With Burn's Night fast approaching and the Haggis sleeping quietly in the fridge you might want to consider whether the supper is safe for you and how to create an allergy safe meal of haggis, neeps and tatties. A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems and one of my favourites, just because of the language and … [Read more...]
Watch out for nutmeg in mulled wine
Allergy to nutmeg is rare and even though it has nut in its name, it's not actually a true nut. Nutmeg is actually a spice and comes from the same tree that mace is produced. You can read more about nutmeg in a previous blog post "Nutmeg – another nutty problem? or just innocent food?". What do nutmeg and mace look like?This picture shows what nutmeg looks like. It … [Read more...]
Is nutmeg actually a nut?
Is Nutmeg a nut? and should the nut allergic community avoid it? I don't think so. Nutmeg isn't actually a nut and I can eat nutmeg without any problems. So what is nutmeg? The nutmeg tree is used to produce nutmeg, just as the name suggests, but did you also know that mace is produced from the same seed as nutmeg? Something I never knew before researching this spice. Nutmeg … [Read more...]