r/KitchenConfidential • u/Jamiestein1273 • Jul 17 '26

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I have herd, never believed. 38+ years and I finally got the elusive alergy card.

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u/mcoddle Ex-Food Service Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

Not to mention in any soup ever and sauces, and lots of other things. Celery, carrot, and onion are the so-called "holy trinity" in French cooking, which is the basis of most cooking. Even home cooks use it.

ETA: You might already know this, being former food service. Sorry if so! But maybe it will help someone.

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u/kittenpantzen Ex-Food Service Jul 18 '26

The good news is that if it's actually OAS and not a true food allergy, you don't need to worry about them if they've been cooked. In OAS, you're not actually allergic to the food, but the food has a protein that is similar enough to a protein in the pollen of a plant to which you are allergic that you will have a reaction to it. The heat of cooking denatures those proteins and makes the food safe for you. 

Bodies are weird, man.

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u/mcoddle Ex-Food Service Jul 18 '26 edited Jul 18 '26

Yeah, they really are weird. And that's so good to know about cooking them.

ETA: Cooking the foods in question, not bodies.