Allergies in Spain
Explaining food allergies in restaurants, spotting a reaction and getting hay-fever relief in Spain.
Spanish restaurants are required to tell you about the 14 main allergens, and staff are used to questions about gluten and nuts, though shared fryers and kitchens are common. Pharmacists give advice and sell many antihistamines without a prescription, and spring brings heavy olive and grass pollen in the south. The cards follow a meal out in Córdoba, a scare on the terrace and a trip to the pharmacy.
- 1
Soy alérgico a los cacahuetes, es grave.
I'm allergic to peanuts, it's serious.
- 2
¿Esto lleva frutos secos?
Does this have any nuts in it?
- 3
¿Tenéis la carta de alérgenos?
Do you have the allergen menu?
- 4
¿Se puede hacer sin gambas?
Can it be made without prawns?
- 5
Soy celíaco, no puedo tomar gluten.
I'm coeliac, I can't have gluten.
- 6
¿Se fríe en el mismo aceite?
Is it fried in the same oil?
- 7
Con una mínima cantidad ya me da reacción.
Even a tiny amount sets me off.
- 8
Me pica la garganta.
My throat feels itchy.
- 9
Se me están hinchando los labios.
My lips are swelling up.
- 10
¿Dónde llevas la adrenalina?
Where do you keep your adrenaline?
- 11
La primavera la llevo fatal, tengo alergia al polen.
Spring is awful for me, I'm allergic to pollen.
- 12
No paro de estornudar.
I can't stop sneezing.
- 13
Me pican mucho los ojos y me lloran.
My eyes are really itchy and watering.
- 14
¿Tiene algo para la alergia que no dé sueño?
Have you got anything for allergies that won't make me drowsy?
- 15
¿Hace falta receta?
Do I need a prescription?
- 16
Tómese uno al día, después de comer.
Take one a day, after a meal.
- 17
Soy intolerante a la lactosa.
I'm lactose intolerant.
- 18
¿Puedes preguntar en cocina, por favor?
Could you check with the kitchen, please?
- 19
Prefiero no arriesgarme.
I'd rather not risk it.
- 20
Entonces, el pescado a la plancha con ensalada.
I'll have the grilled fish with salad then.