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Hello, welcome! Take a look inside kaa. Here's what I have for you today:​

I was at a night market in Bangkok when I saw it happen.

Guy orders pad see ew (noodles fried with soy sauce). Looks totally normal. Thirty minutes later he's outside the restaurant, face swollen, hands shaking, fumbling for his phone to Google "emergency hospital near me."

He had a shellfish allergy.

And pad see ew — as innocent as it looks — is almost always cooked in the same wok as shrimp.

He didn't know. The staff didn't ask. And nobody had a way to communicate the problem before the food hit the table.

Here's the thing about eating in Thailand: the language gap isn't just inconvenient — it's genuinely dangerous if you have food restrictions.

"No shrimp please" gets you a smile and a nod – and maybe even more shrimps. What it doesn't get you is a guarantee that the oyster sauce, shrimp paste, and fish sauce stay out of your dish too.

Thai cuisine is built on these hidden ingredients. And most restaurant staff aren't trying to ignore you — they just don't understand what you're asking. Because western food issues don't exist in a Thai street food chef’s world.

This is exactly why I put together 12 food allergy cards you can show directly to Thai restaurant staff — in Thai.

Each card covers a different restriction: shellfish, nuts, dairy, eggs, gluten, soy, fish, sesame, wheat, MSG, no pork, and vegan. Every card explains the allergy or intolerance in clear Thai, specifies what to avoid including hidden sauces and cross-contamination, and ends with "if you're not sure, please tell me first."

You print them. You show them. No guessing. No pantomime. No hospital visit. No "sorry, na, no hep unda-sa-ten your inglit, kaaa".

If you or anyone you're traveling with has a food restriction — or you just want to be prepared before you land — grab the cards. For free.

👉 12 Allergy Cards to show Thai restaurant staff

Download, print, and pack them. And stay healthy, na.

Chokdee!
​- Tim

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