Choose the card for your own diet
Show the complete Chinese text to a staffed restaurant before ordering. These cards communicate a restriction; they do not certify ingredients or the kitchen. Complete any blanks and add omitted restrictions before saving a screenshot.
Lacto-ovo vegetarian · eggs and dairy allowed
Allows egg and dairy while excluding animal flesh, fats, stocks and oyster sauce. It does not certify ingredients, cookware or cross-contact.
我是蛋奶素食者。我可以吃鸡蛋和奶制品，但不吃任何肉类、禽类、鱼、海鲜、动物油、猪油、肉汤、骨汤、鱼汤或蚝油。请问这道菜可以按这些要求做吗？如果不能，请直接告诉我。Serious-allergy template · not complete until edited
Prompts the traveller to add the exact ingredient and cross-contact concern before travel. A blank template is not a usable allergy card and cannot certify the kitchen.
我对___严重过敏。即使少量也会引发反应。请不要使用___，也不要使用接触过它的厨具或食用油。如果不能保证，请告诉我，我不吃。Vegetarian
Excludes meat, seafood, animal fat and stock. Egg and dairy preferences still need to be added.
我不吃任何肉类、海鲜、动物油或肉汤。请问这道菜可以这样做吗？No pork
Covers pork, lard and pork-bone stock. Shared cookware is not addressed.
我不吃猪肉，也不吃猪油和猪骨汤。Check before ordering
Prompts an ingredient check. The list must be edited to match your real restriction.
这道菜里面有什么？有花生、芝麻、坚果、牛奶、鸡蛋、小麦或海鲜吗？Order your first meal, then try a dish
Choose a staffed restaurant beside the hotel
Jet lag, weak connectivity and an untested payment setup make a busy food street the wrong first experiment.
- Save one nearby table-service option before flying
- Arrive before the kitchen's last-order time
- Show the restriction card before selecting a dish
- Order one simple staple, one vegetable and one clearly identified protein
- Keep packaged backup food you already tolerate
Use a dish shortlist, then check ingredients
Common Beijing choices include roast duck (北京烤鸭), zhajiang noodles (炸酱面), copper-pot mutton hotpot (铜锅涮肉), dumplings (饺子) and mung-bean milk (豆汁). The name does not reveal every ingredient.
- Roast duck: ask about sauce, pancakes and shared preparation
- Zhajiang noodles: the sauce often contains pork; confirm before ordering
- Mutton hotpot: identify broths, dipping sauces and shared utensils
- Dumplings: ask for the filling, not just the shape
- Douzhi has a strong fermented flavour; order a small portion first
Show → hear the answer → point → reconfirm
A translated sentence is not complete until staff have indicated which specific dish can meet the request.
- Show the exact ingredient card
- Ask which dish can be prepared that way
- Point to the final dish in the menu/order screen
- Reconfirm before payment
- At serving, ask once more if dishes look mixed up
Complete the card before relying on it
Build a low-risk first-night meal
Choose a restaurant near the hotel with table service and enough time for staff to check ingredients. Keep a packaged backup food you already tolerate. Do not make a night market your first allergy test after a long flight.
A blank allergy template is a stop sign, not a finished card
A restriction can appear in broth, cooking oil, seasoning, sauce or garnish. Before travel, replace every blank with the exact ingredient and its relevant hidden forms using clinician-approved wording. If that work is not complete, or staff cannot verify the result, use known packaged food or do not eat.
Separate preference from medical risk
For preference, the card is an ordering tool. For an allergy or coeliac disease, use your clinician-approved emergency plan and medication. If staff cannot confirm ingredients or cross-contact controls, use labelled backup food or leave.
Do not eat when the answer stays ambiguous
Polite uncertainty is still uncertainty for a serious allergy.
- Staff cannot name the ingredients
- The card is passed around without a clear answer
- Shared oil or cookware cannot be checked
- The dish arrives with an unexplained sauce or garnish
- Your prescribed emergency plan is not accessible
When the plan stops working
- Staff cannot confirm ingredients
Do not negotiate the risk down. Use the packaged backup or leave for a staffed restaurant that can check.
- You suspect an allergic reaction
Follow your prescribed emergency plan and seek emergency help. In China, call 120 for an ambulance.
- The translation is too broad
Replace the blank with the exact ingredient and add hidden forms before showing it. Keep the English original beside the Chinese.
Save the action checklist
- Choose and save the dietary card matching your actual restrictions
- Pack one labelled backup meal for arrival night
- Show the card before selecting any dish
- Point to the final dish and reconfirm animal stock and oyster sauce
- Leave or use the backup meal if staff cannot answer clearly
Questions for this trip
What should I confirm after showing the Chinese allergy card?
Ask the kitchen to confirm ingredients, shared oil, cookware and cross-contact controls for your exact allergen. The card communicates the restriction; do not eat if the kitchen cannot confirm.
Is vegetarian food automatically free from animal stock?
Do not assume so. State that you do not eat meat, seafood, animal fat or meat stock, then add your egg and dairy preference.
Sources, dates and the next decision
- Emergency numbers in Beijing — Beijing Municipal Government; checked 18 Aug 2026.
The dates above apply to the named information. Recheck operating equipment, travel-date availability and the exact walking route before setting out.