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

[PG29 red0 Jr]

Just get over your allergies already, nobody wants to hear it.

Who are you Marge Simpson?

 

[Tone C]

So you want to ban a word?

That's very shellfish of you .

 

[Thai Domi]

TS wants all of society to yield to his deformity

 

[Tone C]

TS wants all of society to yield to his deformity

Like I said, very shellfish....

 

[lsa]

Like I said, very shellfish....

 

[Streeter]

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.

You cant have Crab, lobster, or shrimp? You fight the urge to jump every day huh?

 

[High Test With da Best]

This topic is food for thought.

hah! Derp

 

[ezikel315]

You cant have Crab, lobster, or shrimp? You fight the urge to jump every day huh?

It's a shame. I grew up eating crabs and lobsters on the east coast. My dad would take me crab fishing every summer. Then one day as an adult I started to get severe reactions.

 

[Bobby00]

Or we keep it the same and you deal with your specific allergy on your own.

 

[milliniar]

It's a shame. I grew up eating crabs and lobsters on the east coast. My dad would take me crab fishing every summer. Then one day as an adult I started to get severe reactions.

That sucks, no wonder your a little crusty.

 

[Fedorgasm]

I once told guy that I can't eat crustaceans and he thought I said that I can't trust Asians.

 

[Tone C]

I once told guy that I can't eat crustaceans and he thought I said that I can't trust Asians.

My grandfather felt the same....

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

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.

I like crustaceans but you have to shell out a lot for them

 

[ezikel315]

I once told guy that I can't eat crustaceans and he thought I said that I can't trust Asians.

Asians do eat a lot of seafood. I have to get pad thai at vegan places in Thailand because the normal pad thai usually has tiny bits of shrimp in it. Papaya salad will have raw crab which is the fucking worst for my allergy

 

[BlankaPresident]

I never knew shellfish meant something other than exclusively shelled mollusks until now.

You learn something everyday in sherdog, better than Duolingo.

 

[I Am Legion]

I love it. I am very selfish with my shellfish.