Posted by Ilene on February 4, 2004, at 9:10:14
In reply to Re: Question for Cubbybear » Ilene, posted by cubbybear on February 4, 2004, at 3:35:34
> Hi, I'm glad I spotted your post.
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> Yes, Thai food is a HUGE problem for me, but only because the Thais worship the Holy Chili Pepper god, and it's not always easy to find prepared dishes in restaurants or at street vendors which are made without chili.
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> But, as for the stuff you mentioned, I never have a problem since I personally dislike soy products--e.g. soy milk, tofu, shrimp paste, etc. I just don't eat it or pick it out of the dish if I see it. Fish sauce is vile to my senses. If I want a salty taste in my food, I use plain old iodized salt, which I carry around with me (and it's not a bad idea in hot weather to increase your consumption of salt).
> I sometimes wonder about soy sauce--I guess the Thais don't use it, or whatever they do use has never caused a problem for me with my MAOI.
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> By the way, are you planning on moving to Thailand or just eating in a Thai restaurant?
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I'm so heat-sensitive that even visiting Thailand would be dangerous to my health, but I'd love to if I could. I read that one of the reasons people in hot countries worship chili is that spicy food makes you sweat, which cools you off. However, I found that around here (Washington DC) in summer, if I sweat, I just stay sweaty, because it's sooo humid. One of the reasons I'm moving.Before I lived here I lived in Northern California, which has a high concentration of Asian restaurants of every nationality. Thai food is no longer exotic. We are moving back to San Francisco, which historically is home to thousands of Italians (cheese), Chinese (soy), and more recently, other Asians (all kinds of mysterious fermented foods).
I also like to cook Asian food. I recently found a garlic beef recipe my son loves. It's easy to prepare, and he's a picky eater. It quickly became a once-a-week meal for us.
I've read contradictory things about soy sauce--it's either put on the "absolutely forbidden" list or "eat with caution" list. Apparently the the tyramine content of different brands of soy sauce varies, plus each individual's sensitivity is unique.
Thanks for your response,
I.
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