With a prevalence of peanuts and cashews in Thai cooking, we’d imagine that food allergies could be hard to navigate in Thailand. A few very broad tips if allergies will be part of your Koh Samui trip preparations….
Eating out. A printable Thai-language list of food allergies might help. (Disclaimer: Koh Samui Sunset is not responsible for this content and cannot guarantee the accuracy of the translation).
Self-catering holiday.
- Stock up. Should you prefer to supply your own food, the Koh Samui Tesco is very well stocked and you shouldn’t need to bring anything from home. All manner of fresh tropical Thai fruits and vegetables can be found, with lots of packaged brand name products from the west, as well.
- Koh Samui Tesco Lotus. Hours: 8.00 AM – 11.00 PM.Tesco is sign-posted all over the island and is located on the Bophut/Chaweng road – it’ll make sense when you get here, there aren’t many big roads. (1/7 Moo 6m, Rob Koh, Bophut, Koh Samui).
- Cook for yourself. If you’d have peace of mind knowing exactly what goes into your food, you’ll prefer cooking in a spacious, well-equipped kitchen. That photo above? There’s a view like that from the kitchen counter.
Koh Samui hospitals & pharmacies. Koh Samui (and Thailand in general) has a very high standard of medical care. Numerous island pharmacies have English-speaking staff, and some employ only certified pharmacists.
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