It was well after eleven last night when I realised I had not eaten since lunchtime , a lunch which had been a very tasty but very small beef stew, served by the very cute chef himself
I raided the cupboards and found a packet of beetroot and chilli falafel mix which was a mistake and moments after I had mixed the bright purple chickpea glup into balls and had started to deep fry them in a Smokey kitchen.
I can’t remember the last time I threw up in the middle of the night.
It was probably years ago in Sheffield after an overly energetic night out at The Ledmill.
But at 4 am this morning , and with an audience to two dogs watching carefully from the doorway, I hurled my purple guts up while hugging the pan moaning loudly “ Oh God Why”
Dorothy especially was fascinated by the contents of my stomach and pushed her head next to mine in order to muse with some interest at the lumps and bumps hurling from my mouth.
I can still taste beetroot this morning.
I’ve walked the dogs , burped my way through an “interview” by the Daily Post regarding the Church closure and sorted out my new chimney liner ( at last)
The work will be done next week…..yayyyy
I’m off shortly to Chester to meet an old friend for an early lunch
I won’t be eating falafels
purple puke, gross.
ReplyDeleteBright purple
DeleteInteresting. I was expecting a fart story, not vomit. I wonder why this should have made you sick.
ReplyDeleteRachel, it was probably the "cute chef" and his small offering that interfered with John's digestion. No one gets sick from Falafels. Mind you, I make mine from scratch. Fresh. As to the beetroot. That's just for dramatic effect. Throwing up beige without the blood wouldn't have made a story.
DeleteBy the way, and I may have mentioned this before, John and I once compared notes. Where he is perfectly able to cope with excrements (other people's) he abhors sick. I am the opposite. Other than a baby's nappy I can't bear shit. Give me someone's sick to mop up any time.
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Interesting. I wonder if the packet was old and had gone off or perhaps the fat got too hot and poisoned him as this can happen with boiling olive oil, I note the word Smokey was mentioned.
DeleteRachel, the packet can't have been old. Artisan has only just introduced the line. I googled your idea whether rancid oil can make you sick. Apparently not. It just blights the taste of the end product. Apropos of nothing, I don't DEEP fry my falafels. I fry them or bake them in the oven.
DeleteI am sure John must be chuffed to bits the two of us (and other readers) pondering on his mishap. What a kerfuffle in a tea cup (now I am beginning to sound like YP and his "jokes").
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It was the fat ....I used a rich oil which infused the falafel rather than crisped them if that makes sense
DeleteThey were tasty at the time but I purged myself with oil
And when I said purged
I mean PURGED
Oh no! I wonder what set you off? Did the falafel call for eggs? I can't imagine what would make you ill in a dry beetroot falafel mix. (Unless you're allergic to something.)
ReplyDeleteSee above oil comment
DeleteHahaha with that title, I just HAD to come and read. You do not disappoint. And I love falafel!
ReplyDeleteXOXO
I do nornally
DeleteOh dear and a friend has just brought me a bag of falafel mix to try
ReplyDeleteKeep away from the beetroot and cjilli
DeleteGosh, you are a busy person. I wish I had half your energy to get out there and do things and be so sociable, even if it involves a chuck up.
ReplyDeleteI don’t have much energy today
DeleteHoping I don't jinx things, but I've not vomited for years. Glad the upchucking has purged you and you're feeling well enough to go out for lunch. Maybe stick to bland, non-fried stuff! xx
ReplyDeleteMe neither , probably over 20 years for me
DeleteToo Much Information!!
ReplyDeleteBrace yourself
DeleteArgh. I am a sympathetic puker. I cannot be around someone who is being sick. But beetroot barf? Dear heavens, I hope that I never have to witness the horror of that.
ReplyDeleteIt was a bit like a slasher movie
DeleteWatch out if you have roast beetroot in a meal too, but the other end lol I thought I would need a visit to A&E the first time............
ReplyDeleteI'm the same! Strangely, my hubby has beetroot every day, with no bright red wee/poo. (TMI!!)
Deletexx
Both ends were active , I assure u
DeleteOh my. That must have been quite the drama! Purple puke sounds terrible.
ReplyDeleteA novelty
DeleteEver noticed how one bad experience with a particular food will put it right off it for a very long time. I had food poisoning from a tuna sandwich at a church fete when I was about ten. I'm 70 and still can't gag it down.
