Baku - Post Report Question and Answers
What do people who suffer from environmental or food allergies need to know?
Nuts are abundant. - Sep 2023
You will likely have sinus issues your entire tour, and food allergies are not well recognized here, so you would be better off cooking for yourself at home. Gluten-free items are becoming more common on the shelves, but supply chain isn't reliable. Dairy-free is very difficult to navigate as they use milk and cream in everything! Nut allergies are also hard, as they also have nuts everywhere. - Aug 2023
You might need to be extra insistent when ordering food and make sure they understand your allergies. - Jun 2023
They probably need to take the same steps they would anywhere else. - Jun 2021
Learn the local language; don't count on English. - Jan 2019
My seasonal allergies have bothered me much less here than in other places. - May 2018
Carry an EPI pen. There aren't any true emergency services or 911 options. - Mar 2017
Nuts are everywhere here! How many times to say the air quality is bad? Sometimes there are not even menus, you just are given kebab. It is almost impossible to eat out and know what is in the food you are eating. Stray cats are everywhere, even walking up to tables in outdoor restaurants. - Jul 2015
