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Katganistan wrote:

Neutraligon wrote:I don't get the dislike of tofu, you can make it taste like anything!

I have had it prepared very badly then. The only thing I eat it in is miso soup.

I guess, when I cook with it I use to to replace meat it Asian dishes and they take on the taste of the sauce or spice mix I am using with very little other taste.

Neutraligon wrote:

Katganistan wrote:I have had it prepared very badly then. The only thing I eat it in is miso soup.

I guess, when I cook with it I use to to replace meat it Asian dishes and they take on the taste of the sauce or spice mix I am using with very little other taste.

I like tofu, as I said. I remember talking with Doctor Franklin in Paris, back ... you know, back then, and he was telling me about a Mr. Flint telling him about tofu around 1770. It took me a moment to realize what he was talking about. I'd had tofu on my journey to the East in the late 9th century - the Tang Dynasty and the Heian Period, you know - and acquired a taste for it, though being a westerner, it was definitely an acquired taste. Doctor Franklin expressed some interest in it but soy milk was next to impossible to obtain in France at the time, so our proposed culinary excursion came to nought.

Neutraligon wrote:no soup poll

Maybe we'll get one next time?

*turns hopefully towards the nearest source of light*

As for the question, I avoid gluten for medical reasons (as do several members of my family) and any product (i.e. salad dressings/mayo) made with raw egg (also medical reasons; I'm allergic to raw egg). Though eating Thai food, I've discovered -- which is bit of a pain (as fish sauce is in nearly everything) that I may be allergic to anchovies.

So, if anyone knows a good vegetarian fish sauce that's available in the UK, please give me a shout.

The Free Joy State wrote:

Neutraligon wrote:no soup poll

Maybe we'll get one next time?

*turns hopefully towards the nearest source of light*

As for the question, I avoid gluten for medical reasons (as do several members of my family) and any product (i.e. salad dressings/mayo) made with raw egg (also medical reasons; I'm allergic to raw egg). Though eating Thai food, I've discovered -- which is bit of a pain (as fish sauce is in nearly everything) that I may be allergic to anchovies.

So, if anyone knows a good vegetarian fish sauce that's available in the UK, please give me a shout.

Ask and ye shall ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thai-Taste-Veg ... B078KNTQPV

I don't know how good it is, though.

Y'all need to eat eggs. Eggs are gluten free sourced from nonwheat based chickens.

Nevertopia wrote:Y'all need to eat eggs. Eggs are gluten free sourced from nonwheat based chickens.

It's hard to find wheat-based chickens. *nodnod*

State of Turelisa wrote:I eat meat which has the blood drained from it, because Scripture teaches that blood contains the soul and to eat the blood of an animal is to risk tainting the soul of the eater with the remains of the eaten animal's soul.

As someone who eats pork blood a lot, this does explain my gluttony.

Farnhamia wrote:

The Free Joy State wrote:Maybe we'll get one next time?

*turns hopefully towards the nearest source of light*

As for the question, I avoid gluten for medical reasons (as do several members of my family) and any product (i.e. salad dressings/mayo) made with raw egg (also medical reasons; I'm allergic to raw egg). Though eating Thai food, I've discovered -- which is bit of a pain (as fish sauce is in nearly everything) that I may be allergic to anchovies.

So, if anyone knows a good vegetarian fish sauce that's available in the UK, please give me a shout.

Ask and ye shall ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thai-Taste-Veg ... B078KNTQPV

I don't know how good it is, though.

The reviews look pretty good. It has to be worth a try. I tried brewing up one of the substitutes they recommended on the internet for fish sauce for the dressing of my dinner yesterday... so, it has to be better than that.

Oddly enough, I've already bought the same brand for the red Thai curry paste (the one I was using had anchovies). Unfortunately, I haven't tested it yet.

Thanks, Farn!

The Free Joy State wrote:

Farnhamia wrote:Ask and ye shall ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thai-Taste-Veg ... B078KNTQPV

I don't know how good it is, though.

The reviews look pretty good. It has to be worth a try. I tried brewing up one of the substitutes they recommended on the internet for fish sauce for the dressing of my dinner yesterday... so, it has to be better than that.

Oddly enough, I've already bought the same brand for the red Thai curry paste (the one I was using had anchovies). Unfortunately, I haven't tested it yet.

Thanks, Farn!

Sure thing! Let us know how it turns out, if you get some.

The option for "I used to have ethical restrictions that were removed for medical reasons and now just feel guilty every time I eat" is missing.

Laurentia-Uman wrote:

Infected Mushroom wrote:
I see...

