http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/ Israel-Food Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:46:28 GMT Shani http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15014 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15014 Thanks everyone for your advice and comments. Just to be clear, yes he has been checked by an allergist. I'm not going to go into his whole medical history Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:21:54 GMT fredibooks@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15013 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15013 Telapia is easy to get in US. It should be a "meaty" fish that doesn't fall apart easily. Sole, bass or perch would not be good choices. Fredi Engelberg Gur Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:07:51 GMT Gavriela http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15012 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15012 Thanks for the info. Do you know which fish has the least amount of heavy metals?  Gavriela  ________________________________ From: Cara Bereck Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:42:19 GMT Cara Bereck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15011 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15011 The chef is wrong. The Nile perch is a top-ranking predator at the top of the food chain--it eats OTHER fish, as tuna do. Predator animals can have Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:41:48 GMT Cara Bereck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15010 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15010 ... Absolutely. Cook and introduce one food at a time, and remember that an allergic reaction will often not be apparent the first, or even the second time Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:01:02 GMT Gavriela http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15009 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15009 May I pass on the warning I received from a chef?  I was told that this fish is the most polluted of all.  Nesichat ha nilus, swims on the bottom of the Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:58:17 GMT Howard & Rivka Finkelstein http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15008 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15008 Hi Shavua Tov, I have found that children who have a peanut allergy, will also have a sensitivity to peas, string beans, beans, and other legumes... they are Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:56:58 GMT Susie and Shalom Pam http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15007 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15007 It must be very hard having such an allergic child. But look at all the things he's not allergic to: fruits:apples, bananas, ,avocado, to name a few. All are Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:50:13 GMT cara_bereck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15006 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15006 I have a recipe for a non-dairy, eggless chocolate cake--would you like it? My oldest broke out in hives if he so much as touched cow's milk products; and Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:21:52 GMT cara_bereck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15005 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15005 It is indeed Nile perch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile_perch And I agree that you can use any white-fleshed fish for a Moroccan fish recipe. However, Nile Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:21:36 GMT Bob and Barbara Lang http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15004 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15004 Many years ago my son was found to be allergic to eggs. He was also allergic (although less so) to chicken. Our allergist explained that there are cross Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:46:42 GMT geoffrey mendelson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15003 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15003 ... According to my family doctor, one person in 5 with food allergies is allergic to fowl. One source I found on the internet said it is far more common than Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:42:01 GMT Ruth Baks http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15002 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15002 Personally, I'm not a great fan of fresh tuna; it's too dry for my taste. But my Moroccan neighbor loves it, and cooks it in the Moroccan style. Ditto for my Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:41:41 GMT Ruth Baks http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15001 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15001 Many valuable comments have already been submitted. I'm thinking about the first on your list: milk. Is it only cow's milk that is the problem? Are other Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:41:37 GMT Toby Curwin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15000 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/israel-food/message/15000 Just for the record, I don't generally like fish - but this is delicious! Like Ruth said, the seasoning is the thing... The recipe is from my neighbor Efrat -