Have you ever eaten so much Chinese food, you got sick?

Wow! That is terrible. I hope you complained to the restaurant. Not that you would complain to be a pain or anything. But, it really could have been soap on the dishes or utensils and the restaurant needs to be told about it so that they can change their ways and other patrons don't get sick. When I lived in South Carolina (briefly) there were a slew of people who got sick at the local Del Taco. One of the employees washed out the meat trays with full strength commercial quality soap and then only rinsed once or twice before putting food back into the tray. It's not supposed to be used full strength, only diluted like a tablespoon of soap per gallon of water. Those poor people got sick as dogs for days. It was all over the news. My heart really went out to them. Stomach ailments are the worst.

Most likely your senses are more acute and sensitive. I checked online and it turns out there there is a variety of Coriander or cilantro leaves also called Chinese parsley, cilantro (American) and it's often one of the ingredients in Chinese food. Some people describe having a soapy sensation or taste in their mouth after eating a dish that contains this ingredient. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2010/04/14/dining/14curious.html?permid=86 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/10/16/earlyshow/saturday/main6963780.shtml Hope that information helps.

Mom and I ate pretty much the same thing but she didn't get the soap taste like I did. What she didn't eat, dad did so I don't know where it came from

General Tso's chicken! That was the name of it. It slipped my mind. Then I didn't remember how to spell it. That's what we got today. At first, it was so delicious. And, if I'd stopped at four or five bites, it would have been alright. But, I took a couple too many more bites. The sauce was super sweet. I've never tasted sauce like that before. It was like having a plateful of dessert, only with friend chicken! Who could resist?

Awww! Well you're being braver about the whole healthy food thing than I could ever be. For three whole months, I ate vegetarian and dropped twenty pounds. I lost so much weight, my clothes were literally falling off of me half the time. I was constantly having to tighten my belt. I'm seriously thinking about going back to that lifestyle. Much healthier. Vegetarians and vegans live longer anyway. Or, so I've heard. Hopefully that is true. Besides, it would give me a chance to eat more fruits, which I love anyway.

Sounds very delicious! I wish our local Chinese restaurant took the same care in preparing their foods. The food tasted very greasy and way too salty and I questioned the freshness of the rice. It's rice, for goodness sake! How hard could it be to make it up fresh at least once daily. The stuff takes under fifteen minutes to cook from scratch, start to finish.

I love the stuff too. Just ate a bit too much this time. I should write an article about how not to over indulge, though I'm no expert at it. I'm the Queen of over indulgence, at least sometimes. Usually, I just have to limit myself to none of something so that it doesn't get out of hand. P.S. Sorry I took so long to get back to your comment. Had to go help move my daughter's computer to the living room.

You're so sweet for saying so! I missed you too. Like I said before in the other discussion, I really loved your Bukisa articles. Be sure to let me know when you publish more. You can send me a private message here on Mylot if you want and I will check them out.

Maybe we could brain storm to come up with ideas for the article - over indulgence vs not indulging too much lol...that's cool that you took a bit to get back to me...we do have lives outside of the internet but like I said in a different discussion, I have missed you.

Yes! The salt and fat content of Chinese food is way too high. I'm not usually a fan of the food and haven't eaten any for a long time. Just had a craving for it today. Or, so I thought.

Yes, I think it was the sudden change in diet, from eating Western style food to the Chinese style with more rice and vegetables. I would prefer to eat more healthy Chinese food with lower fat and sodium, if possible. I think that authentic Chinese food would have less of the bad things and be more natural. I should try to learn to cook Chinese meals at home so that I can use fresh ingredients and enjoy lower sodium in my diet.

I'm happy to hear that! I don't consume Chinese food too often. Now I remember why! It's just too spicy for my very mundane bland taste buds.

Sounds like an MSG sensitivity! Try eating Chinese food without added MSG and see if a headache still occurs :-)