The next stop on our rally was Copenhagen and as the drive from Amsterdam was so long it wasn’t until late in the evening that we finally arrived. After checking into our hostel and walking the 30 minutes into town, it was 9.30pm. Looking for something decently priced is difficult enough in a city like Copenhagen but also finding something gluten free when you are hungry and tired is not the easiest of tasks. I hadn’t been able to find much information online about eating gluten free in Copenhagen during my pre-trip researching so I decided to look for something that tends to be naturally gluten free that we may be able to find in a big city….the search for Sushi was on! Luckily we came across a nice wee Sushi restaurant after not too long of a search.
Sushi was one of my favourites before being diagnosed and thankfully still is. From my experience of sushi preparation, Nigiri and Maki sushi tends to only consist of rice, fish and sometimes rice vinegar so it’s generally a safe option for Coeliacs. I always check when ordering however that there hasn’t been anything extra added in the preparation of
Sushi in Copenhagen
the rice as sometimes Sushi restaurants use mayonnaise which can contain gluten. I confirmed here that both the Nigiri and Maki were safe and we decided to order four varieties of Maki…tuna, salmon, prawn and avocado with lots of wasabi. I of course gave the soy sauce a miss and instead ordered a side portion of delicious Korean kimchee for spicy dipping instead.
Just before getting back on the road the following morning, we managed to stop at Irma, a local supermarket, to see what kind of gluten free products they had to offer. This supermarket didn’t have a specific gluten free section but we found gluten free (gluten frit) products such as breads and cereals on the shelves next to their glutenous versions.
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Dorota
Jun 7th, 2010Hi Laura (and others reading)
I live in Copenhagen and stopped by this post out of curiousity. Then I saw you had been eating sushi….for others who do that, you should be carefull! Not all sushi rice (at least in Denmark) is gluten free. The main sushi restaurants do not have gluten free sushi rice. You should ask for sushi made from brown rice if you want to be completely sure.
Sofia
Oct 15th, 2010Hi Laura!
I’m spending a few days in Copenhagen in January, also keeping my gluten free diet. That’s how I found you here.
Congratulations! I love the design and I’m enjoying reading it.
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Sofia Morais
Feb 2nd, 2011So, I finally spent a few days in Copenhagen.
My gluten free discoveries first started in the plane. I had a reservation with TAP airlines, where I wrote my preference for a GF lunch. And, there it was! Perfect, I was even the first person having lunch
In Copenhagen, I stayed in Hotel Ansgar. I had previously sent them an email asking for GF breakfast, but noone replyed. So, I explained the situation again at the reception and the next day they provided with a GF bread, which lasted for the next two days.
On celiac.com I found out this bakery: http://www.naturbageriet.dk/. Obviously I went there and lost my mind with their varieties of cakes and breads. Each small cake rounds 2€, but they’re worth it.
On the streets there were some vendors selling hot sweet almonds, just boiled with sugar and water. Delicious!
I also wanted to visit 42Raw, a GF restaurant mentioned in visitcopenhagen.com, but had no chance.
So, that’s it. I took with me a huge bag of GF food from home, obviously too much. I ended up having just one warm meal a day, usually a soup, that I trusted the restaurant to be GF.
Fortunately, I have some nice memories from there.
Laura
Feb 2nd, 2011Thank you so much for this Sophia and I’m very happy to hear you had a great time!!
The hot almonds sound fantastic. In Buenos Aires it was hot peanuts but made the same way and they were addictive!