TL-016 · Food
Ask a restaurant to leave out an ingredient — Japanese
A restaurant conversation for asking to leave out an ingredient and handling the reply if the dish cannot be changed.
Quick answer
玉ねぎ抜きでお願いします。
Meaning Could you leave out the onions?
Tamanegi nuki de onegai shimasu.
When to use it
Use this before ordering when you want an ingredient such as onions or sauce left out of a dish.
Core phrases
玉ねぎ抜きでお願いします。
Tamanegi nuki de onegai shimasu.
Could you leave out the onions?
この食材は食べられません。
Kono shokuzai wa taberaremasen.
I can't eat this ingredient.
ソースも抜いてください。
Sōsu mo nuitekudasai.
Please leave out the sauce too.
What you may hear
はい、抜くことができます。
Hai, nukukotogadekimasu.
Yes, we can leave it out.
すでに入っているので、抜くことができません。
Sudeni haitteiru node, nukukotogadekimasen.
It's already in the dish, so we can't remove it.
How to respond
では、別の料理にします。
Deha, betsuno ryōrinishimasu.
Then I'll choose something else.
はい、抜いてください。
Hai, nuitekudasai.
Okay, please leave it out.
Mini conversation
You
玉ねぎ抜きでお願いします。
Tamanegi nuki de onegai shimasu.
Could you leave out the onions?
Other person
はい、抜くことができます。
Hai, nukukotogadekimasu.
Yes, we can leave it out.
You
では、別の料理にします。
Deha, betsuno ryōrinishimasu.
Then I'll choose something else.
More natural
If the ingredient name is hard to say, point to it on the menu while making the request.
Good to know
If the reason is an allergy, state the allergy explicitly rather than relying only on a request to leave the ingredient out.
Related situations
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