But basically it is more common among western Europeans (and
therefore white North Americans) and Punjabis and less common than
average among sub-Sahara Africans (and black Americans) and East
Asians.

Presuming that we're still talking about
lactose acceptance, yeah.

Actually I was referring to the incidence of celiac disease but the
two patterns do tend to overlap to a great degree.

I wonder if celiac confers any kind of
advantage (the way sickle-cell blood
protects against malaria).

One of the few vegetable dishes that I came across that's low carb:
Title: Baked Summer Squash with Rosemary

Low in nutrition generally speaking but
high in offensive value.

... Booze is slam dancing in a polka world.

I had to look that up. Seems slam dancing is
one of the only versions of that sport where "polka"
is not the desired result of the interaction.
Speaking of high in offensive value.

Seafood Dean Martinis
categories: celebrity, hokey, shellfish, booze
Servings: 4

6 oz lump crabmeat, picked over
3/4 lb sm cooked shrimp, deveined, peeled, tailed
2 shots premium vodka, chilled
1 lemon, grated peel and juice of
salt
2 ribs celery from the heart, 1 finely chopped
- with leafy greens, 1 cut into 8 chunks
2 ts prepared horseradish
2 ts hot sauce
1 c chili sauce
freshly ground pepper
8 jumbo olives with pimientos, for serving

In a bowl, combine the crabmeat and shrimp with the vodka,
lemon peel and juice; season with salt. Refrigerate for
10 min. In another bowl, mix the chopped celery,
horseradish, hot sauce, chili sauce and pepper. Add the
chilled seafood and toss; season with salt to taste.

Divide the seafood among 4 chilled martini glasses.
Skewer the olives and celery chunks on toothpicks and set
in the glasses; set a cocktail fork next to each glass.

Rachael Ray Every Day, Poker Party, Dec 28, 2011
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