It's such a common meme that I guess there must be some truth to it, but even as an IBS sufferer the idea that exposure to any vaguely ethnic food will cause a white person's ass to explode the next day is utterly baffling.
My guess is it’s from people who eat no fiber usually and then they don’t realize how much fiber is in the beans and that makes them loosey goosey in the caboosey.
I know what you mean, the Aussie burger with a beetroot slice and a fried egg. I always liked pickled beets. My mom called them 'brain food' and I think they're good in a kinda pickle sense, if you're eating a bunch of southern food or a salad. I lived in North Dakota and up there people cook them like potatoes... not really that bad other than how they turn your pee fuschia, which seems weird for a while.