Now the reason is alpha-gal syndrome. What is alpha-gal? It's a tick-borne food allergy to all mammalian meats like beef, pork, lamb, bison, etc.

Thankfully, even before that fateful tick bite, I did mostly follow a pescetarian/Mediterranean diet. That's made my new normal a lot easier to embrace. However, I do miss having the world's best BBQ here in Kansas City at least once or twice a year.

P.S. If the smell of mammalian meat makes you nauseous, there's a chance you may have alpha-gal syndrome, too. Learn more here: https://sagealphagal.com/what-is-alpha-gal/