[Sca-cooks] Allergies was Re: So... here's a challenge I'm taking on

[Susan Lin]

I say again, Wow!  I would love to spend time in your kitchen!

Shoshanah

On Monday, September 12, 2016, Terry Decker <t.d.decker at att.net> wrote:

>
>
> Wow, just wow.  I deal with vegetarian and vegan, even gluten free but
> camper #3 would send me over the edge.
>
> I give you props for not telling him/her to bring their own food.  I'd love
> to see the menu you create.
>
> Shoshanah
>
>
> Camper #3 (yes, there is two columns here):
> Asparagus         Bell/sweet peppers
> Celery                Kale
> Lima beans        Mayonnaise
> Mustard             Raw onion (cooked okay)
> Mushrooms       Almond flour
> Ginger               Hazelnut
> Peanuts            Most soups and stews (Brunswick okay)
> Grapefruit         Oranges/tangerines/clementines/mandarins
> etc
> Ground beef is iffy     Chili
> Sausage                      Seafood
> Most spicy things
> Most dairy - milk, soft cheeses, ice cream, yogurt, sour cream, whipped
> cream (hard cheeses okay)
>
> I agree, the list looks overwhelming, but with some categorization and
> delimiting, determining the allergies and culinary responses becomes easier.
>
> First, the onion.  Since cooked is okay, this is an intolerance rather
> than an allergy, but it likely applies to all of the alliums to a greater
> or lesser degree.  Better to leave them out if you can.  One of the people
> attending my feast has this problem, so I make sure her portions are
> removed before the alliums go in and the vegetable broth I produce to
> replace meat broth for my ovo-lactarians doesn't get onions.  Asparagus is
> a member of the Alliaceae, which suggests this is a serious problem.
>
> Bell peppers, chili and spicy things suggest capsaicin sensitivity.
>
> Citrus fruits.  This is a sensitivity to the protein chains.  If they can
> handle the juice cooked, it's an intolerance rather than an allergy.  Avoid
> in this person's food or consider if you can use vinegar or verjuice.
>
> Eggs and oil aren't listed, so problems with mayonnaise aren't with the
> basic ingredients.    Commercial mayos tend to use soybean oil, paprika and
> lemon juice.  Legume allergy, capsaicin allergy and citrus allergy.
>
> Peanuts.  A legume allergy.  Due to modern hybridization share roughly
> 40-45% of peanut allergen ara h 3.  Avoid peanut and soy products with this
> person.  Olive oil recommended as cooking oil.
>
> Lima beans.  A singular bean entry suggests a dislike rather than an
> allergy.  Ask about other legumes to determine if you can use other pulses,
> like peas and garbanzos.
>
> Almond flour/hazelnut.  Possible nut allergy.  Ask more questions to find
> out if this is a selective or general issue.
>
> Mushroom/celery.  Common vegetable allergies.  Avoid serving to this
> person.
>
> Mustard/kale.  Condiment or plant?  If it is just the condiment, then I
> would took at the other ingredients.  If it is the plant or mustard powder,
> then taken with the kale, it may be an allergy to cabbages, which might
> also suggest a problem with canola oil.  Since a singular allergy to kale
> is very rare, this might also represent a coincidental combination of
> eating kale and getting sick from something else.  While I wouldn't serve
> them kale, I would want to find out if they had problems with other
> cabbages.
>
> Dairy.  Since they can eat the hard cheese, I would say lactose
> intolerance.
>
> Ground beef, sausage and seafood.  While this might be a couple different
> allergies, it is also possible it represents a sensitivity to sulfites.
>
> One that hasn't been touched on, but I would want to inquire about is an
> allergy to latex.  If they are allergic to latex, there is a strong
> probability that they are also allergic to vinegar.
>
> Basically, for this person you need to avoid alliums, capsicums, peanuts
> and soy, nuts, dairy, citrus, brassicas and sulfites.  I would ask more
> questions to see if I could further refine or eliminate some items on this
> list.
>
> Dishes with fresh or frozen meat, eggs, rice and other grains, bake goods
> without dairy or ginger, squash, tomatoes, lettuce, potatoes, sweet
> potatoes, spinach, berries, stone fruit, etc. are all possible.   I'm sure
> we could put together a feast from that.
>
> Bear
>
>
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