Candle nuts may cause vomiting and purging!

[HeidiE]

I went on this all day urban hike in Seattle today ..brilliant day ..new outdoor sculpture park ..stores ...hills...all my old homeless friends....lots of good foods to try ..but I amost made a HUGE error in judgement!!!

I almost popped a candle nut in my mouth right out of the bag!!!

Candle nuts are called for in a few of the Southeast Asian dishes I am tryinig to perfect ...so I bought a bag today and looked at them ..the look just like giant macadamia nuts..and was about to pop it in my mouth when I flipped the bag over and this was posted on it ..

CAUTION

THESE ARE NOT SNACKS
THEY MUST BE USED IN COOKING ONLY
IF EATEN RAW THEY WILL CAUSE VOMITING AND PURGING
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY

wow that for sure could have harshed my buzz today dontcha think?

anyone here ever cook with these?

reminder to self ..read all packages of new foods you are going to consume ...

[Lyssie]

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Ohmygod. WTF is a candle nut? How can a *NUT* poison you?! Why would they sell such a thing to stupid americans?! Not you.. I meant, like, most people wouldn't read the bag, then they'd try to sue afterwards...

[Lyssie]

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uhm. OMG. http://asiafood.org/glossary_1.cfm?a...tno=1&endno=25 VARNISH!?

[biogeek]

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OK, this topic brought back bad memories for me, but I'll share them anyway.

*DISCLAIMER--UNPLEASANT READING MATERIAL AHEAD! WARNING!!!*

I've eaten candle nuts...a lot of them....bad, very bad!!

I was about 6 years old when I ate them. I thought they were macadamia nuts, my favorite. I think I started feeling icky a few hours later. That night, I SPEWED EVERYWHERE!!! From what my parents have told me, projectile vomiting doesn't really do it justice. I don't recall how far I spewed, just that it kept coming out and it HURT LIKE ****!!!! My parents rushed me to the hospital, where I stayed for about a week or so. I remember asking my parents and the nurses if I was going to die. Everytime I woke up, mom was there. Weird how you remember some stuff.

My poor mom had to do a lot of cleaning and threw stuff away. For example, my blanket was permanently stained from the puke. Evidently there was blood mixed with the vomit. The walls had to be repainted and lots of stuffed animals were destroyed. My mom felt guilty for having them around & thought it was out of my reach. Unfortunately, I was a little monkey & climbed up to get them from on top the fridge.

Please, if you have small children....do NOT keep this stuff in your house!!

[Laurenfra]

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OMG if I had bought them the first thing I would have done was pop a few in my mouth

[changing]

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...and I thought I'd heard everything...

I have to pick my jaw up off the floor now.

[HeidiE]

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that is what I am saying!!! I was just ready to pop one in my mouth and eat it like it was not a big deal...

thanks Biogeek I wondered if someone had ever eaten them...sorry it was you however!!!! and thank goodness it turned out ok!

[dotsamantha]

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I haven't done it with candle nuts, but I have almost eaten a few foods that aren't meant to be eaten raw.

[not2late]

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Never tried one, but I have read that they need to be cooked in order to make them edible. Macadamia nuts are said to be a reasonable substitute. So I guess whatever a recipes use macs can use candlenuts too.

[sallyseachange]

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Great snakes!!!!