Alice wrote "There seems to be a fad in the USA for spicy foods in all the
fast food chains, restaurants, and in processed foods. Sometimes I have to
read a long way on a menu to find something without spice (which I don't
like)."
Hear, hear!! and not only in the USA. I have allergies and trying to get
it into the heads of cooks in the kitchen that I don't want pepper, spices,
onions, etc on my food is sometimes like banging one's head on a brick wall
(the only difference is that I can stop banging my own head, but can't get
cooks to understand).
On one occasion, at a restaurant on the outskirts of Oxford, England, my
meal went back 3 times! And that was after I had explained ALL my allergies
to the waitress who said she understood because she had a brother who had
severe allergies. Everyone had finished their main course by the time my
meal finally arrived. For some reason chef's (and I use the term very
loosely) seem to think that everyone wants paprika or similar on their food
'to make it look pretty'. The fact that it is inedible for me seems to be a
realisation 10 ft above their stupid little heads.
Malvary in Ottawa, where we had a few flakes of the dreaded "s" word
yesterday, but it should be a bit warmer today.
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