Quote: Okay, I had a Mocha Latte, Butter Fish with Paprika Sauce and some mayo. That's about it. The Butter Fish did taste a bit weird. Not "rotten" weird but some kind of chemically-weird taste. Because it was not "rotten", I ate the whole thing.
Yo - it's possible that what you had was not an allergic reaction at all, but what is called scombroid poisoning. You see, certain fish (tuna especially), if not kept properly refrigerated, can have a growth of bacteria that convert the histidine in fish into histamine. Histamine is the chemical released in your body during an allergic reaction - but in the case of scombroid poisoning, the histamine is coming directly from the fish you ate. It's as though you ate a little histamine "bomb".
So, if you normally eat fish all the time with no ill effects, scombroid poisoning seems most likely. You can develop allergies at any age, though, so I would be careful next time you eat fish. Take one bite first, and wait, and make sure you have someone with you and are within reach of medical care. Just to be extra sure that you haven't developed a fish allergy.
Paprika allergy would be rare but not unheard of. Is this a spice you normally use, or was this very unusual for you to have this spice?
My money's on scombroid poisoning at this point. It would be interesting to know if any other diners were sickened by that fish that day. That would confirm it.
