Traveling to a country new to us is always makes me nervous due to my son's allergies to all nuts including peanuts. I previously posted questions about this prior to leaving. I wanted to give an update so anyone searching for allergy information can find our experience.
We had no issues with his food allergies during the 4 days we spent in Budapest. We probably ate in some restaurants that many would consider "touristy" and not even consider. However, for our purposes, it gave us a taste of Hungarian food and a bit of piece of mind for his allergies.
We also did a food tour and the guide was great at checking with every location regarding ingredients. He was able to eat everything on the tour but the small desserts at the end from a coffee house. I did get the impression that the lovely woman leading the tour didn't quite understand the seriousness of food allergies. She didn't understand why the other person in the group that had nut allergies wasn't able to just take the almonds off the top of a dessert and eat what was left. I don't fault her for this because if you haven't been exposed personally to the seriousness of a food allergy that could cause anaphylaxis, you might not quite grasp the seriousness about cross contamination.
For those who might wonder, the food tour also included longos, chimney cakes, Hungarian strudel, sausages (from a local butcher), along with a small lunch portion from a Transylvanian restaurant that was similar to chicken paprikash but made with pork. Oh, and I can't forget about the shots of Palinka.