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03-12-2010, 12:13 AM

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Nut allergies didn't seem to be an issue in the US 30 years ago, but now some people are deathly allergic. Has Japan seen a similar rise?
As far as I know nut allergies have always been a problem, even in the US. They`re just more well known now.
I have a relative who has a nut allergy, and they were born in the 40s. They had no trouble with finding other children sharing the allergy during the 50s. I guess it was more up to the parents to avoid things and make foods without nuts.

Japan has also apparently always had allergies - there are "wives tales" about preventing a baby from having allergies by eating/not eating certain things during pregnancy and nursing that have been around at least since great grandmother had her children.


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03-12-2010, 12:26 AM

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Nut allergies didn't seem to be an issue in the US 30 years ago, but now some people are deathly allergic. Has Japan seen a similar rise?
Were restaurants required to list possible allergens in their menus 30 years ago? Perhaps awareness just became greater about these allergies.
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03-15-2010, 09:40 AM

not so much to contribute to the topic.. but more to relate my sympathies....
but i truly pity those with any allergies of any sort to food....
it is really such a shame to have an unavoidable restriction on your diet....
i, personally, would have no idea how i'd go about not being able to eat seafood...
there are so many wonderful things to try out there... >.<'''

but as most everyone has stated... katsuo is used quite heavily in japanese cuisine >.>''
it's the base for almost every broth or liquid.....
and in a place like japan, as i would imagine, it'd be pretty damned difficult to avoid consuming any form of seafood

perhaps you could learn some basic recipes using japanese ingredients and just cook for yourself?
honestly not the most delightful way to dine in another country... but hey... better safe than sorry eh? >.>'



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03-21-2010, 01:02 PM

It is vegetarian cooking not to use meat and a fish for cooking in Japan (SHOUJIN RYOURI).

But it uses the seaweed.

It is the dish which a Buddhist monk ate.


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03-23-2010, 07:30 PM

To be on the safe side..
just chew on fruits for 10 days lol. cuz some of the food in Japan might use fish sauce to cook their dishes and is hard to tell which dishes have them.
And Japan is ALL about seafood, since their closests source of food is near the ocean and then there is rice on land.
So eat fruits and maybe Japanese Buns (bread)
or you dont have to listen to me at all xD
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To be on the safe side..
just chew on fruits for 10 days lol. cuz some of the food in Japan might use fish sauce to cook their dishes and is hard to tell which dishes have them.
And Japan is ALL about seafood, since their closests source of food is near the ocean and then there is rice on land.
So eat fruits and maybe Japanese Buns (bread)
or you dont have to listen to me at all xD
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