Originally Posted by
moondog
In spite of the fact that I'm not a huge fan of Chinese food, your plan sounds kind of depressing. Most Chinese people seem to grasp the 过敏 concept, and if you explain that peanuts or peanut products could kill your wife, that should get their attention. Chengdu also has decent western restaurants.
To an average Chinese person, 过敏 means a rash at worst and they're not going to make the connection between that and anaphylactic shock.