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Hi all,
I am walking the Camino on Saturday from Leon to Santiago. Can anyone tell me please what Spanish dishes / food is Gluten free ?
Are there any Tapas that are Gluten free ?
If people could post the dish name and it's translation that would be awesome.
Thanks in advance if you can take the time to help.
It does get easier, @nomadpeah. My daughter was diagnosed when she was only 21 (now 32) and after an initial struggle, it has become second nature -even when eating out. In line with Colin's posting above, if you stick to fresh non-processed food without sauces etc then you actually can eat well and maybe even more healthily! Beer is out (unless gluten-free and that's a bit like non-alcoholic beer!!! - Ugh), but happily wine is not! Fresh vegetables and meat, no pastry/ baking goods. Probably the most difficult is when one is in an environment where sandwiches of some sort are provided (airplane food can usually be rather tricky, although again most airlines now offer specialized dishes), and the famous boccadillo on the Camino is obviously not possible!.I really appreciate this topic. I was diagnosed with Celiacs disease in December so I am still relatively new at practicing a gluten free diet. .............Thanks everyone!
I believe there is a tortilla that is made in Spain which is made from egg and potato.
I have walked the Camino From Sarria I am celiac so cannot have anything with Gluten. It is possible you just have to be careful but then I do in uk too. I have an app that I show it's called Gluten Free cards or GF cards and it translates to different languages. I am walking again starting next Tuesday from Ferrol - good luckHi all,
I am walking the Camino on Saturday from Leon to Santiago. Can anyone tell me please what Spanish dishes / food is Gluten free ?
Are there any Tapas that are Gluten free ?
If people could post the dish name and it's translation that would be awesome.
Thanks in advance if you can take the time to help.
The tortillas in Spain are not at all like the tortillas in North America. The American tortillas are simple flatbreads made with flour or corn meal; Spanish tortillas are actually an egg and potato omelet, fixed quiche-like in a shallow round pan and served in wedges.... I believe there is a tortilla that is made in Spain which is made from egg and potato...
If you you are a Celiac, this is not an optionHere's the deal.
A lot of people who are "gluten intolerant" in the United States do fine with gluten in Spain.
That is because in the USA, we stupidly allow our grains to be sprayed with bromine as an anti-fungal and pesticide combo.
And what MOST (not all, but most) people are suffering from is the ripping up of their gut from the bromine, not from the gluten.
I cannot eat bread at all in the USA without adverse affects.
I eat all the bread I want on the Camino because Spain doesn't allow the spraying, apparently.
Anyway, I suggest you at least TRY a bit of bread on the Camino before you decide.
And if, in fact, you can't eat gluten, there are plenty of choices for food.
Meat, vegetables, fruit a plenty!
You'll eat like a king/queen.
If you you are a Celiac, this is not an option
I walked the Camino last year from Pamplona and being gluten free was a challenge, but got easier as my comfort levels and experience with how manage my diet grew. My Celiac is so pronounced that even eating food that has touched bread can leave me in agony for a week or more. This is not a lifestyle choice, or something we can just choose to ignore.
As someone already mentioned, there is a growing awareness in Spain around Celiac disease and gluten issues in general. The best advice I can give you is always err on the side of caution and carry as much food with you during the day as possible. Learn the phrases 'Sin Gluten', 'Sin Pan', 'Soy alérgico'. My spanish is terrible, but I was able to get across what I meant.
Every evening my girlfriend and I would shop for the food we would carry with us to eat the next day. We were careful, but ate extremely well on the Camino.
Our typical daily diet included:
- fresh fruit, we carried 2 oranges, 2 bananas and usually either peaches or plums
- nuts
- yogurt
- a block of cheese. sometimes we would get the presliced cheese just for easy access while travelling
- ham, packages of ham (always look for the 'Sin Gluten' label). We alternated different kinds of ham to not burn out on any one
- cans of fish/seafood. tuna, mussels, pulpo
- rice cakes and jam
- chocolate
In the cafes we stopped at during each morning of walking we would look for the potato tortilla. Oh, and Magnum ice cream bars have a few varieties that are gluten free, and their poster ad in stores labels which ones are Sin Gluten.
Really though, shopping each night in a market and carrying the next days food with us was the best thing we did to keep me safe.
Remember that calories are precious commodities on the Camino and staying healthy is not really a choice. It took us a week or so to really get the rhythm down.
Even as well as we ate, there were welcome surprises along the way. One albergue/hostal outside of Palas de Rei had gluten free buns for hamburgers. I thought I was going to cry for joy.
Anyway, please feel free to ping me for more details/specifics on what we ate, where we found things, etc. Finding Gluten Free food was probably my biggest fear before setting foot on the Way, but it all worked out. I'd be happy to share more of that knowledge with you, or anyone else.
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