Empanadas
Jamon y queso sandwiches
Celigourmet is a dream for any coeliacs visiting Buenos Aires. They have 4 branches situated in different parts of the city and all of the products they sell are gluten free. There is a lot of variety to choose from and everything is delicious!!
A great dietetica in Palermo
Today I found an amazing dietetica for coeliacs looking for a wide variety of gluten free products in Buenos Aires. Dietetica 100% Natural can be found just off Santa Fe, on Bulnes, in Palermo. This place had been recommended to me by a local woman and I was very glad I took her advice and checked it out.
Tasty ice cream!
Freddo in Recoleta
If you are looking for gluten free ice cream in Buenos Aires then Freddo is one good place to go. There have a number of locations throughout the city and clearly label which of their menu items are gluten free.
Apto para celiacos
Sin T.A.C.C.
In Argentina, a law was passed in December of 2009, which if enforced could make life much easier for Argentine coeliacs and for gluten free travellers to this country. The law has yet to be regulated so as a result not all companies are adhering to the law. Still, by passing this law the Argentinian government are on the right track to making companies and the public more aware of coeliac disease.
Don't cry for me Celiacos
It’s been one year since I was diagnosed as Coeliac which means it’s been 365 days since I’ve eaten gluten.
I must say, it hasn’t been an easy transition, in fact it’s probably been the most difficult thing that I’ve ever had to deal with. There have been times when I felt so angry that I couldn’t eat something at a restaurant, irritated by someone who didn’t understand, frustrated that I was eating the same thing over and over again and brought to tears by numerous difficult situations. This probably makes the past year sound like a very negative one but despite the to be expected adjustments to something so huge, my eating life really hasn’t been all that bad.
Gluten Free signage
I arrived in Buenos Aires only 24 hours but have a good first impression of the coeliac friendliness of the city. A couple of the supermarkets we wandered into label quite a few of their products with a wheat free symbol which says ‘Sin TACC’ which translates to ‘without wheat, barley, rye and oats.’Â We also walked by a couple of cafes which had signs on their windows which said ‘Aptos para celiacos’ which means ‘suitable for coeliacs.’
The Gluten Free menu
A great place for blind coeliacs!
When I first heard that a restaurant called Carlos O’Kelly’s had a gluten free menu, my American friends all laughed. They told me it was a Tex Mex restaurant and they would never have expected them to cater for Coeliacs. Luckily for me, they do and their gluten free menu has lots of tasty things to choose from!
Skippy
Welch’s Grape Jelly
I LOVE peanut butter! It has to be one of the best things ever invented, in my humble opinion. A day without a huge scoop of peanut butter from the jar just isn’t a day I want to have. Recently I was craving a PB & J sandwich as I hadn’t had one in a while. Which popular peanut butter and jelly brands in the US are gluten free and safe for celiacs? This is an important question so I was on a mission to find out the answer… If you’re looking from UK peanut butter brands check out this post on gluten free peanut butter in the UK.
