Coeliac food recommendations

mjg · 25-03-2011 2:49pm

Zaks on Marlboro St, Cork have a seperate menu for coeliacs, day and evening. Ate there recently, just a simple lunch but nice and no problems afterwards.

_Whimsical_ · 27-03-2011 5:25pm

My most amazing finds so far are Genius bread (although from the nutritional info it seems whoppingly calorie packed) and Tesco Free From Chocolate Brownies. They're actually nicer than any "normal" brownies I've ever had.

I'm really missing sauces and flavorings however...dinner time has become fairly bland. My favorite curry sauce is out of the question and I haven't found a replacement. Also I used to love Old El Passo Fajita Mix. Im missing both of these most.Has anyone found decent alternatives for either?

rememberthis · 27-03-2011 11:08pm

I have a birthday coming up soon, looking for coeliac restaurants in Dublin. Any suggestions? Preferably city centre or Ranelagh area

Eebs · 28-03-2011 11:32pm

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

My most amazing finds so far are Genius bread (although from the nutritional info it seems whoppingly calorie packed) and Tesco Free From Chocolate Brownies. They're actually nicer than any "normal" brownies I've ever had.

I'm really missing sauces and flavorings however...dinner time has become fairly bland. My favorite curry sauce is out of the question and I haven't found a replacement. Also I used to love Old El Passo Fajita Mix. Im missing both of these most.Has anyone found decent alternatives for either?

Discovery have a whole range of coeliac friendly spice mixes and I like them way better then the OEP ones.
The dry kind were out of stock in Tesco for a while but recently I saw them again. They have liquid sauces and one in a jar that has spices and has liquid sauce too. I guess just try see what you like.

My favourite coeliac restaurant in town is a thai restaurant in the italian quater called 'Koh'. You can get rice noodles there and the food is just gorgeous. It's a really nice place. Also in the Italian quater is La Taverna Di baccio who offer all their dishes with coeliac spaghetti. They make a mean carbonara.

If you look on menupages.ie you can actually also select 'coeliac' as an option to sort your results by. That's pretty handy to find new places.

Eebs · 05-04-2011 1:41pm

Knorr doing a new instant gravy that's gluten free.

Also with the impending legislation a lot of products are changing their labeling, in some cases this means the product in question is not changing but they may no longer say they are gluten free. Be sure to check the coeliac society handbook for more up to date info on products and prepare to see lots more changes as the new legislation comes into effect.

Papa_Lazarou · 05-05-2011 9:58pm

Does anybody know the bakery in cork that does the gluten free bread etc? I thought i heard that one had open recently.

pampootie · 05-05-2011 10:57pm

Papa_Lazarou wrote: »

Does anybody know the bakery in cork that does the gluten free bread etc? I thought i heard that one had open recently.

is it that new place by the bishopstown bar you're thinking of? nellys pantry? havent been in there but i think i remember reading in one of those free papers that she has an interest in GF foods because she's intolerant herself. ABC in the english market and the quay co-op do GF breads and other bits as well AFAIK

Papa_Lazarou · 06-05-2011 12:33am

pampootie wrote: »

is it that new place by the bishopstown bar you're thinking of? nellys pantry? havent been in there but i think i remember reading in one of those free papers that she has an interest in GF foods because she's intolerant herself. ABC in the english market and the quay co-op do GF breads and other bits as well AFAIK

Cheers

michelledoh · 31-05-2011 2:02pm

Had my lunch in The Farm on Dawson St today! Had a lovely bowl of soup with bread and both were gluten free! They actually said on the menu that the soup of the day was always gluten free! Sometimes it feels like you aren't gauranteed gluten free all the time in some places, it may be the odd gluten free special every few days... this was a nice change though!

Dublin Chick · 08-07-2011 2:33pm

Slaygal wrote: »

Prego's in Ballyowen SC Lucan offer GF Free Pizzas and Pastas. I think I read somewhere that The Coeliac Society approves this restaurant. I'm open to correction.
Mario's in Ranelagh ( now owned by the same people) are offering the same. Pizza is one of the foods I really missed.

Marios in Ranelagh is now owned by whom????

Wantobe · 10-07-2011 10:18pm

Some Dunnes Stores are now stocking a frozen g-f pizza by ds. I remember years ago Tesco were doing a g-f frozen pizza in the uk and I used to get my sister to bring me some. I contacted Tesco to see if they would stock it in Ireland but they said no.

