China rose

Good point about cross-contamination particularly. The brand is 我家粗粮 and it is produced by the Zhengzhou Wanjia Food Stuffs Co. Ltd. Thanks.

Shopping success and failures to report I found that gum for baking - thanks for the pointer. (What's it called? Huang yuan jiao in Chinese anyhow.) BUT they only sell it in one kilo bags and only in the city, and since I'm not a great baker anyhow, I decided to pass on it. But I DID find Korean noodles in a supermarket in Taiyuan city. At least...

Enjoy your gluten free soy sauce. I enjoy mine - never thought of it being available locally - I brought mine back from Melbourne . I bought peaches today and was also given a big bag of peaches, and so am feeling inspired to make one of my favourite desserts - 'Finnish Fruit Tart'. Since it is the time here in China when stone fruit is at its best...

Rice crackers that are really honestly truly gluten free!!!!!! And they're in Beijing! My friend went to Beijing and tried a number of places looking for gluten free goodies - isn't she kind to me?! Anyhow, I'd given her an empty packet of my all time favourite rice crackers and she found them - and brought back five packets . The brand is 'Fantastic...

Sounds good. Even if I don't benefit from the information directly, since the friend who offered to pick up gluten-free goodies there is now on the train on her way home again, others like me who google 'gluten free' and 'Beijing' will be sure to find this thread and benefit. THANKS.

Thanks for the feedback, Sherry. That is really helpful. I hope the jiaozi dinner tonight goes well Re cooking here, I cook for myself. I have a lady come in to clean three times a week for a couple of hours but that's it. I used to eat out almost every day ... but that's history now. It's actually saving me quite a bit of money to eat at home...

Yeah, I know. But I don't know what to do about it. I still eat with friends maybe once or twice a week, make the best choices possible, and as a result, often have indigestion, sometimes reflux, and an aching gall bladder and something else (pancreas?) but that's it. (Although I reckon poor absorption is why I'm low on iron these days too.) If I eat out...

Hey, Sherry, good to meet you. Ah well - Jenny Lou's was my main hope - my friend will be there tomorrow anyhow and will look but....... Isn't it funny how westerners from all over the world and living in various parts of NE China all know how to get to the various Jenny Lou's in Beijing I wonder if there would be enough of us buying enough to...

Oh, I am SO happy to have found this thread! I just found it on a google search to see where in Beijing gluten-free products are available - I have a friend going up Friday night and she offered to pick up some groceries for me. So - help please - where should my friend go?!?!?! I'd especially love some gluten free muesli. And maybe a chocolate cake mix ...