In the 16th century, before the term mandarin became widespread in the European languages, the word Loutea (with various spelling variations) was often used in Europeans' travel reports to refer to Chinese scholar-officials.
Why do some people get smelly gas after eating eggs? I really love eggs, but I get really bad, sulfurous and rotten egg-smelling gas after eating eggs. This doesn't happen when I eat foods which contain eggs in moderate amounts (cakes, etc), but it does happen when I eat hard-boiled eggs or fried eggs. I don't get any stomach cramps or any other symptoms of allergy, however.
They can be caused by something as simple as swallowing air or eating the wrong foods. Less often, gas and bloating are signs of something imminently more serious, ranging from intestinal disorders to potentially life-threatening malignancies in the lower digestive tract, such as colorectal cancer. Common Causes of Gas and Bloating The two main causes of gas are swallowed air and the breakdown of food that leads to the production of gas. The latter is especially true when foods are high in sugar, starch, or fiber.