It's good to have a frozen pizza available now although it was a bit 'doughy', I would prefer the taste of the ds base with my own topping.

Btw anyone else having problems with the m&s brown rolls? I seem to be reacting to them( although they may be completely innocent and maybe I'm getting contamination elsewhere, just can't think where as I am very cautious).

_Whimsical_ · 17-07-2011 6:15pm

Knorr Spicy Medium Curry and Knorr Spicy Mild Curry are both gluten free. They are jars of curry for cooking with chicken and serving with rice. Both are very nice.

Wimbago · 20-07-2011 4:41pm

Missed this but I'll add what I posted into another thread here:

Hodgins GF Sausages - need to a little well done to get the proper sausage taste
Bob's Red Mills Breakfast Cereal - its like a fine porridge but it's really, really good.
TruFree crackers - both plain and Herb are amazing. My girlfriends buys them for herself also as they are that nice!!
Juvela Bread Rolls - taste slightly like a donut but do indeed also taste very like a plain bap, very nice indeed

All available in SuperValu

Aoifums · 22-07-2011 12:14am

Can anyone tell me if the M&S in Jervis (Dublin) sells the gluten free range? I looked in the one on Grafton St before and couldn't spot any of them so maybe it's just me. Are they mixed in with all the normal products or on their own?

S_V · 29-07-2011 2:20pm

Super valu's new free from brown bread is the best I've tasted. Cheaper than genius and stays fresh for days.

Tiriel · 11-10-2011 10:21am

Aldi now have coeliac friendly white and brown bread - €1.99 - haven't tried it yet but will be looking for it this evening!
It's in this weeks newsletter thingie on their site: http://aldi.ie/

Wimbago · 13-10-2011 11:43am

Great stuff. Aldi's brands has the contents on all products where as not all brands in the other supermarkets aren't fully up to scratch yet i.e. Mars still seem way behind in terms of adding the contents of their food

Tiriel · 13-10-2011 11:54am

Cork_girl wrote: »

Aldi now have coeliac friendly white and brown bread - €1.99 - haven't tried it yet but will be looking for it this evening!
It's in this weeks newsletter thingie on their site: http://aldi.ie/

It's good

Have only had it toasted because I think all gluten free bread is a bit spongy but toasted - it's as good as you'd get anywhere

ladycam · 23-11-2011 9:31pm

My friend came across this site and recommended it to me

www.coeliacpages.ie

It gives ideas on where to eat, shop etc

They are on fb as well

Hopefully worth a mention to you all:D

1halfstone · 28-11-2011 5:35pm

Hi ,
I was wondering if you could help me here. I am cooking for a friend who is a coeliac and was wondering if anyone can tell me if sweet chilli sauce and oyster sauce are naturally gluten free? If not can anyone recommend some gluten free brands?
Thanks in advance

annieoburns · 28-11-2011 6:19pm

All the "Thai Gold" range of products incl oyster and fish sauce and curry paste are GF.... I use the rice noodles as well. You should find in most supermarkets.... I get in my Supervalu. And Tamari is brand of soya sauce to look for and you will find in health food shops.

yellowlabrador · 06-01-2012 3:02pm

I found frosted cornflakes in Aldi that claim to be glutenfree. When I checked the ingredients it listed barley maltodextrin. I seem to be extremely sensitive to gluten and I'm confused, I'm unwilling to try them in case I become ill, I've had too many nasty surprises. Quite a few of their home brand products claim to be gluten free and it would be great to be able to expand my diet, but even maltodextrin raises alarm bells. Am I right?

alexjk · 08-01-2012 10:44pm

I also went to Aldi to get the gluten free bread but when I read the ingredients, it says it's made from de-glutinised wheat. They clearly point it out on the packaging but I'm baffled as to how that counts as coeliac friendly. Gluten free maybe, but not coeliac friendly.

Wimbago · 09-01-2012 1:23pm

alexjk wrote: »

Gluten free maybe, but not coeliac friendly.

