Thursday, April 24, 2008

Have Allergies? This May Help!!

Here are some useful Italian phrases that will help out those of you who may suffer from allergies...

Allergic to Dairy

“Sono allergico(a) ai latticini” – I am allergic to dairy products

“Sono allergico(a) ai prodotti del latte” – I am allergic to milk products

"Non posso mangiare i latticini” - I cannot eat dairy products.

“È fatto con i latticini?” – Is it made with dairy products?

Formaggi – cheeses

Latte – milk

Cioccolata - chocolate

Burro – butter

Panna - cream

Panna montata – whipped cream

Gelato – ice cream

Yogurt - yoghurt


Allergic to Nuts

“Sono allergico(a) a tutti i tipi di noci” – I am allergic to all types of nuts
Note: “Noci” in Italian may be taken as “walnuts” only.

“Sono allergico(a) alle arachidi” – I am allergic to peanuts

“Può contenere tracce di frutta secca a guscio” – May contain traces of nuts

“È fatto con frutta secca a guscio?” Is it made with nuts? / Does it contain nuts?
Note: “Frutta secca” means “dried fruit” in English, but “a guscio” means “with shells”, so the whole phrase must be said together to understand “nuts” and not just “dried fruit”.

“Non posso mangiare i noci di ogni tipo” - I cannot eat nuts of any kind.

Noci – nuts / walnuts

Pinoli – pine nuts

Nocciole – hazelnuts

Pistacchi – pistachios

Arachidi / Noccioline americane - peanuts

"Nocciola” and “Pistachio” are two common flavours of ice cream in Italy, and are also often found in chocolate like Baci, Ferrero Rocher, etc.

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