Here is my story of how pizza came to be: Pete’s Ah! A very very long time ago, a bread maker was partying really late on Friday and woke up the next morning with a huge hangover. Feeling so miserable and hungry he realized that he had only some left-over bread dough and some hard cheese. He was so desperate that he just smashed the dough flat and placed the cheese on top to bake in his oven.
Amazingly enough it came out delicious! He sliced it up and gave some to his friends to eat and they were also impressed! All of them shouted Ah! The baker’s name was Pete, so they named his creation Pete’s Ah! Which later turned to Pizza! 😱
There is a phenomenon where a person develops an allergic reaction only after eating the culprit food and exercising! A phenomenon called Food Dependent Exercise Induced Anaphylaxis (FDEIA). Although any food can trigger the phenomenon, I recently have been seeing a lot of these cases in relation to wheat. The person may eat a piece of bread, a bowl of noodles or even roti canai and will develop an allergic reaction only after rigorous activity or exercise. Eating the food and not exercising while not cause symptoms, and exercising without eating the food will also not cause symptoms! Both must be present for the allergic reaction to occur!
If you suspect that you have FDEIA, you should seek proper evaluation with an Allergist/Immunologist.
