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paradox3 said:
I might have gone somewhere for those burgers & fries you mentioned earlier, @Jae. Kudos for being so adventurous.
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Thank you paradox3. Truth is, I didn't know what kind of restaurant I was going to last night. My family (Yobo, our oldest son and daughter in law) planned the family outing while I was at church. Also there was my granddaughter. After dinner, she and I played in the Kid's Cafe.
 
Jae said:
It's stuff that I'd never tried before. I felt like being a little adventuresome last night. I somehow have to kick my fastfood habit.
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Anaphylaxis would add a whole extra layer of 'adventuresome' that I wouldn't recommend.
 
ChemGal said:
Anaphylaxis would add a whole extra layer of 'adventuresome' that I wouldn't recommend.
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I have been eating adventurous for most of my adult life and allergies have never raised their ugly head. If you don't already have known food allergies, I don't see any reason to avoid trying new things. Else I might never have enjoyed things like river crab and yak.
 
Ah food allergies. I absolutely cannot eat crab or scallops.

I have eaten other seafood with no ill effects but I avoid all of it now. Just in case.
 
Mendalla said:
I have been eating adventurous for most of my adult life and allergies have never raised their ugly head. If you don't already have known food allergies, I don't see any reason to avoid trying new things. Else I might never have enjoyed things like river crab and yak.
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I have known ones and the water animal stuff piled on. When it comes to seafood I prefer to go back to what I used to do - with omitting some extra things thanks to the sensitization after the allergist had given me the green light. No desire to play around with eating new foods that way.
 
We have a big extended-weekend here starting tomorrow - Korean New Year. In some ways it's kind of like Canadian Thanksgiving - families travel long distances to gather together and traditional foods are served.

Our church is playing some traditional games on Sunday after service.

The New Year also means 5 days off work for me. :)
 
I am really fond of sushi, and sashimi. I was quite intrigued, Jae, at your plate. That tuna looked quite nice. The salmon almost looks smoked.

As for seafood allergies, they're a peculiar thing. I have a lot of histamine-type allergies, where I get hives, or itches, or sneezes. From trees, 'weeds', some foods to some extent, dust, mould, etc. However, I have an absolutely specific allergy to mussels (and possibly oysters) that is more neurological, as my immunologist described it. It's an almost immediate (within 20-30 minutes) violent vomiting, then sort of a 2-3 hr knocked out reaction. However, I eat scallops and shrimps and lobsters, and all manner of raw and cooked fish to no ill effect at all.

And Jae, I think Kay and I were talking about our immigrant family visits in the context of understanding how much you must miss your Canadian family, especially your Mom.
 
Jae said:
We have a big extended-weekend here starting tomorrow - Korean New Year. In some ways it's kind of like Canadian Thanksgiving - families travel long distances to gather together and traditional foods are served.

Our church is playing some traditional games on Sunday after service.

The New Year also means 5 days off work for me. :)
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China gets the week off, too. I have only been in Shanghai for the Lunar New Year once and it was a blast. Literally. They love their fireworks. Lots of eating was involved as well.
 
BetteTheRed said:
I am really fond of sushi, and sashimi. I was quite intrigued, Jae, at your plate. That tuna looked quite nice. The salmon almost looks smoked.

As for seafood allergies, they're a peculiar thing. I have a lot of histamine-type allergies, where I get hives, or itches, or sneezes. From trees, 'weeds', some foods to some extent, dust, mould, etc. However, I have an absolutely specific allergy to mussels (and possibly oysters) that is more neurological, as my immunologist described it. It's an almost immediate (within 20-30 minutes) violent vomiting, then sort of a 2-3 hr knocked out reaction. However, I eat scallops and shrimps and lobsters, and all manner of raw and cooked fish to no ill effect at all.

And Jae, I think Kay and I were talking about our immigrant family visits in the context of understanding how much you must miss your Canadian family, especially your Mom.
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The salmon had a nice smoky flavor. Not sure whether or not it was technically smoked. Thanks for your response regarding families/moms. Yes I miss mine and I miss my friends too.
 
A few days ago I was at my academy when my cellphone rang. I answered it and for some reason I had it on speakerphone. The voice on the other end was a recording in Korean language. 6-7 students who were there told me right away not to answer it - not to say anything. Apparently it was something called "voice-fishing."
 
BetteTheRed said:
I am really fond of sushi, and sashimi. I was quite intrigued, Jae, at your plate. That tuna looked quite nice. The salmon almost looks smoked.

As for seafood allergies, they're a peculiar thing. I have a lot of histamine-type allergies, where I get hives, or itches, or sneezes. From trees, 'weeds', some foods to some extent, dust, mould, etc. However, I have an absolutely specific allergy to mussels (and possibly oysters) that is more neurological, as my immunologist described it. It's an almost immediate (within 20-30 minutes) violent vomiting, then sort of a 2-3 hr knocked out reaction. However, I eat scallops and shrimps and lobsters, and all manner of raw and cooked fish to no ill effect at all.

And Jae, I think Kay and I were talking about our immigrant family visits in the context of understanding how much you must miss your Canadian family, especially your Mom.
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Actually I forgot, that was one thing I added back in. Oyster sauce. The crustaceans are separate cross reactivity. I never had a problem with oyster sauce in the past and it becomes much easier to find dishes at Chinese restaurants and fushion Asian restaurants if that's not eliminated along with fish sauce and shrimp. So I did carefully add that back in against my allergist's recommendation (and testing wise things looked ok for that). Oysters and mussels don't really sound all that appealing to me. I also don't want to tempt the allergy thing, I did well for no testing and just figuring it out on my own for over a decade, so I did go back to that way a bit. The fish is where the sensitization really happened when I was told to eat it, especially as Chemguy was being told to eat it more often. I haven't been able to go back completely and with the test results change I don't want to tempt things with anchovies in things like BBQ sauce.
 
Going today at noon to what promises to be an interesting experience - a dental appointment. The dentist and I will probably not be able to communicate using words. Even the receptionist and I had to converse using Google Translate. Those who pray please say one for me today.
 
You just never know said:
Hope it works out for you Jae, dental appointments are no fun at the best of times when you understand fully what is being said.
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Thank you YJNK. Dentist here wants to do a root canal - it'll cost about ₩ 700,000 (700 dollars) and take a month in treatments.
 
That doesn't sound out of line compared to prices here. But a month? Isn't it usually just a one-time job here (I haven't had one; have a crown, but no root canals). No health insurance at your job, I guess?
 
And I gotta tell you, my experience with Google Translate has been spotty. Had a long conversation with Syrian kids one day around Mother's Day when they tried to tell me they had bought flowers for their mother, and I thought they were asking me to buy flour for their Mother...
 
BetteTheRed said:
That doesn't sound out of line compared to prices here. But a month? Isn't it usually just a one-time job here (I haven't had one; have a crown, but no root canals). No health insurance at your job, I guess?
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The one I had in Toronto was a one-time job, but it was a long one-time job. I think the price is actually better here. I don't have any dental insurance from my work.
 
BetteTheRed said:
And I gotta tell you, my experience with Google Translate has been spotty. Had a long conversation with Syrian kids one day around Mother's Day when they tried to tell me they had bought flowers for their mother, and I thought they were asking me to buy flour for their Mother...
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It isn't perfect, but I've had no problem using it here in Korea.
 
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