineaple and grape tomatoes. I love both, but my body reacts to them negatively. Also my lips react to eggplant. + Charlie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousByNature Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 45 minutes ago, soloyo215 said: I don't have stories, but my body can't tolerate pineaple and grape tomatoes. I love both, but my body reacts to them negatively. Also my lips react to eggplant. My lips and the back of my throat tend to get scratchy with certain varieties of eggplant. I love spicy stir-fried eggplant, and when I make it using the narrower Japanese eggplants I'm fine, but the big, European eggplants seem to be hit and miss. And no, I mean real eggplants - my comment is not a euphemism for something else! BSR, wsc, soloyo215 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSR Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 On 2/4/2024 at 8:40 AM, ShortCutie7 said: I really hate onions. In any form. You know how some people have a gene that makes cilantro taste different to them? I must have that with onions because there’s no way in HELL they taste the same to me as they do to people who like or even tolerate them. But my point is, it’s an incredibly inconvenient food aversion to have since onions seem to sneak their way into the majority of dishes. And if I have this issue with onions, I can’t even imagine what it must be like to be deathly allergic to peanuts, or highly intolerant to gluten, or have an any medical reaction to a very ubiquitous and often hidden food. Who of you who have these allergies/intolerances/aversions? Any stories of a time it was particularly inconvenient or worse? I have that cilantro-tastes-like soap gene. It's no big whoop, just means that I can never go to any Mexican restaurant because every dish is drowning in the stuff. I can't imagine having a similar aversion to onions because everybody adds onions in everything. I have one weird aversion: I hate -- with vehement passion -- heated-up pie. Every restaurant is obsessed with heating up pie if it's served a la mode. I used to ask places to simply not heat it, but apparently the restaurant industry's 1st commandment is Thou Shalt Always Heat Up Pie because it always comes out piping hot no matter how clearly I ask them not to. Oooh, you have a microwave, congratuf*ckinglations! Here's a recipe that's gotta be your worst nightmare because it calls for 4 pounds(!) of onions. Since I loooooove onions, especially when slow-cooked and caramelized, I can't wait to try it. + augustus, pubic_assistance and + Charlie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 No official food allergies, but I share the cilantro-aversion gene. Can’t eat grapes or drink grape juice, but live on wine. Love the taste of garlic but can’t stomache it. (That’s the only food aversion that upsets me.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisParr Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Pears taste like soap. Ivory, Lifebouy, etc. ugh. liubit and + Charlie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortCutie7 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 20 hours ago, BSR said: I have that cilantro-tastes-like soap gene. It's no big whoop, just means that I can never go to any Mexican restaurant because every dish is drowning in the stuff. I can't imagine having a similar aversion to onions because everybody adds onions in everything. I have one weird aversion: I hate -- with vehement passion -- heated-up pie. Every restaurant is obsessed with heating up pie if it's served a la mode. I used to ask places to simply not heat it, but apparently the restaurant industry's 1st commandment is Thou Shalt Always Heat Up Pie because it always comes out piping hot no matter how clearly I ask them not to. Oooh, you have a microwave, congratuf*ckinglations! Here's a recipe that's gotta be your worst nightmare because it calls for 4 pounds(!) of onions. Since I loooooove onions, especially when slow-cooked and caramelized, I can't wait to try it. Exactly! The issue with my aversion to onions is that people put them in everything. I actually don’t mind that onion bomb because I would smell it from a mile away and know to avoid it… no sneaky little chunks of onion there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 6 hours ago, KrisParr said: Pears taste like soap. Ivory, Lifebouy, etc. ugh. And they’re gritty; hate pears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbar123 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 I hooked up with a guy a while back and found out that I was allergic to his cum. He came all over my stomach and it made me so itchy I had to leave immediately and shower to get rid of the itch + Charlie, BSR and ShortCutie7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvwnsd Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I am lactose intolerant and can't eat onions/scallions, soy, or beans. I scrutinize labels and don't each much processed food. Eating out at restaurants is tricky, as you never know what they put in their food. I am forever informing servers about my food allergies. While I don't suffer from anaphylaxis when I eat foods that contain these ingredients, I do get severe diarrhea. ShortCutie7, + Charlie and Marc in Calif 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortCutie7 Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 On 2/13/2024 at 11:34 PM, rvwnsd said: I am lactose intolerant and can't eat onions/scallions, soy, or beans. I scrutinize labels and don't each much processed food. Eating out at restaurants is tricky, as you never know what they put in their food. I am forever informing servers about my food allergies. While I don't suffer from anaphylaxis when I eat foods that contain these ingredients, I do get severe diarrhea. Between the soy and scallions, you must have a tough time with Chinese food! + Charlie and + FreshFluff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvwnsd Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 12 hours ago, ShortCutie7 said: Between the soy and scallions, you must have a tough time with Chinese food! Yup! Beano tablets take away some of the issues I have with soy, but onions/scallions still set me off. I can order food prepared without onions or scallions, though. + FreshFluff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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