Have you ever tried Cold Stone? The Cookie Minster is the boss

Cold Stone is good stuff

Indeed.

The other flavors are good too. They gave some interesting raspberry and banana mixes.

What’s your favorite order?

Brew, I’m at Shake Shack right now

Geneviev wrote:The option for "I used to have ethical restrictions that were removed for medical reasons and now just feel guilty every time I eat" is missing.

The poll assumes convictions would stay

Infected Mushroom wrote:

Geneviev wrote:The option for "I used to have ethical restrictions that were removed for medical reasons and now just feel guilty every time I eat" is missing.

The poll assumes convictions would stay

I assumed it to be referring to the present, when I have none.

I do know someone with a pineapple allergy, though.

Farnhamia wrote:

The Free Joy State wrote:The reviews look pretty good. It has to be worth a try. I tried brewing up one of the substitutes they recommended on the internet for fish sauce for the dressing of my dinner yesterday... so, it has to be better than that.

Oddly enough, I've already bought the same brand for the red Thai curry paste (the one I was using had anchovies). Unfortunately, I haven't tested it yet.

Thanks, Farn!

Sure thing! Let us know how it turns out, if you get some.

Will do!

Geneviev wrote:The option for "I used to have ethical restrictions that were removed for medical reasons and now just feel guilty every time I eat" is missing.

If you're forced to eat something you'd rather not for medical reasons, that might count as option one.

I mean, restrictions would normally suggest less options, but if your diet is restricted from your preferences because you have to eat something, that seems to count, too. After all, your health trumps all things.

The Free Joy State wrote:

Geneviev wrote:The option for "I used to have ethical restrictions that were removed for medical reasons and now just feel guilty every time I eat" is missing.

If you're forced to eat something you'd rather not for medical reasons, that might count as option one.

I mean, restrictions would normally suggest less options, but if your diet is restricted from your preferences because you have to eat something, that seems to count, too. After all, your health trumps all things.

I did vote for the medical option. It's a somewhat unusual situation, so some creative interpretations of the poll should be justified.

Geneviev wrote:

Infected Mushroom wrote:
The poll assumes convictions would stay

I assumed it to be referring to the present, when I have none.

I do know someone with a pineapple allergy, though.

Yeah I think it operates in present tense

So “technically” it’s covered in a sneaky way

Infected Mushroom wrote:

Geneviev wrote:I assumed it to be referring to the present, when I have none.

I do know someone with a pineapple allergy, though.

Yeah I think it operates in present tense

So “technically” it’s covered in a sneaky way

Creativity is key.

I am the only one in this universe to have a chocolate allergy

I'm sooooo cool ))))))))

What’s an example of a work/social restriction on diets?

Infected Mushroom wrote:What’s an example of a work/social restriction on diets?

I guess if you work in a chocolate factory, there might be some restrictions ...

To the poll, I clicked "No and don't know anyone" but I have a qualification.

My mother is supposed to be a low fat and low salt diet, but she eats a lot of meat, fried food and butter so the low fat thing is off.

I keep telling her to just put salt on her food, moderately, and be done with it. Instead she eats three meals a day with almost no salt but can't resist a binge on anchovies or olives or salty sauces. I'm not a doctor, but I think the idea is to keep her blood pressure down and salt bingeing occasionally instead of a low steady intake can't be good for that.

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:

Infected Mushroom wrote:What’s an example of a work/social restriction on diets?

I guess if you work in a chocolate factory, there might be some restrictions ...

I see...

Shwe Tu Colony wrote:

State of Turelisa wrote:I eat meat which has the blood drained from it, because Scripture teaches that blood contains the soul and to eat the blood of an animal is to risk tainting the soul of the eater with the remains of the eaten animal's soul.

As someone who eats pork blood a lot, this does explain my gluttony.

This abomination has eaten raw, bloody meat for seven years and feeds his children with it.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ecade.html

I added lemon juice to my tea this morning, but I added too much.

State of Turelisa wrote:I eat meat which has the blood drained from it, because Scripture teaches that blood contains the soul and to eat the blood of an animal is to risk tainting the soul of the eater with the remains of the eaten animal's soul.
Cellular memory theory attempts to explain why people who have received transplanted organs report having acquired the personal habits of the donor, which were previously alien to them, and the implications are that the spirit acquires the mental characteristics of the creature whose cells have been assimilated into the physical organism of the spirit.

Wouldn't that mean that animals that consume blood are themselves hodgepodges of souls? If the soul enters parts of the body other than the blood (per your thing about organ transplants), then wouldn't that mean they still would amalgamate with yours upon consumption?