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  1. NJKen

    ARCHIVED Ordering Thai

    NJKen replied to jdater's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Different Thai restaurants prepare many of the same dishes differently. Soy sauce is not a common ingredient in true Thai food, but it is used a lot in certain Thai restaurants in North America to suit local tastes. The more traditional sauce is fish sauce, which is almost always gluten-free. (It should be made only from fish, salt, sugar, and water.)...
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    All vinegars except malt vinegar are gluten-free, regardless of the crop from which they are produced. The distillation process excludes any gluten from the vinegar. (Malt vinegar is fermented, not distilled.) As someone else has responded above, salad dressings often have many ingredients, so you need to check. I usually ask for oil and vinegar...
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    The Swedish grocery stores that I visited in Stockholm had plenty of gluten-free pastas and cookies available, and at least one brand of gluten-free muesli (usually Finax). We didn't eat out much while we were in Sweden (we stayed in Stockholm and Norrtalje), but whenever we did the servers were able to get answers for me about which menu items were safe...
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    Since I began the gluten-free diet my wife and I have been to Austria, Germany, Switzerland, England, and Norway. The best of these for gluten-free food options was Norway. Three of the four hotels that we stayed in had gluten-free bread available at their breakfast buffets (and all four hotels had other gluten-free options such as yoghurt, eggs, and fish...
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    Yes, rooibos is gluten-free. Many herbal teas have multiple ingredients, though, so be sure to read the entire list. (Celestial Seasonings boxes do state "gluten-free" or "may contain gluten".) The most likely source of gluten to show up in teas is barley.
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    FYI, I think that they are no longer available in New York. A couple of weeks ago I got one at the Starbuck's just north of Lincoln Center on Columbus Avenue. On Thursday I was back in the same area and went into 3 Starbuck's on Columbus Avenue--a few blocks south of Lincoln Center, a block north of Lincoln Center, and the one in the Barnes & Noble...
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    I just performed a search for restaurants in "New York" and it came up with the usual list. I think the website works the way it's supposed to. The URL for the page with New York listings is: Open Original Shared Link (There is are no spaces in this address. The "?" is immediately followed by "name=".
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    Avoid any thick, flat noodles; these often have wheat as well as rice in them. Some Thai restaurants in North America will use soy sauce in many of their dishes, even though this is not traditional in Thai cooking. Although wheat-free soy sauce exists, it is not usually found in restaurant kitchens. Oyster sauce is also used in some Thai dishes,...
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    Hi, Lucy! Yes, it's very upsetting at first, but it gets better. I think you'll find that you can keep your home stocked with plenty of gluten-free options without too much trouble. Eating out is more of a problem, but you can find out which places are more celiac-friendly by reading the posts on this board, and by posting your own questions. (Be aware...
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    P.F. Chang's is a chain of Chinese restaurants in the U.S. The food is more Chinese-inspired than traditional Chinese, but they've got 8 or 10 entrees that are not only gluten-free, but prepared in an area of the kitchen where only gluten-free foods are handled. It's definitely worth checking out if you haven't eaten there before. Just ask for the gluten...
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    Vinegar is gluten-free EXCEPT for MALT VINEGAR, which is brewed (not distilled) and still contains barley gluten. Ken
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    There are a few options in the main train station. On the ground floor is a Nordsee restaurant. This is a seafood chain with cafeteria-style service. Usually a couple of the menu items are free of glutenous ingredients, and the food is right there in front of you (behind glass) for you to inspect before ordering it. In the underground section there...
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    Some of the Baxter's soups are labeled gluten-free, including the lobster bisque. Ken
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    When ordering at Thai restaurants also make sure that there is no oyster sauce in your dishes. Fish sauce is OK; it's just fish and salt. Ken
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    Most Lindt truffles have barley in them (I've never seen wheat starch on a Lindt truffle label in the USA). The white chocolate truffles and mint truffles are free of barley and should be gluten-free, except for possible cross-contamination. I think that the only issue with the plain chocolate bars (or chocolate with nuts) would be cross-contamination...
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    frenchiemama wrote: Does *everything* have wheat starch in it? I'll admit, that makes me somewhat reluctant to go back to Europe. I don't want to eat wheat starch, as I am very sensitive. **Regarding the gluten-free foods available in Norway (and elsewhere in Europe), there are plenty of foods available at the health food stores that are gluten-free and...
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    NORWAY--especially if you're willing to accept wheat starch that meets gluten threshold standards. (As a "silent celiac" who rarely has experienced adverse symptoms from glutening, I had no problem with wheat starch.) Three of the four hotels I stayed in this summer had gluten-free bread available for their breakfast buffets. Two different pizza...
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    The problem is that they don't harvest and process all their ingredients themselves. They cannot say with 100% certainty that ingredients that have been received from other suppliers is not cross-contaminated. Also, there is no gluten test that can provide answers down to 0 ppm. There is always a limit of detection, which I think is 20 ppm for the gluten...
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    As a "silent celiac" I don't have any first-hand information on whether Ricola cough drops produce a reaction. I did, however, send an e-mail to Ricola USA a while back asking about their gluten content, and received this reply: Because of the increase in requests regarding the gluten free question, we asked our Quality Assurance Dept. in Switzerland...
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    ARCHIVED Thai Food

    NJKen replied to jkmunchkin's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Oyster sauce is used in some Thai dishes, and nearly always has wheat in it. I once went to a Thai restaurant and was told that they didn't use much soy sauce, but used oyster sauce in everything but the peanut sauce dishes. That narrowed my choices down to exactly 2 menu items. The good news for the person who originated this line of discussion is that...
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    We're not ignoring you--it's just that AC isn't a great place for gluten-free options. I spent a few days there last fall with my wife and two friends, and we ended up going to PF Changs two days in a row. If you and your boyfriend are non-smokers (and from outside NJ), you will want to know this--restaurants in New Jersey are smoke-free now, but casinos...
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    If you like risotto, you can eat at Upstares at Varalli (or their street-level restaurant, which is in the same building and called Sotto Varalli). It's on Broad Street, just across from the performing arts buildings and next to a hotel--I think a Doubletree. Their website is at: Open Original Shared Link The menu does not say "gluten-free", but I...
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    I've eaten at Sambuca's several times, and have never been disappointed. The only drawback (and this is nitpicky) is that they have only one type of gluten-free pasta--elbows. I believe that this is so that they never confuse the gluten-free pasta with the wheat pasta. They will bring gluten-free bread to any table at which one or more people are ordering...
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    ARCHIVED Restaurants

    NJKen replied to durhamgrrl's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Beware of soy sauce and oyster sauce used in Thai food (at North American Thai restaurants) that may not be listed on the menu. Fish sauce is gluten-free, however; this is what you should request that they use to prepare your dinner. Ken
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