Gluten Free Hungary

Jun
18

View from Citadel, Budapest

Who are you and where are you?
We are Cheryl, Csermely and Roland, a barefooting family of three, currently homesteading in the southeastern plains of Hungary, the nearest city being Szeged where we shop at the local farmers market. Living close to nature we have had the time to get to know our bodies and what the food we eat is really telling us.

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
Since we all started earthing in October of 2011, Cheryl was the first one to start with some classic symptoms of gluten intolerance. Irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, dizziness, leg cramps, unexplained infertility – which was topped off with loss of tooth enamel and a tooth fracture combined with a migraine that lasted for several weeks. Not finding help I, Cheryl, went online and searched for what could possibly be the answer. Because of the crack in my tooth I stumbled upon information from the Weston A. Price Foundation that inspired me to change my diet to a more traditional one. With husband and toddler in tow we got rid of the gluten, including the dreadful “modern” wheat and started to add fish liver oil as well as bone broths and organ meats to our weekly fare. Roland is also sensitive to gluten and although Csermely shows no signs of being affected, bread is among the last thing she chooses to eat, preferring bacon and clabbered milk above all.

Why should gluten free travellers visit your town?
Though a majority of Hungarian pastries are laden with gluten and the meat is often breaded, this is a stereotype with many exceptions. When in Szeged definitely make a stop at Mars tér to load up on fruits, vegetables, eggs, raw milk, cheese, bacon and meats of every kind. Then go to the thermal bath to warm your soul at Anna Fürdő.

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Gluten Free Flint, MI

Jun
12

Delicious gluten free crepe!

Who are you and where are you?
My name is Margaret Clegg and I live in Flint, MI

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
I have Celiac Disease and have been diagnosed for 12 years. I also write about gluten free foods and recipes on my blog.

Why should gluten free travellers visit your town?
There are great reasons to visit Flint. We have had some bad press but there are a lot of wonderful things that happen in Flint. Flint has been historically known as Vehicle City, the home of the Buick. Times are changing, and there are some growing pains, but we have an two excellent universities (Kettering University and U of M Flint) , a great community college (Mott Community College), and a growing medical field. We have some great festivals and events, like the Back to the Bricks Classic Car Show and the CRIM race. We have a Cultural Center where you can see shows at the Whiting, go to Sloan Museum, or visit the Flint Institute of Arts. Plus there is a great art scene with the Art Walk nights every second Friday of the month in downtown Flint.

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Gluten Free Berkshire, UK

Jun
10

Gluten free afternoon tea!

Who are you and where are you?
I’m Christine Wilson and I live in a small village between Maidenhead and Reading in Berkshire, UK.

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
My whole family are coeliacs!  Firstly my mum was diagnosed with it in 1979 and back then no one knew much about it, and I mean no one!  We had to shop using the Coeliac Society Directory because food labelling wasn’t mandatory then so if it wasn’t in the book, we didn’t buy it.  Since then me, my daughter, my sister and my niece are all on gluten free diets and feeling much better for it.  So family parties for us are much better for the coeliacs than the non-coeliacs!!

Why should gluten free travellers visit your town?
My part of the UK is very close to lots of great attractions – all the London stuff is only 20 miles away (about 40 minute train ride) and we have Windsor Castle on our doorstep and all the lovely summer events like Ascot, Henley Regatta, Reading Festival are very close by.

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Gluten Free Philadelphia Suburbs

Jun
04

30th St. Station

Who are you and where are you?
My name is Julie Strehle, and I live in Quakertown, PA, which is about 40 miles north of Philadelphia and 10 miles south of Allentown.

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in February 2008.  I have been completely gluten free since that time.

Why should gluten free travellers visit your town?
People may not want to visit Quakertown for the GF fare, but there are a few good finds around if you don’t want to drive into the city of Philadelphia (which I usually only do for a special occasion.)

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Gluten Free Tucson, AZ

May
31

 

Gourmet Girls Bistro

Gluten-Free Zone! :)

Who are you and where are you?
Hi, I’m Emily Rich, a student at the University of Arizona. I live in Tucson, AZ. I am also the president of the gluten free club at the U of A.

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
I have had “tummy issues” since I can remember but didn’t realize that gluten didn’t like me until about 2 years ago, when I went to the doctor and asked him to diagnose me with celiac disease ;-) Yes, I figured it out myself after eliminating nearly everything else I had read about in my diet. I have been strictly gluten free ever since and can never imagine “cheating” (or as I call it, poisoning myself) because my stomach goes into the most incredible pain.

