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gluten-free Ingredients In German?

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jordanandnadia
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Hi all,

I'm traveling to Germany for my sister's wedding in September, and we're having difficulty with the catering company. They want a complete list of the ingredients that I can not have (fortunately gluten-free only), and said the restaurant cards didn't have 'enough information' as to the ingredients they should avoid.

I've asked for just a 'plain' meal, with no sauce, coating, spices or either grilled fish or chicken with steamed veggies and rice, but they won't cook it in the kitchen without a list of ingredients.

Can anyone here help? I'm looking for a list of commonly used ingredients that are either already in German or that we can translate - are there any common spices / ingredients that contains gluten but not clearly labeled?

We contacted the German Coeliac Society and they told my sister she has to pay 50 Euros to become a member to get the list.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much!

Nadia

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Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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You mentioned that you tried the dining cards and they were not adequate for your needs. I can't help with that. I have listed a link for some that may need some:

Open Original Shared Link

ChemistMama Contributor
ChemistMama
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They wouldn't even help with a statement like this?

Open Original Shared Link

Why don't you go the other way? List what you *can* eat and how it should be prepared, those ingredients only, in a clean pan.

That may make it easier on both sides.

Just as in the US, response to celiac varies...last fall i was at a Christmas Market and the man in front of my husband ordered the roast pork for his son 'glutenfrei', and the person knew exactly what to do.

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amber
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Hi all,

I'm traveling to Germany for my sister's wedding in September, and we're having difficulty with the catering company. They want a complete list of the ingredients that I can not have (fortunately gluten-free only), and said the restaurant cards didn't have 'enough information' as to the ingredients they should avoid.

I've asked for just a 'plain' meal, with no sauce, coating, spices or either grilled fish or chicken with steamed veggies and rice, but they won't cook it in the kitchen without a list of ingredients.

Can anyone here help? I'm looking for a list of commonly used ingredients that are either already in German or that we can translate - are there any common spices / ingredients that contains gluten but not clearly labeled?

We contacted the German Coeliac Society and they told my sister she has to pay 50 Euros to become a member to get the list.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks so much!

Nadia

That sounds strange that they won't cook what you request without a list of ingredients. If you have grilled fish or chicken with vegetables and rice than the ingredients are there - chicken, rice, potatoes etc. What more do they need? I think the brand Schar is German which makes great gluten free food. Maybe if you look at their website they might have some ingredients that can use for your meal.

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You mentioned that you tried the dining cards and they were not adequate for your needs. I can't help with that. I have listed a link for some that may need some:

Open Original Shared Link

I am new to Celiac's disease and to this forum. We are off to Germany & Austria in 2 weeks. Where would I find "dining cards" that you mention.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

NJKen Rookie
NJKen
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This is from the website of the German celiac society (Open Original Shared Link):

Request for the Chef

When going to a restaurant you should (like almost everythere in the world) talk to the staff.

The waiter can bring the following text to the chef in the kitchen:

German

Da ich an einer Unvertr

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