Allium Allergy Card
Create a personalised allium allergy card. Clearly communicate your garlic, onions, shallots, leeks, chives, scallions allergies to restaurants and food providers.
Allergens Covered
- Garlic
- Onions
- Shallots
- Leeks
- Chives
- Scallions
Add your own allergens to fully customise your card
Allium allergy is a reaction to plants in the onion family, including onions, garlic, leeks, chives, shallots, and spring onions. Because alliums are used as a base flavour in cuisines worldwide, this allergy can be particularly challenging to manage. An allium allergy card is essential for communicating your needs clearly.
Where Alliums Hide in Food
Onion and garlic are foundation ingredients in most savoury cooking. They appear in stocks, sauces, soups, marinades, spice blends, ready meals, crisps, and condiments. Garlic powder and onion powder are used even more widely than their fresh forms. Many dishes that do not obviously feature onion or garlic still use them as aromatics in the cooking process.
How an Allium Allergy Card Protects You
Asking a restaurant to prepare food without onion and garlic often meets with surprise, since these ingredients are so fundamental to cooking. A card that clearly states your allergy ensures the kitchen takes the request seriously and checks every component of a dish, including stocks, sauces, and seasonings.
When to Use Your Allium Allergy Card
Carry your card everywhere you eat out. Alliums are present in virtually every cuisine. Indian, Italian, Chinese, and Mexican restaurants all rely heavily on onion and garlic. Even simple dishes like salads, dressings, and bread can contain hidden alliums. A translated card is valuable when travelling to any country.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can I eat food cooked with garlic if I remove it?
- No. The allergenic proteins transfer into the cooking liquid, oil, or sauce. Removing the garlic pieces does not make the dish safe.
- Is garlic allergy common?
- Garlic and onion allergy is relatively uncommon, which is why many food handlers are unfamiliar with it. An allergy card helps bridge that awareness gap.
- Are shallots and spring onions part of the allium family?
- Yes. Shallots, spring onions (scallions), leeks, and chives are all alliums. If you are allergic to onion or garlic, you may also react to these. List all your triggers on your card.
Create Your Free Allium Allergy Card
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