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pat2man
on Aug 18, 2012
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How a Tick Bite Made Me Allergic to Meat
This isn't a meat allergy, its a mammal meat allergy. Doesn't really make you stop eating meat since you can still eat fish, chicken, etc.
finnw
on Aug 18, 2012
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And lobsters. And mussels. And locusts, squid, termites, beetles, worms, spiders... no shortage of nutritious meat sources, many of which taste better than the average mammal, just that we "westerners" aren't accustomed to eating them.
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: should probably include this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail#Snails_in_cuisine
ToastOpt
on Aug 19, 2012
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Midwesterners consider those vegetables. Not kidding. Ask for a "vegetarian option" and they might hand you chicken.
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