Why should gluten free travellers visit your town?
Tucson has the University of Arizona, which recently received a top 10 gf accommodating schools mention from Udi’s most recent list. We have a dedicated gluten free restaurant on campus called “Core 2″ which serves fajitas, sandwiches, omelets, custom salads, quesadillas, and stir fry. Our campus is very accommodating in other restaurants as well. Tucson also has a dedicated gluten free restaurant called “Gourmet Girls Gluten Free Bakery/Bistro” which was nominated for a Foggy Award this last year. They have specialty deserts and a delicious food menu as well. We also have very accommodating local restaurants such as Flemings, El Charro, Tucson Tamale Company, Sir Vezas, Renees Organic Oven (a pizza place with a gluten-free menu), Wildflower, and Lotus Garden.

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More Gluten Free Auckland, NZ

May
30

Auckland’s Sky Tower

Who are you and where are you?
Hi my name is Bilinda Skinner. I am from Mt Eden in Auckland, New Zealand.

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
Gluten and I are really not friends. Accidentally ingesting gluten (as I am on a strictly gluten-free diet) makes me terribly ill for at least a full week.  I have never had the biopsy to prove I am coeliac but I exhibit almost all the symptoms of coeliac disease and find living gluten free absolutely necessary. Gluten causes me terrible digestion issues and affects my skin, energy levels, brain function and overall health.

Why should gluten free travellers visit your town?
Auckland or the city of sails is a wonderful place to visit. It is absolutely beautiful with an amazing harbour full of islands and adventures. Our city has many gluten free dining establishments and even a place called “The Gluten Free Grocer” where you can find lunch items, cakes and groceries and everything is gluten free, literally everything.

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Gluten Free Auckland, NZ

May
20

Beautiful Auckland

Who are you and where are you?
My name is Alice and I live in Auckland, New Zealand!

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
My relationship with gluten is like.. having an ex boyfriend that you think you could still be friends with, but know that it’s not going to happen! I was diagnosed with coeliac  disease 6 years ago (back when nobody in NZ really knew what it was and just thought I was weird) and have been on a life mission to make it cool ever since.

Why should gluten free travellers visit your town?
Gluten Free travellers should visit Auckland because not only is it an awesome place to explore, relax on the beach and party in, it has a great food culture and plenty of fabulous eateries to try. The people here are very friendly, and restaurant staff want to do everything they can do accommodate you. Most places will be happy to alter or invent a meal that will meet your dietary requirements, if it’s not already on the menu. NZ has high food standards, and food labels must write in bold if they contain gluten. You can read more about gluten-free labelling laws in New Zealand here.

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Gluten Free Adelaide

May
14

Gluten Free Panzarotti

Who are you and where are you?
Tina from Adelaide, Australia. I’m Australian but my parents are Italian immigrants. I’ve only been Coeliac for two years and I’m just starting to explore the world of Coeliac travel. I keep a travel blog in which I sometimes incorporate Coeliac themes.

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
My relationship with gluten can be summed up in my aunt’s words. An 80 year old Southern Italian women looked me straight in the eye and said ‘No pizza. No bread. No pasta. What the f…k are you going to eat for the rest of your life?’. She thought my life was over. Little did she know…. :-) I do spend an disproportionate amount of time looking for the holy grail, aka good gf bread. I think I found it too….

Why should gluten free travellers visit your town?
Adelaide, in fact Australia, is so Coeliac friendly. Even in the smallest town, backstreet café, seaside hamlet, people seem to be super aware of Coeliac disease and what it means to eat gluten free without compromising variety, taste, flavour and health.

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Gluten Free Gibraltar

May
03

Beautiful Gibraltar

Who are you and where are you?
Monica from Gibraltar

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
I am on a gluten free diet in order to control an autoimmune disease called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis where my immune system attacks my thyroid.

Why should gluten free travellers visit your town?
Because it is small piece of Britain in the Mediterranean. How unique can we get?

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Gluten Free Sudbury, Ontario

Apr
22

Downtown Sudbury

Who are you and where are you?
My name is Taryn and I live in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada!

Tell me about your relationship with gluten..
I too love to travel and coincidentally I took a celiac blood test a week before leaving for a trip to Paris in 2008. A few days after I returned, I got a call from my doctor telling me to come in to the office. It was then her told me I had Celiac Disease: after I ate all the yummiest gluten-filled foods in Paris! A month later I was moving to Toronto to go to school. At the time there was just one restaurant in Sudbury offering a gluten free pasta but upon my return to live in Sudbury in 2010, I noticed that Sudburians and the many eateries were finally becoming familiar with “Gluten Free”.

Within the past year I’ve committed to the Paleo diet, which is naturally gluten free because there are no grains at all in the diet. There are also no dairy or legumes or refined sugars. I feel great as I discovered that even after eliminating gluten, I still had some symptoms – and I believe grains like corn and rice are the culprits.

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