You not mean the other way around? Coeliac Friendly means there is some gluten content (below the minimal suggested content), gluten free is what you want if you have any reaction at all.

ladysaint · 09-01-2012 10:59pm

alexjk wrote: »

I also went to Aldi to get the gluten free bread but when I read the ingredients, it says it's made from de-glutinised wheat. They clearly point it out on the packaging but I'm baffled as to how that counts as coeliac friendly. Gluten free maybe, but not coeliac friendly.

The coeliac society were advertising this bread and seemed to be behind it. I would be surprised if they would support something not totally gluten free & coeliac friendly.

Tiriel · 10-01-2012 2:01am

ladysaint wrote: »

The coeliac society were advertising this bread and seemed to be behind it. I would be surprised if they would support something not totally gluten free & coeliac friendly.

I haven't had any I'll effects after eating it and would be very sensitive..

alexjk · 10-01-2012 11:53am

I may give it a try so, I had a bad reaction to Juvela gluten free wheat bread so I'm a bit iffy on anything with the word wheat in it!

Wimbago · 10-01-2012 10:36pm

Was it a coeliac reaction or just a bad reaction to the bread? I found bread bloating at 1st mainly as it's A. quiet fibreless and B. made with rice flour generally so quiet starchy!

Tiriel · 11-01-2012 12:05am

Wimbago wrote: »

Was it a coeliac reaction or just a bad reaction to the bread? I found bread bloating at 1st mainly as it's A. quiet fibreless and B. made with rice flour generally so quiet starchy!

Exactly - it's still not something that is nutritious! Bread is bread but it means toast on a Saturday morning!

Wimbago · 11-01-2012 6:47pm

love been able to have toast!!

_Whimsical_ · 27-01-2012 3:32pm

Les Recettes de Celiane do gluten free and dairy free mini muffins that are divine...even by standards of "normal" confectionary these are out on their own. I've tried the lemon ones and chocolate ones. The chocolate have a centre of chocolate sauce, tastes like nutella or the inside of a Ferraro Roche despite being dairy free.Highly recommend them! You can get the from ecodirect.ie but I'd love to know if anyone's seen them in any supermarkets.

Ramette · 27-01-2012 9:44pm

Whimsical - that brand is in Superquinn:)

rocky · 13-02-2012 8:17pm

Any 'breakfast' cereal that are gluten free - Rice Krispies maybe?

ladysaint · 14-02-2012 10:30am

Non of the standard brand cereals are glutten free.
In some stores you will find glutten free cornflakes in the cereal isle but more likely in the glutten free food isle.
There are a few brands of glutten free corn flakes, I have found one brand of glutten free rice krispies ( was looking for them for rice krispy cakes ) but there very hard to get.

Kelkin - link below do some cereals too.

http://www.kelkin.ie/glutenfree_porridge.html

Hope this is off some help

Wimbago · 15-02-2012 4:01pm

Gluten free porridge never really worked out for me - the ones that tasted good bloated me like crazy and the rest just weren't worth eating again.

The Bob's Red Mills range is the best if you can handle porridge

Stench Blossoms · 21-04-2012 10:26pm

Does anyone know of anywhere that stocks Odlums Tritamyl Gluten Free Flour?

Orla K · 21-04-2012 10:43pm

Stench Blossoms wrote: »

Does anyone know of anywhere that stocks Odlums Tritamyl Gluten Free Flour?

Most supermarkets do it, there's also doves flour that I can get in the supermarket if I can get either of these where I'm living I can't imagine other people having too much of a problem.

They probably won't be with the other baking stuff, in my supermarket they're at the 'health' section across from the normal chocolate bars and biscuits.

Health shops tend to stock different flours that are gluten free, like rice, potato, buckwheat and others I'm forgetting.

alexsmith · 25-04-2012 12:15pm

i thought buckwheat contains gluten or am i wrong?

also do any of you guys know where i can buy CHEAP gluten free oats?
in every supermarket they are so F***ing expensive,like a 5er for a 400gram bag which would be gone in seconds.the normal oats are sold by the kilo for a euro.its so annoying

rocky · 25-04-2012 5:39pm

alexsmith wrote: »

i thought buckwheat contains gluten or am i wrong?

also do any of you guys know where i can buy CHEAP gluten free oats?
in every supermarket they are so F***ing expensive,like a 5er for a 400gram bag which would be gone in seconds.the normal oats are sold by the kilo for a euro.its so annoying

Buckwheat doesn't have gluten, it's a grass, despite the name.

