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Anyone In East Africa? And, Where Can I Buy French-language Cookbooks?


StephanieSD

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Hello! I'm new to the forum. I've been poking around looking for information to help me with my move to Bujumbura, Burundi, in East Africa. I'll be stocking up on all my favorite baking mixes and cookies and crackers. But I'm wondering what local foods might be okay for me, if any (besides your basic fruits and veggies). I know not all the baking there is done with wheat flour, but I can't really pin down what other flours might be used. I also have no idea what the grocery stores may have as far as European imports that might be okay. Has anyone been to Bujumbura, or even Kenya, Rwanda, or Tanzania?

Also, does anyone know of an English-language website where I can order French-language gluten-free cookbooks? Everyone we know in Bujumbura has a cook/housekeeper that speaks French and they've recommended getting cookbooks in French. (But we don't know any other celiacs there, so no one can really help me on the gluten-free foods question.) I poked around Amazon Canada but haven't had any luck yet.

Thanks!


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I went to Amazon France and Canada and searched for "sans gluten' and found these listings:

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Good luck and enjoy Africa!

StephanieSD Apprentice

"Sans" gluten, of course! My brain's not quite in French mode yet. Thank you very much!

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