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China Phrases adds restaurant reply choices to its free food-allergy communication tool
Visitors to China can show selected food allergies in Chinese and ask restaurant staff to clarify ingredients or shared equipment. The free feature distinguishes an uncertain answer from a confirmation and does not declare a meal safe.
BEIJING, China — November 8, 2026 — China Phrases, a browser-based communication tool for visitors to China, is highlighting a free food-allergy feature introduced on October 31. The feature pairs large Chinese text with restaurant reply choices, helping a visitor keep a question and the staff response in the same conversation.
The update addresses a limited but important communication problem: showing an allergy statement is only the beginning of an exchange. A restaurant may report that an ingredient is present, that equipment is shared, or that the kitchen cannot confirm the answer. The interface preserves these distinctions instead of turning every completed interaction into a reassuring success message.
How the feature works
A visitor opens the food-allergy option from Find Help or a destination page, selects their known allergies from 14 common ingredients or categories, and shows the Chinese display to restaurant staff. The feature is available without registration or payment. It sits alongside the travel phrase cards, rather than requiring a paid city pack.
An example of the conversation is “我对花生过敏。” (“I am allergic to peanuts.”). A useful follow-up is “请帮我向厨房确认一下。” (“Please help me check with the kitchen.”). These examples illustrate a communication exchange; they are not a medical assessment or a guarantee about a particular restaurant.
Staff reply choices include an ingredient being present, shared equipment, an inability to confirm, and a kitchen check that still requires further discussion. None produces a green “safe to eat” result. If the visitor changes the selected ingredients and shows the card again, the old reply is cleared so that an answer to one selection is not attached to another.
Destination context and limits
The tool provides a sourced dish example for each of its ten destinations as a prompt for checking ingredients. Recipes differ between restaurants, so the examples are not regional safety ratings or a complete inventory of local allergens. The 14 categories are not an exhaustive list. An allergy that is absent from the selection requires a separate, professionally checked communication card.
The feature does not diagnose allergies, certify food as allergen-free, or replace advice from a qualified clinician. Its wording has not undergone specialist medical or native-language review. Those limitations apply even when a restaurant selects a reply.
Selection privacy
Selected ingredients remain in memory within the current browser tab. Refreshing clears them. The allergy selection is not written into the URL, browser local storage, an account, analytics events, or the server.
About China Phrases
China Phrases provides ready-to-show Chinese communication cards for travel situations such as bookings, ticket checks and transport. The food-allergy feature is free. The wider service offers 16 free sample cards and optional paid destination packs.
This announcement was prepared by the product developer with AI assistance and checked against the deployed feature specification. It is a product announcement, not an independent review or a report of measured health outcomes. Feature information was checked on November 8, 2026.
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