Eggplant.
I don’t dislike eggplant, really I don’t. Just about everyone in my life thinks that I hate the purple vegetable, but it’s just not true. It may have something to do with the fact that I avoid most dishes that are cooked with eggplant. Eggplant parmesan? I don’t touch it. Moussaka? None for me thanks. Some sliced, grilled eggplant? I just can’t do it.
The answer is simple if you haven’t figured it out already: I’m allergic to eggplant… kinda….
I say kinda because I don’t go into anaphylactic shock or anything that serious. It’s more of a nuisance allergy, as the roof of my mouth gets raw and peels. It’s fairly unpleasant, definitely enough to keep me away from eggplant.
The weird part about it all is that, as I said before, I don’t dislike eggplant. Back when I used to eat it, I really enjoyed it. It’s a really interesting and versatile vegetable. Let’s face facts: I would eat just about anything if it were fried and doused in marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. Thank goodness there is chicken and veal parmesan to get me through those tough times.
I really can’t explain why just about everyone in my life refuses to believe this allergy. I don’t know if they believe I’m making it up because I don’t really like eggplant (you know, like Debbie and mayonnaise). Can it be that they just all forget about it? That seems a little too convenient to believe, and I’m a paranoid conspiracy theorist, so I much rather believe that everyone just thinks I’m a big liar. The only problem with that is that I’m not a liar… in this instance. I really do have a reaction to eggplant.
Does anyone else have this problem? Am I completely alone here? Have I possibly misdiagnosed myself? I haven’t tried eggplant in a while now because, well, it’s just not worth it.
Clacked by Bob Degon
on Jun 25, 2009 @ 14:00 EST5EDT
No, you’re not alone but it seems to be a fairly rare allergy. In my opinion you’re lucky, eggplant transformes me into the duck-billed man with an upperlip boasting a thickness of 2-3 centimeters.