kenlove

The first thing to do is research some of the older threads on  the forum as they contain a lot of good information. I've had an office in Japan for 30 years and although celiac for only 8 or so. I've not had a problem in japan once I could explain to the chefs about my allergy. They dont all get it but most of them do. Having to explain it in japanese is something you'll have to learn. In other messages on the foorum I posted the name of a few  english speaking doctors in Japan who can help with  language and celiac. There are also the popular  cards you can  download  explaining it in kanji. -- finding  gluten-free soy sauce is not always  easy  but you can get  things shioyaki  as well as go to health food stores like at Yokohama station and get the  gluten-free shoyu--  . Also you want to make sure you understand  miso. When miso is made with kome koji its not a problem but mugi -- barley miso can be.  Hacho & aka miso can go either way. I trained as a chef in Japan so I'm kind of spoiled and I have a lot of chef buddies  but finding things at  any izakaya is possible.  Finally, IF you can  find my old friend Hansg through the japan clubs in Sweden, He can help. He translates Swedish into japanese and worked for a number of years at the embassy in Tokyo. Great guy too.

Ken

Hi,

first of i should introduce myself. I'm a 23 year old guy living from Sweden, the country with maybe the highest levels of celiac disease in the world what I've heard. I've been a celiac almost my entire life, i got my diagnose when i was 2 and have been on a gluten-free diet ever since. I'm not sure what sensitivity levels there are, but if i mistakenly eat something with gluten and it can be very small amount it take almost precisely on hour before everything thats in my stomach, well, comes back up so to speak.

To my question then, I've been thinking of going to Japan for at least one year studying the language and culture. But my celiac is holding me back (which it have my whole life), in Sweden it's a very commonly known thing and you can order food almost everywhere that is gluten-free, so i have become very comfortable with living here with my celiac. And so I'm a little afraid that it's not so common in Japan and what i have read it isn't. So my question for anyone living in Japan on a gluten-free diet on the forum, how does it work out? Can you ask for gluten-free food at restaurants? And how easy is it finding gluten-free ingredients, such as soy sauce for example?

/Nicko

I usually try all of the juicers for our culinary school in Hawaii. They all work a little different and have pros and cons but for basic juicing of fruit and veggies, and of the $100 ones like Jack Lalane, juiceman or beville from  Kmart/Walmart will work fine.  You'll have fun with it, especially  after tasting the juice from the skin of a pineapple!

I am not sure if I am posting this in the right place but here it goes.  Due to recent other health issues that have come up I am really wanting to get more fruits and vegies in my diet.  I love to drink smoothies in the morning.  I was wondering if I could get some imput on what is the best juicer/blender out there for under $200.  I have seen the HealthMaster from Montel and that looks amazing, I know there is the Ninjia and Brevill but I just get more and more confused when I read the reviews.  I like the Healthmaster because you can put whole fruits and veggies and it has some liquid and there you go smoothie. Looks easy and not a bunch of parts. That is kind of what I am looking for but I also want something that is going to last.

Hi Chrissy, I don't know about the one you mentioned but I just bought a phillips hr1871 Avance (it was on offer from Jason Vale Juicemaster website). Its sturdy and easy to clean. Bear in mind juicers can't juice some veggies/fruit and you lose some of the fiber from juicing but still a good way of getting vitamins. I was warned from someone on here awhile back that a juicing detox can be hard on our/celiac guts... and they were right! So take it easy at first..you may find you're best steaming/boiling some veggies first, like kale and then juicing.

I also use my bullet blender for smoothies alot as its quick and you get the fibre too.


Edited to say.. I've just looked at the one you mentioned. Its more a blender and looks a good one

don't know the name toufayan-- the only ones we have are the brown rice wraps. Don't  have the Rudi's either

i took it for 3 days but had such bad side effects that I stopped.  made me feel like i was in a haze and not in reality.

horrid stuff!

Does anyone else take this medication? It's listed as gluten free but can cause stomach upset and bloating. Wondering if I'm thinking I've been gluten when it's the meds reacting on a sore GI.

Thanks much, going to have to get back soon and try these. Rose's  just opened when we left Chicago  after  40 years there.

Bountiful Eatery is on the 3300 block of North Broadway in the Lakeview neighborhood.  The pita they use is from Rose's Wheat-free Bakery in Evanston - it's really good, although I haven't liked other Rose's products that much.