Food & Drink The Term "Shellfish" should be Banned from the English Lexicon

[ezikel315]

I'm allergic to crustaceans. That means crabs, lobster, shrimp, etc.
Unfortunately, people lump crustaceans into the general umbrella of "shellfish" which also include mollusks like clams, oysters, scallops, etc.

I tell people I can't eat crustaceans but it seems most people don't know what "crustacean" means. They immediately think "shellfish" and assume I also can't eat clams. Shrimp and clams are totally different animals. They don't even look similar.
They are both aquatic creatures that have a hard exterior, but that's where the similarities end. Thinking someone is allergic to clams because they're allergic to shrimp is like thinking a person with a peanut allergy is also allergic to potato because both are grown underground.

Then I get worried that because I said I can eat clams and scallops, the person will hear "I can eat shellfish" and assume I can also eat crab and shrimp, and give me something that cause an allergic reaction.

Shellfish should only include things with well, actual shells. Crustaceans don't have a shell, they have an exoskeleton, unless you're talking about hermit crabs which nobody eats anyway. Or just get rid of the word so people don't get confused.

 

[MarloStanfield]

Ok

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

I'm allergic to crustaceans. That means crabs, lobster, shrimp, etc.
Unfortunately, people lump crustaceans into the general umbrella of "shellfish" which also include mollusks like clams, oysters, scallops, etc.

I tell people I can't eat crustaceans but it seems most people don't know what "crustacean" means. They immediately think "shellfish" and assume I also can't eat clams. Shrimp and clams are totally different animals. They don't even look similar.
They are both aquatic creatures that have a hard exterior, but that's where the similarities end. Thinking someone is allergic to clams because they're allergic to shrimp is like thinking a person with a peanut allergy is also allergic to potato because both are grown underground.

Then I get worried that because I said I can eat clams and scallops, the person will hear "I can eat shellfish" and assume I can also eat crab and shrimp, and give me something that cause an allergic reaction.

Shellfish should only include things with well, actual shells. Crustaceans don't have a shell, they have an exoskeleton, unless you're talking about hermit crabs which nobody eats anyway. Or just get rid of the word so people don't get confused.

What's the difference between a dirty bus station and a lobster with breast implants?

One is a crusty bus station, and the other is a busty crustacean

Just eat chicken or beef rather than us Sherdoggers petition to change the Merriam-Webster dictionary

 

[BJ@LW&WW]

your problem has nothing to do with the word shellfish. it has to do with the lack of knowledge of what a crustacean constitutes.

the constitutients of a subphylum is hardly common knowledge, when most people dont even know what a genus is.

"They are both aquatic creatures that have a hard exterior, but that's where the similarities end"

the similarities dont end there. the primary allergen in most crustacean allergy are tropomyosins. mollusks also produce a large amount of tropomyosins and it too is the primary allergen for those allergic to mollusks. luckily, cross reactivity is rare but it does occur.



its your allergy, not the rest of the worlds. its a mild inconvenience to say 'im allergic to shrimp, crab, lobster, but not clams and mussels. if you have questions about other seafood plz ask' and its the card you were delt, not us.


if you expect gen pop to learn what a crustacean is, you need to lower your expectations of the average human.

 

[Milgrim]

So you can't eat chicken?

 

[Pittie Petey]

Dang, I didnt realize people with peanut allergies also cant eat potatoes, thats hecka weird

 

[Aegon Spengler]

@The Clamburglar

He says he allergic to your kind

Burgle this racist

 

[Flower2dPeople]

People with allergies should be neutered. Don't weaken the gene pool.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

So you can't eat chicken?

Did you not read the OP? He can’t eat armadillos.

 

[KeepingItReal]

I'm allergic to crustaceans. That means crabs, lobster, shrimp, etc.
Unfortunately, people lump crustaceans into the general umbrella of "shellfish" which also include mollusks like clams, oysters, scallops, etc.

I tell people I can't eat crustaceans but it seems most people don't know what "crustacean" means. They immediately think "shellfish" and assume I also can't eat clams. Shrimp and clams are totally different animals. They don't even look similar.
They are both aquatic creatures that have a hard exterior, but that's where the similarities end. Thinking someone is allergic to clams because they're allergic to shrimp is like thinking a person with a peanut allergy is also allergic to potato because both are grown underground.

Then I get worried that because I said I can eat clams and scallops, the person will hear "I can eat shellfish" and assume I can also eat crab and shrimp, and give me something that cause an allergic reaction.

Shellfish should only include things with well, actual shells. Crustaceans don't have a shell, they have an exoskeleton, unless you're talking about hermit crabs which nobody eats anyway. Or just get rid of the word so people don't get confused.

Just breathe bro, everything is going to be okay.

 

[Slapjit]

 

[ezikel315]

your problem has nothing to do with the word shellfish. it has to do with the lack of knowledge of what a crustacean constitutes.

the constitutients of a subphylum is hardly common knowledge, when most people dont even know what a genus is.

"They are both aquatic creatures that have a hard exterior, but that's where the similarities end"

the similarities dont end there. the primary allergen in most crustacean allergy are tropomyosins. mollusks also produce a large amount of tropomyosins and it too is the primary allergen for those allergic to mollusks. luckily, cross reactivity is rare but it does occur.



its your allergy, not the rest of the worlds. its a mild inconvenience to say 'im allergic to shrimp, crab, lobster, but not clams and mussels. if you have questions about other seafood plz ask' and its the card you were delt, not us.


if you expect gen pop to learn what a crustacean is, you need to lower your expectations of the average human.

Interesting. Its possible I'm not allergic to tropomyosins then. I've never had issues with mollusks. Google says tropomyosins are also found in bugs but I never had issues with bugs either.

 

[ezikel315]

Just breathe bro, everything is going to be okay.

I can't because my throat is swelling up from the allergic reaction

 

[TheChance]

I can think of something more ban worthy

 

[Sycho Sid]

Did you not read the OP? He can’t eat armadillos.

Why even keep living?

 

[lsa]

Did you not read the OP? He can’t eat armadillos.

yeah but they taste like chicken

 

[KeepingItReal]

I can't because my throat is swelling up from the allergic reaction

It must be all those crustaceans stuck in your windpipe.

 

[Mr. Snrub]

This topic is food for thought.

 

[Milgrim]

Did you not read the OP? He can’t eat armadillos.

Oh, right SHELLfish. Got it.

 

[ezikel315]

yeah but they taste like chicken

They apparently taste closer to pork according to this youtube video of this guy who ate it in Mexico.