Show-to-staff phrasebook
Hold your phone up to the staff. The exact Japanese for pork and alcohol — and for the two words that decide most meals in Japan: mirin (みりん) and cooking sake (料理酒).
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Halal
すみません。食べられないものがあります。
Sumimasen. Taberarenai mono ga arimasu.
I cannot eat
- 豚肉（豚由来すべて）butaniku · Pork (and all pork-derived)
- アルコール（酒・みりん・料理酒）arukōru (sake・mirin) · Alcohol (sake, mirin, cooking wine)
- ラード・ゼラチンrādo・zerachin · Lard & gelatin
- ハラルでない肉harāru de nai niku · Non-halal meat
これらを使わずに作っていただけますか？よろしくお願いします。
Kore-ra o tsukawazu ni tsukutte itadakemasu ka? Yoroshiku onegai shimasu.
Could you prepare my dish without these? Thank you so much.
This is a dietary need, not a certified-allergy menu — please let me know if a dish isn't possible.
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豚肉とお酒（アルコール）は食べられません。
Butaniku to osake (arukōru) wa taberaremasen.
I can't eat pork or alcohol.
みりんや料理酒は使っていますか？
Mirin ya ryōrishu wa tsukatte imasu ka?
Do you use mirin or cooking sake?
ハラル認証はありますか？
Harāru ninshō wa arimasu ka?
Is this place halal-certified?
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What to watch for in Japan
- Pork in ramen broth (tonkotsu), gyoza, tonkatsu, and as a hidden topping
- Mirin and cooking sake — alcohol used in glazes, simmered dishes, teriyaki
- Regular soy sauce and miso may contain trace alcohol
- Shared fryers/grills between pork and other meats