What you see is a crispy, smokey, and salty piece of bacon. What I see is a night spent in the bathroom wishing I've never touched the fried strips of meat of which smell lingers in your hair longer than burnt popcorn.
I am allergic to pork. When I tell people this I normally get one reply..."That's awful!" People give me looks of sympathy and then this questions normally follows; "But don't you miss bacon?" No, I don't. I don't really remember what it tastes like, I don't appreciate the fleshy smell, and turkey bacon is delicious.
Being allergic to pork has some minor set backs. On Sunday dinners when my family gets together we have to prepare a meal that suits everyone. This is not an easy feat.
My families allergies, including food we dislike, to show the difficulties and high maintenance of our family dinners:
Me: I'm allergic to pork and all pork products. I hate beans that aren't green. I also will not eat pastries or custards (Lemon bars, pies, flaky things, cobbler, or any dutch oven dessert...shudder.) I also am not a big fan of potatoes other than mashed or fried.
Lera: She's allergic to garlic. She doesn't like Seafood. She hates Reese's Cups and she will not touch yogurt. She also is not a fan of weird veggies like Lima beans and mushrooms. She is big on texture.
Greg: He doesn't like mushrooms.
Palmer: Used to be allergic to strawberries but he's out grown that.
Brody: He doesn't like formula or when his mommy eats bean burritos.
London: Is allergic to garlic. She gets sick to her stomach if she even touches eggs. Asparagus disgusts her. She will cannot even handle the smell of Mustard. She hates condiments. Oh, and she also will not eat cheap food. (Ramen, tomato soup, cheap chocolate...)
Monte: He has Celiac disease, which means he can't eat protein gluten, which is found in bread, pasta, cookies, pizza crust and many other foods containing wheat, barley or rye. This is in almost everything.
Braedon: He also has Celiac disease. :( He doesn't like to eat anything that takes time. He doesn't like pickles.
Trevor: Doesn't like meat. Actually, he doesn't like anything that isn't a carb.
Davis: Is a picky eater. He normally doesn't like anything that Trevor likes.
Dad/Papi: Allergic to garlic. He also gets sick from turkey. He can't eat white onions and he cannot eat cafe-rio-style anything.
Betty: Does not like olives.
Greg, Betty, and Palmer are our champs. And we all love to eat Sunday dinners, but with all of us, it's pretty interesting to find something to share.
Are you allergic to anything? Are there foods that you refuse to eat?
