This may be weird but

Relic_Goddess
on 4/11/12 3:18 am - Macon, GA

RNY on 03/13/12

Are we ever going to be able to tolerate ethnic foods?

I LOVED Korean and Vietnamese foods, especially Pho, Bun Cha, Kimchi, and Bolgogi. obviously i'm not expecting to eat copious amounts of it. I'm just wondering if after i get to my solids if these are things i can try one at a time? i know the kimchi is spicy, but before the surgery I was a ethniophile foodie, (if that's even a word?) and have several cook books from around the world. Also, after watching No reservations on my netflix i was reminded of all the things that I used to cook for the dinner parties and things.

mirlyn2012
on 4/11/12 3:25 am - FL

RNY on 02/20/12

I'm actually eating bulgogi beef right now on a bed of spinach leaves and I'm 8 weeks out about... I have not tried ALL varieties of kimchi post op but I cannot tolerate cabbage kimchi yet as the cabbage doesn't chew down enough and the fibrous texture just comes right back up in a foam bath. You could do pho with shirataki noodles I'm sure. Now as for Bun Cha... I'm really hoping one day I can have a small amount of rice noodles (my favorite korean dish is chap chae which uses cellophane noodles) so fingers crossed... Or ddok bboki (rice dumpling.)

As for the spiciness? I have 0 problems with spice since surgery. :)

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happy_baker
on 4/11/12 3:33 am

RNY on 02/15/12

I'm 2 months out, and haven't had any problems with spicy curry, thai, pho, or spicy sushi.
I had an iron stomach before surgery, and I seem to still have it. :)

Everyone's different, though, so all you can do is sample a bit and see.

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mirlyn2012
on 4/11/12 3:35 am - FL

RNY on 02/20/12

Char are you eating your sushi with rice or wrapped in avocado/cucumber/something else?

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Relic_Goddess
on 4/11/12 3:37 am - Macon, GA

RNY on 03/13/12

1) I love chop chae
2) I buy the ahi tuna tower minus the rice, avacado or crab on the bottom as its mixed with mayo

mirlyn2012
on 4/11/12 3:40 am - FL

RNY on 02/20/12

My sushi place doesn't have such a monster :). I always just get an order of tuna sashimi and just pick off my buddies' plates to have some variety.

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happy_baker
on 4/11/12 3:49 am, edited 4/11/12 3:53 am

RNY on 02/15/12

I've only bought sushi a couple times since surgery, and bought it pre-made, so it's always in brown rice, and I just peel most of the rice off.

I'd really like to go hit the Drunken Fish and get an avocado-wrapped roll, though. Or a tofuto roll, which is salmon wrapped around a green olive, stuffed into a tofu pastry shell and drizzled in sriracha. *mouthgasm*

mirlyn2012
on 4/11/12 3:53 am - FL

RNY on 02/20/12

Oh my goodness! I'd get that in a heartbeat but I'd substitute a different fish for the salmon. Not my type of fish preference :). I want a handroll of spicy tuna with no rice and a half of a crab rangoon. Yep, I want a crab rangoon and my nut says I can have some in moderation :).

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sweet-tart2012
on 4/11/12 5:00 am - TX

RNY on 02/16/12

Be careful with the avocado. (That and ham are the only foods I cannot tolerate.) The avocado
SLICE must have too much fat for me. (Mexican) I had a 1/2 tsp. bite and it was an instant head rush!
LOL

Won't be doing that again for awhile! Best wishes

happy_baker
on 4/11/12 5:34 am

RNY on 02/15/12

I haven't had problems with avocados yet. I had a 1/4 of a whole avo on an egg sandwich not too long ago, and it was delish. But of course, that could change. :)