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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My MIL knows I'm allergic to pork. Yet on Thanksgiving one of her sides included green bean casserole with bacon. After one bite, I tasted the bacon and my tongue and lips became tingly. I asked her if it had bacon in it. She said yes! When I reminded her about my pork allergy, she acted like she didn't realize bacon was pork. WTF? So either she is really stupid or she was testing my allergy. It may be the same case for you, OP.[/quote]

I've found that you have to specify EXACTLY what you can and cannot eat when you have dietary restrictions, especially with older people.  I am Jewish and don't eat any pork - well I've found that I have to spell out "no pig products of any kind", because several times I've said that I don't eat pork and people didn't realize it also included bacon, ham etc.  "Wait you said no pork, did you mean bacon too???".   Also, I think the onus is on the person with allergies/dietary restrictions to make sure they aren't eating something questionable (for adults of course, not talking about little kids).  Especially when there is cooking for a crowd.  Unless I know that my hosts keep kosher, I would ask about any dish that looked "questionable" to make sure there is no pork.[/quote]

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