Sunday, September 18, 2011

蘆筍尿

前天老婆很罕見的買了一隻美式的烤雞,我知道她的意思,所以我花了40分鐘,又煮了一鍋有名的“酸菜冬筍蘆筍烤雞湯”。
http://bill-lin-bill.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post_7697.html

第二天早上老婆告訴我:「沒有味道!」「沒什麼味道?」

「沒有蘆筍的味道!」「我擺了一大把蘆筍,怎麼說沒有蘆筍的味道!」

「沒有蘆筍尿的味道!」「So less god!」

她說:「一定是蘆筍在湯裡煮太久,把特殊養分給分解了。」我說:「No.(又對太座的說法持反對的態度)我只用了蘆筍的的梗,我把蘆筍尖留給妳做菜。」

這次確實沒有蘆筍尿的味道!

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每當我提到吃蘆筍後小便聞起來有一股很奇怪的味道,有些人不知道我在說什麼,有些人心裡想:「他又在胡說八道了。」還有人說:「乾脆說喝起來像蘆筍汁。」

包括我的母親和老婆在內,她們只是不說出來而已:「跟這種人生活在一起真煩,每天對著大小便搖頭愰腦,說東說西。」

苦啊…沒人了解我…還是跟科學打交道吧,查一查蘆筍有沒有含硫元素?沒有?趕快回去訂正上一篇文章。哈哈!終於看到有人提出了蘆筍怪味尿的文章,還提到吃完15分鐘就聞到了。我的實驗精神使我在進食蘆筍前要去淨空,所以總要等兩、三小時以後才有尿意。看起來跟我一樣逐臭的還大有人在,遠在1891年有位叫Nencki的老兄(著名的波蘭醫生)就號召了四位志工,吃了七公斤的蘆筍後發表蘆筍怪味尿的報告。

有趣的是1989英國臨床藥學年鑑的一篇報告指出在觀察115個吃了蘆筍的英國人以後,只有53個人(46%)有怪味尿,觀察103個法國人100%全有怪味尿,據說老中也是100%有怪味尿的基因遺傳。

更絕的是──並不是每個人都聞得到這種怪味;這也是出於基因遺傳。90%的猶太人和75%的老中都享受不到這種蘆筍尿的怪味;我還是鄭重鼓勵那一位志工勇敢的提出第一篇味覺品嘗報告,一定跟蘆筍汁大異其味。

*** 不是我(03/03/2009)

10 comments:

  1. zz on 2007/10/089/18/2011 9:44 PM

    食物下肚,經過腸胃消化,小腸吸收進入體內,再經過新陳代謝作用的分解、轉化後,經過血液循環,進入腎臟過濾後經由尿液聚集在膀胱裡,15分鐘內可以被排出。蘆筍本身不含硫,卻把人體內含硫的廢物清了出來(不太確定),這個過程實在太奇妙了。

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  2. Ding on 2008/01/139/18/2011 9:45 PM

    蘆筍尿味 ask many person they don't even know. I was very worry about I have kidney problem fortuntly its cause by the sulfite products. Thanks for your research make us easy.

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  3. 阿丁,很高興又找到一名同族人(臭味相投)。

    所謂的酸性食物或鹼性食物分類,也是基於同一道理。對於食用某類食物後,檢驗排出尿的酸鹼值,如果偏酸就界定為酸性食物。致於體液、血液或體質則不受食物影響,保持不變。

    如果你的身體血液酸鹼度開始改變,死期不遠了,恐怕吃什麼食物都不是應急之道。

    如果你認為吃特定的食物可以改變你的體液、血液酸鹼度,你應該慶幸,你沒有達到預期的效果。喝鹼水的人醒醒吧!

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  4. xyz on 2008/04/299/18/2011 9:46 PM

    要喝弱鹼性小分子水?那些水不經過胃,而先被胃酸中和嗎?

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  5. Cat on 2008/07/059/18/2011 9:47 PM

    原來是吃蘆筍鬧的啊!!這什么原因呢...嚇死人了>.<

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  6. 人體內奧妙的新陳代謝作用,莫驚莫驚!

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  7. jaqueline711 on 2008/09/249/18/2011 9:49 PM

    Yup, I've always found the urine smells weird whenever I have asparagus! Never know why until now! Thanks!!

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  8. 很高興又找到一名同族人(臭味相投)。

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  9. xyz on 2008/09/249/18/2011 9:50 PM

    Scientists are still not entirely sure which set of chemicals or amino acids contained in asparagus actually cause the smelly pee. The stalks themselves do not acquire a similar odor as they are prepared, so whatever happens most likely happens after ingestion. Experts believe that those with a certain gene produce a digestive enzyme which breaks down the asparagus into various amino acids. One of those compounds is called methyl mercaptan, which is the same chemical which gives a skunk its defensive smell. One theory suggests that asparagus breaks down quickly in the body and an enzyme releases methyl mercaptan, which eventually goes through the kidneys and is excreted as a waste product in the urine.

    Others suggest that the asparagus smell is created by other amino acid compounds called thioesters. There is also an amino acid called asparagusic acid, which is not surprisingly found primarily in asparagus. If these compounds are broken down and mixed with the genetically-created enzyme, the results could be a strong smelling urine. This smell is actually considered to be good news, since it proves that the asparagus eater's kidneys are functioning as they should.

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  10. xyz on 2009/03/049/18/2011 9:50 PM

    何謂真理?
    真理就是主觀世界對客觀世界的準確反應。

    何謂真情?
    真情就是主觀世界對客觀世界的真誠反應。

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