Eating Asian Foods in restaurants or as takeaway poses the greatest hazard for peanut allergic adolescents and adults. Life - threatening reactions can occur even though the person is aware of their allergy and has gone to great lengths to check that there are no peanuts or other nuts in the foods ordered.

Dishes may be described with foreign names and abbreviated ingredient lists on the menu, so the presence of nuts may not be recognized, and complex recipes can contain nut products as hidden, unlisted ingredients. This is particularly true for salad dressing that may contain a satay sauce and toppings or pastries and cakes that may have ground up nuts added.