Anyone Been To Hong Kong?

[welshys90]

In February my girlfriend is going to hong kong, shes vegetarian and also allergic to peanuts, now we've heard that peanut oil is basically all they use over there, does anyone know if this is the case or is there anywhere in hong kong that doesnt use peanut oil?

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

How allergic is she? Feeling a bit ill allergic or proper one sniff from 100 yards and it's hospital?

[welshys90]

she gets itchy if shes near them but if she eats them then its hospital time so her parents are just trying to find restaurants that dont use peanut oil and find out if their mcdonalds etc use peanut oil

[grahamw48]

I lived and worked in Hongkong for a few years.

Tell her she has no problems, and that most of what you find on the shelves at Tesco is also available there. Eating out may be a different matter, but should be safe enough with salad type dishes.

Edited by grahamw48 on Monday 14th December 00:21

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

Historically most far east restaurants aren't really set up for nut allergies. A few of the western hotels will be better, but generally the cuisine has so many nuts in it, they've killed off most people with issues in a natural selection sort of way.

As Graham says, doing self catering isn't a problem. Eating out...well you'll probably find that however much you say you don't want nuts, they'll add them anyway as it'll be better with them!

[XJSJohn]

As said above, asia does not realy "get" food alergies, i suffer rather badly from coconut ..... (either eating or when they land on my head .... )

Have just learnt to sniff out what dishes do and do not have the evil stuff!

[LilCat]

How is she with sesame seed oil?

[welshys90]

LilCat said:

How is she with sesame seed oil?

shes fine with it, its just nuts

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

welshys90 said:

LilCat said:

How is she with sesame seed oil?

shes fine with it, its just nuts

Nuts or peanuts (which aren't nuts in fact they're legumes)? Quite separate allergies in fact.

Only reason I ask is if it's a legume allergy, watch out for soya as well. Tofu springs to mind.

[welshys90]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

welshys90 said:

LilCat said:

How is she with sesame seed oil?

shes fine with it, its just nuts

Nuts or peanuts (which aren't nuts in fact they're legumes)? Quite separate allergies in fact.

Only reason I ask is if it's a legume allergy, watch out for soya as well. Tofu springs to mind.

oops! no no its a peanut only allergy!

[maser_spyder]

I always manage in China / Hong Kong, and I'm there a bit.

I'm vegetarian....

They REALLY don't get that. At all.

[XJSJohn]

maser_spyder said:

I always manage in China / Hong Kong, and I'm there a bit.

I'm vegetarian....

They REALLY don't get that. At all.

admitedly though, it doesn't kill you if they slip in a bit of Oyster Sauce because thats not realy from an anmial is it ......

[wisbechlad]

For vegetarians, just go to a Buddhist restaurant. Kung Tak Lam is a good one in Causeway Bay.

Yep, the standard cooking oil does tend to be peanut oil (but rape seed oil on the mainland, go figure)

Hmm, best to get your hotel concierge to write a note (in Chinese) saying that she is allergic, and do they use it? At least you can show that to the restarant manager, and leave if they can't accomodate you