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Carl-E:
My older daughter developed a reaction to canola oil. We call it an allergy, but some people say there are no allergens in oils. Whatever. It may be that straight rapeseed's poisonous, or the treatment they do to the oil to remove the toxins may be the problem.
It came to a head when she was working at McDonalds and they changed the deep fryers to all-canola. There was so much of it in the air, she'd break out in a rash just walking into the place.
I thought it was a reaction to work for a little while, but she has violent digestive reactions whenever she eats anything with canola in it (rigorously tested, I'm afraid). So we read labels like crazy.
The damn stuff's everywhere...
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 23 May 2012, 08:13 ---some people say there are no allergens in oils.
--- End quote ---
Idiots. Try telling that to someone with a peanut allergy.
Allergens are not a specific class of substances, they are substances to which people are allergic.
Barmymoo:
I was going to make shepherd's pie tonight, but then I realised that this heat will probably kill me if I spend any time in the kitchen, so I've put a crispbake in the oven and am trying out the vegetable steamer function on my rice cooker for the first time, using carrots and broad beans. I'm hoping the carrots cook properly, I can't bear raw carrots.
doombilly:
Canada at some point become a huge supplier of rapeseed oil. It is supposed to be the best for cholesterol etc.. But had a PR problem due to being called RAPE SEED. Too rape-y. Hence CAN(ada)OLA.
My wife explained to me that the good olive oil is First Cold Pressed. Everything else is sloppy seconds. And may involved some heinous chemicals/heat to extract the the oil. We found a good vendor here in Charlotte. They import their own oil from Greece. (Minos) We pay $23 for 3L. Which is really good when you compare it to lesser products in little bottles at the grocery store. This place is dyn-0-mite. I got 1 lb of Feta Cheese (domestic) and 1 lb or Kalamata olives for $8.52 total the other day.
Sorry I did not take any pictures of the Korean BBQ I made last night. Awesome flavor. Still a bit tough. But I was pretty lit when I decided to eat it and went on it like a dang shark-a-gator. Also Kim Chee is the best thing right now for me. At some point I will probably tire of it though. Kind of pricey, but I'm too lazy to undertake making it myself.
Papersatan:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 23 May 2012, 08:40 ---
--- Quote from: Carl-E on 23 May 2012, 08:13 ---some people say there are no allergens in oils.
--- End quote ---
Idiots. Try telling that to someone with a peanut allergy.
Allergens are not a specific class of substances, they are substances to which people are allergic.
--- End quote ---
You can only be allergic to proteins I was told once by a medical professional. Everything else is an intolerance. I don't technically have a food allergy, just when I eat things with sulphites in them I get hives all over.
I'm sorry, if I eat it and have an adverse reaction that is clearly histamine based I am going to call it an allergy... I don't care if it is mediated by the wrong blood bit.
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