OK, it’s just difficult for this atheist to accept that someone can be accused of “faking” something that, to my sensibilities is, de facto, fake.
It’s been a long day. 
So I’m not a good enough Jew for you? Oy-vey. I’m trying. Taking baby steps, beginning with dietary restrictions. Now leave me be while I pray for your soul.
Well, you know what they say about faking sincerity.
Your claim to be Jewish certainly is falsifiable. While different sections of the Jewish community have different ideas of what “makes” someone a Jew, I think even those with the most liberal interpretations would require something more than just a declaration before accepting a gentile as Jewish.
Gentiles who are legitimately converting to Judaism sometimes do start keeping kosher as part of the process, and we should support that in most cases. I don’t know if prisoners should be accommodated this way, however, as they would have an ulterior motive to claim they want to convert and even go through the motions of doing so.
That’s just offensive.
There is nothing fake about the fact that I’m a Jew. You want to say that a certain portion of the religious aspect is “fake,” fine. This isn’t the place to debate that, and I’m non-religious anyway so I don’t really care. But I am definitely Jewish, in culture, in upbringing, in ancestry, etc.
If you think that Judaism is only about the worshipping god a certain way bit you’re profoundly ignorant.
This hijack has gotten beyond absurd at this point.
That’s how we roll.
For sure, and I’ve probably participated in some doozies.
I’m just laughing at the transition from:
“Tell about some food myths.”
to
“Are you saying I’m not a Jew!!”
Only if people swallowed their gum, which maybe because of all the warnings they don’t.
I see you’re new around here. Welcome to the SDMB!
I wish! Alas, no. But I have watched more episodes of Good Eats than is probably decent. He’s my secret TV boyfriend, he just doesn’t know it yet. 
I chewed a lot of gum as a kid, usually mint. I know for a fact that that gum is completely out of my system. Incidentally, I also know what a minty-fresh butt feels like.
I once heard the common additive sodium erythorbate was made from earthworms.
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Mushrooms can’t be washed or soaked in water, 'cause they absorb water like a sponge. You have to wipe them one by one with a damp paper towel or an $18 mushroom brush. The reason isn’t absorption, it’s because (allegedly) much of the flavor is on the surface and is water-soluble. My son, a chef, believes this is true, but a typical paintbrush works just fine thank you. I never met a mushroom I didn’t like, washed or brushed. However, I’m sufficiently unskilled in the kitchen that the ones I cook are the least lovely of the lot, regardless of how I clean them. So, I can’t say whether this is a myth or not based on personal experience.
Ignorance fought (by your subsequent post with cite). I’ve been under the impression that MSG exacerbates my asthma, just as sulfites in wine can. Evidently I’m mistaken.
On researching this not long ago, I found that there isn’t a consensus. Most of the research showing the myth to be false was funded by the dairy industry. Research behind the myth establishes good facts but with a rather tenuous connection between the facts and the claims. Of course, the “massive” and “can kill you” parts are hyperbole. In any case, as a sinus sufferer, I don’t find any need to avoid dairy, and don’t notice any correlation.
I have no idea what a telson is, but I’ll keep that word in mind for Scrabble. Meanwhile, I always eat the whole thing except the hard flaky bits, head, and legs, and I’m still alive. My asthma and sinus conditions predate most of my shrimp consumption. There’s one data point for ya.
A wise choice over juicy fruit.
Not as fun a myth as the above, but I remember a co-worker telling us that drinking water while eating interferes with digestion. It seemed odd to me that would be so, given that we tend to get thirsty when we eat.
When I looked into it, I found it’s advice that’s common on woo sites, based on ancient Chinese medicine or the brilliant theory that it dilutes stomach acid, without any clinical evidence. Meanwhile, Mayo Clinic says it’s a myth. I’ll take their word for it.
Oh yes! Horrible headaches. Now I am very careful about the meats and cheeses I eat at an Italian restaurant or elsewhere for that matter. I now always drink plenty of water at any restaurant to help avoid a headache. I have rarely had a problem with Chinese restaurants. I’ve never had “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome” but do sometimes get headaches. Too much sodium maybe.
IMHO, “organic” means “consisting partly of carbon.” At least that’s what I understood from high-school chemistry.
To you vegetarians/vegans: How do you get the nutrients you would otherwise find in meat/poultry/seafood?
No. “Organic” means “full of bugs.”
To the OP:
My wife has a lot of beliefs that drive me crazy.
If I’m grilling or broiling: “Don’t eat the seared part; you’ll get cancer!”
If I put a tupperware in the dishwasher: “You’ll get cancer!”
If I open up a can of Chunky soup or similar: “Don’t eat that! You’ll get cancer!”
If I microwave anything in a plastic-based container, even frozen items with a plastic bowl or some sort of plastic seal designed specifically for the microwave: “You’ll get cancer!”
Not food-related, but still…“Don’t fall asleep with the (oscillating) fan on! It sucks all the good air out! People die! All the time!”
I could go on…I’ve got a million of 'em.
The claim I always heard was that gum and fingernails would collect in your appendix. Which reminds me, if you’re listing medical procedures that might find gum, but never do, don’t forget colonoscopies. I watched the screen showing what the little camera saw all the way up to the joint with the appendix. Not that I was ever an inveterate gum swallower, so maybe I’m not the best subject. But I’ve never heard of any colonoscopy finding gum.
Those butterflied, breaded, and fried shrimp? The ones with the shell left on the end of the tail? I always used to eat those. My sisters would leave them on their plate and I’d snitch them and eat them. No asthma or other known shrimp shell caused debility.