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Thai phrase for a peanut allergy?

Two kids. I need a line for peanuts, not a blog that says Thai food is “usually fine.” Peanuts and peanut oil are not the same as a nut mix from home.

A card is not a kitchen protocol

Say	Thai (common)	Not
Allergic to peanuts	แพ้ถั่วลิสง (phae thua lisong)	Pointing at a peanut and hoping
Do not add peanuts	ไม่ใส่ถั่วลิสง	“A little is OK” from a stranger
Hidden lines	Fish sauce, shrimp paste, satay sauce, some chilli pastes	Assuming a veggie dish is empty
Severe / anaphylaxis	Card in Thai + English, clinic plan	A forum as your Epi plan

This is not medical advice. CDC food-and-water pages are conservative; they do not replace a clinician. A smile is not a confirmed kitchen. Satay and some som tam come with peanuts on top — say it before they plate.

How severe, and street stall vs a hotel kitchen.

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11 comments

Ploy

แพ้ถั่วลิสง. Say it, show it, say ไม่ใส่. Satay and some som tam will still come with peanuts if you only smile. I am not a doctor.

17d

Mint Saelim

Hotel kitchen: easier. Stall: harder. A laminated card in Thai is the product. Do not outsource this to a Grab driver translating from the front seat.

17d

Hannah Miles

I would not treat “Thai food is usually peanut-free” as a sentence. Some of it is. Some of it is satay. Ask the plate, not the country.

17d

Nate Grant

I do not have this allergy. I would still not guess. If someone in my group did, hotel restaurant the first nights, not a dark stall.

17d

Claire Dunn

I am screenshotting the phrase. Stall vs hotel is the fork. I would not make night one the test.

17d

Tess de Vries

Eight-year-old. I am already on bottled and peeled fruit. Peanuts: I want the card before I land, not after a stall.

17d

Amina Diallo

Halal kitchens still use peanuts. Do not mix the two asks. No pork is not no ถั่วลิสง.

17d

Dan Okafor

Chilli paste and nam prik can hide things. If the risk is real, you need a kitchen that will repeat the sentence back, not a busy wok.

17d

Yuki Mori

I would not use a train berth as the moment I test a new kitchen. Card. Hotel. Then maybe a stall.

16d

Lauren Peck

US, 6 Sep. I will carry the card even if I am only cautious. I would rather look dramatic than guess a sauce.

16d

James Collingwood

This is not medical advice from a forum. Card, clinician, the stall still might not hear you. Have a plan if they plate it anyway.

16d

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