ReplyDeleteI’ve never drunk tequila after a nasty shots game in Nottingham once
DeleteI am sorry you were poorly John-it's so draining being billious-I think I may have enjoyed eating them though -I've mainly been eating falafels for the last 3 weeks- I didn't use oil but just baked crispy in the oven x(I can't do aspic types or marzipan ) x
ReplyDeletePs-Astonishingly I have consumed 168 falafel balls I do believe x
DeleteIn one sitting?
DeleteNoo John-I'm far too dainty-I ate them every day over 3 weeks for lunch and dinner x
DeleteHopefully you've fully recovered. I will never eat falafel after reading this.
ReplyDeleteI won’t make any again
DeleteI like falafels but OMG, beetroot and chilli? What a combo.
ReplyDeleteNever again
DeleteOh, what a misery! I'd suspect that beetroot and chili combination is to blame or perhaps eating such food that late at night.
ReplyDeleteHope you're fine today and that toothpaste as well as good coffee has taken that icky taste away so that you could enjoy lunch with your friend.
Hugs!
I was fine after the event …purged
DeleteOh My Goodness not fun but you had your Gud Gud Dugs to comfort you. I know mine has helped me out.
ReplyDeleteTo be honest I wouldn’t have cared if the Dagenham Girl pipers were in the bathroom
DeleteThere is such a thing as 'sharing' too much, you know. (I'm way too squeemish to make a nurse!)
ReplyDeleteOh get a grip lol
DeleteI was a nurse and can't stand vomit either. I used to gag along with the patient.
ReplyDeleteThe secret is to squint and breath through your mouth
DeleteTMI! Almost as icky as the random gifs you share now and then.;-(
ReplyDeleteReal life isn’t pretty
DeleteToo too true. Poor John. Hope luch stayyed down okay.
DeleteOh my goodness what a good laugh I had picturing Dorothy with her head next to yours looking at the purple glob and probably thinking in her little doggie head " I could eat that." Sorry for your vile experience- I hate vomiting but it did give me a good belly laugh for the day.Hope your lunch made up for your falafel.
ReplyDeleteThe lunch was lovely
DeleteChicken wings and salad
Regarding your chimney liner John- I hope its not done like mine was years ago-it caused much excitement here with one of my terriers-the huge rubber liner was pushed down the chimney and lay into the centre of my sitting room overnight-water mmmwas filled into it and concrete filled between the tube and chimney walls-the dogs were not happy x
ReplyDeleteNo the company I’ve gone with are very diligent and there is no filler
DeleteMine is not filler but a full reline because an arseole previously ruined the 2 chimneys which are alongside and back to back-Gas rayburn one side using one chimney and one chimney for woodburner on other x
DeleteI want the story on the cute chef now. ;)
ReplyDeleteMe too
DeleteI had a cat who loved watching people vomit. His little furry head would be in pan too. That and my toddler son now 26 who watched me hurling up the contents of my stomach and looked at me earnestly and said "More". Obviously wanted an encore. Never vomit with kids and animals.
ReplyDeleteI loved this story
DeleteSimple answer, you ate too late. And on an empty stomach.
ReplyDeleteToo much oil was the main problem
DeleteAnother nurse here who hates vomit. I did cancer nursing where everyone vomits in huge amounts. Had breathe thro my mouth and not look. Met a few docs who were the same. Blood and guts bring it on. Vomit ... bleeeech!!!
ReplyDeleteLol that was my advice always
DeleteSquint and breath through your mouth x
Earlier today,shortly after taking my antibiotic, which always makes my stomach very queasy, before my dental appointment, I would have barfed just reading
ReplyDeleteabout beefroot falaful,luckily my stomach has eased down,so I didn't.
When Fuzzy throws up(which is every couple of days), probably because his liver is failing. I gag and just keep on ,over and over once I start. Fuzzy's concern about whether I am sick, too, seems to make him feel better. Poor little guy. He always seems to feel better after.
I like the bit about Dorothy watching you vomit and checking it out. Bloody dogs.
ReplyDeleteJack had a poop accident on the carpet a couple of months ago, a bit of diarrhea, I grabbed him and took him upstairs for a bath and by the time I came back downstairs the dogs had cleaned it all up.
It was the beet root! Just the thought of it is enough to make ME upchuck! One of my most loathed foods. Swear off beet root and I’ll love you even more.
ReplyDeleteYou poor thing, I hate to vomit.
ReplyDeleteThe headline made me laugh but the full story was even better! Cheers!
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