Comments for Schadenfood http://schadenfood.org The joy of cooking badly Sat, 16 May 2009 01:27:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on As someone who is MSG-sensitive, by The Chef http://schadenfood.org/2009/05/14/as-someone-who-is-msg-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-600 The Chef Sat, 16 May 2009 01:27:07 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/?p=28#comment-600 According to <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/allergy.htm" rel="nofollow">msgtruth.org</a> (which, granted, needs to be taken with a very large grain of salt), MSG itself doesn't cause a histamine response, BUT it can be linked to a much higher histamine response for things which someone isn't normally allergic to. i.e. your aunt most likely isn't allergic to MSG, but becomes temporarily allergic to whatever it is that's in the food that the MSG is in (which she already has a minor histamine response to). So, <em>strictly-speaking</em> she probably isn't actually allergic to MSG, but the end result is that MSG leads to an allergic reaction, so it's probably not worth picking nits over. According to msgtruth.org (which, granted, needs to be taken with a very large grain of salt), MSG itself doesn’t cause a histamine response, BUT it can be linked to a much higher histamine response for things which someone isn’t normally allergic to. i.e. your aunt most likely isn’t allergic to MSG, but becomes temporarily allergic to whatever it is that’s in the food that the MSG is in (which she already has a minor histamine response to).

So, strictly-speaking she probably isn’t actually allergic to MSG, but the end result is that MSG leads to an allergic reaction, so it’s probably not worth picking nits over.

]]> Comment on As someone who is MSG-sensitive, by Heuristics Inc. http://schadenfood.org/2009/05/14/as-someone-who-is-msg-sensitive/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Heuristics Inc. Fri, 15 May 2009 18:50:53 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/?p=28#comment-592 My aunt actually is allergic to MSG, and to paprika... don't know if those are actually related. They are classic allergy symptoms. However on your topic lactose intolerance has the same problem, everybody thinks it's an allergy too. -bill My aunt actually is allergic to MSG, and to paprika… don’t know if those are actually related. They are classic allergy symptoms.
However on your topic lactose intolerance has the same problem, everybody thinks it’s an allergy too.
-bill

]]> Comment on An extra ingredient by lunettes http://schadenfood.org/2008/08/02/an-extra-ingredient/comment-page-1/#comment-30 lunettes Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:16:54 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/?p=15#comment-30 Eight dollars per pound of organic berries? I had that situation happen once, except it was with fudge and a dollar-store silicone spatula. Not as expensive, but equally disappointing when I realized the handle had come unglued from the stirrer. Eight dollars per pound of organic berries?

I had that situation happen once, except it was with fudge and a dollar-store silicone spatula. Not as expensive, but equally disappointing when I realized the handle had come unglued from the stirrer.

]]> Comment on Lasagna for dessert! by heather (errantdreams) http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/22/lasagna-for-dessert/comment-page-1/#comment-27 heather (errantdreams) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:29:58 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/22/lasagna-for-dessert/#comment-27 I'm not sure whether I'm revolted or very, very hungry as a result of this recipe... I’m not sure whether I’m revolted or very, very hungry as a result of this recipe…

]]> Comment on Roux aux Plastique by heather (errantdreams) http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/09/roux-aux-plastique/comment-page-1/#comment-26 heather (errantdreams) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:35:05 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/09/roux-aux-plastique/#comment-26 Couldn't agree more. I've never stored food in the oven. But then, I did have that great object lesson early on... Couldn’t agree more. I’ve never stored food in the oven. But then, I did have that great object lesson early on…

]]> Comment on Roux aux Plastique by The Chef http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/09/roux-aux-plastique/comment-page-1/#comment-25 The Chef Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:34:09 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/09/roux-aux-plastique/#comment-25 I never understood why some people used the oven for storage of things they didn't expect to get cooked. It's like assuming a gun isn't loaded when you mess around with it (only the results are usually hilarious instead of fatal). I never understood why some people used the oven for storage of things they didn’t expect to get cooked. It’s like assuming a gun isn’t loaded when you mess around with it (only the results are usually hilarious instead of fatal).

]]> Comment on Roux aux Plastique by heather (errantdreams) http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/09/roux-aux-plastique/comment-page-1/#comment-24 heather (errantdreams) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:26:08 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/09/roux-aux-plastique/#comment-24 Ooooh. This makes me glad I've always used a whisk. When I was young, my mother used to store pans of coffee cake or what-not in the oven between servings. One day we forgot the pan was in there and attempted to use the oven. When we pulled out the pan, the spatula that had also been in it was rather melty... Ooooh. This makes me glad I’ve always used a whisk.

When I was young, my mother used to store pans of coffee cake or what-not in the oven between servings. One day we forgot the pan was in there and attempted to use the oven. When we pulled out the pan, the spatula that had also been in it was rather melty…

]]> Comment on The Mysterious Voyage of Homer by jen http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/09/the-mysterious-voyage-of-homer/comment-page-1/#comment-12 jen Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:30:24 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/09/the-mysterious-voyage-of-homer/#comment-12 i haven't laughed this hard in a while....lol...i hope you've recovered. i haven’t laughed this hard in a while….lol…i hope you’ve recovered.

]]> Comment on Paula Deen, explained by Red Icculus http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/22/paula-deen-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Red Icculus Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:50:03 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/2007/10/22/paula-deen-explained/#comment-11 I am surprised we can't physically hear her arteries clogging. My old lady calls her "the butter lady". I am surprised we can’t physically hear her arteries clogging. My old lady calls her “the butter lady”.

]]> Comment on Trashy Eats by Trashy Eats http://schadenfood.org/2008/02/28/trashy-eats/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Trashy Eats Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:17:34 +0000 http://schadenfood.org/2008/02/28/trashy-eats/#comment-10 Wrong? Or delicious in disguise? Wrong? Or delicious in disguise?

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