Haven't seen any cheap GF oats unfortunately...

annieoburns · 25-04-2012 9:28pm

I get whole oats or groats in health food shop and use to make porridge using a slow cooker as they need several hours of gentle heat. A bag costs about 1 75 euro.

I see the problem of oats as being mainly cross contaminion in processing or odd wheat grain getting into crop in field. But with whole oats, they is less processsing and they can be rinsed. You will notice the distinctive wheat or other grain if it happens to find its way into a bag. I think only one in twenty celiacs have a distinct reaction to the type of gluten that is in oats.

mcballer · 06-05-2012 7:19pm

Firehouse pizza takeaway in Ballymun do gluten free pizza, garlic bread, potato wedges and desserts!!I ordered pizza and wedges last nite....AMAZING!!Pizza how I missed you!!I'm very happy they put a leaflet through my door!

Tiriel · 08-05-2012 11:09am

I had a pizza delivery from Credo last night - oh wow

It looked and tasted like real pizza! They also do gf garlic bread and nice salads.. mmm

iguana · 10-05-2012 10:55pm

Manifesto Italian restaurant will a gluten free version of almost everything on their menu, though you'll need to wait a bit longer for the pizza. We went there during the week with my brother and his girlfriend who is coeliac and she said her pizza was the best she's ever had, including before her diagnosis.
http://manifestorestaurant.ie/

We find this bread mix really nice too. I know the flour has been mentioned up thread, but I didn't see anything specific to this mix.
http://www.odlums.ie/index.php?page=tritamyl-brown-bread-mix

CurlieSue · 06-06-2012 11:58am

had anyone some advice or info for a ceoliac living in swords? Where to find a nice place for dinner, desert, even a coffee and a pastry? thanks

lindtee · 21-06-2012 11:46am

I'm not coeliac myself but I noticed that a lot of the Gluten free range including flour in Tesco in Mahon was half price yesterday. However they do not seem to be reduced online so it may be store specific.
Edit - According to some posts on bargain alerts, it is nationwide

re.mark.able · 14-02-2013 1:21am

I only found out recently that I am coeliac.
For me I don't compromise with any of the substitutes - xantham gum and other non-natural ingredients that you can't grow in your garden. Most of these are products of GMO'd corn. For me the gluten free breads and pastas were more a stepping stone to get myself off of them - i believe that if you can't digest gluten then you should just accept the fact that you cannot eat bread or pasta and find an alternative.

As regards recipes, my friend makes loaves filled with vegetables or sweets by combining brown rice flour, some baking soda and using fused bananas and oil as a substitute to eggs. I don't know the exact proportions but the outcome is a fluffy, moist consistency that more closely mimics the spongeyness of bread more than any gluten free alternative I've ever come across without resorting to engineered, non-natural ingredients. I don't think the exact proportions are all that important as the reaction isn't as chemically particular as that of wheat bread

SteelyDanJalapeno · 14-02-2013 10:21am

re.mark.able wrote: »

I only found out recently that I am coeliac.
For me I don't compromise with any of the substitutes - xantham gum and other non-natural ingredients that you can't grow in your garden. Most of these are products of GMO'd corn. For me the gluten free breads and pastas were more a stepping stone to get myself off of them - i believe that if you can't digest gluten then you should just accept the fact that you cannot eat bread or pasta and find an alternative.

As regards recipes, my friend makes loaves filled with vegetables or sweets by combining brown rice flour, some baking soda and using fused bananas and oil as a substitute to eggs. I don't know the exact proportions but the outcome is a fluffy, moist consistency that more closely mimics the spongeyness of bread more than any gluten free alternative I've ever come across without resorting to engineered, non-natural ingredients. I don't think the exact proportions are all that important as the reaction isn't as chemically particular as that of wheat bread

sweets?!

re.mark.able · 14-02-2013 4:31pm

TiltedBrain wrote: »

sweets?!

I mean sweet things like nondairy chocolate drops, bits of dried fruit, caramelised stuff and sweet essences.

missguided · 19-02-2013 11:14pm

Lidl launched a GF range yesterday. They're selling their own bread and rolls, along with loads of Kelkin products way cheaper than they are in Supervalu. Delighted

Just checked on the app there, 28 different GF products

PaurGasm · 29-03-2013 1:10pm

Found a really helpful facebook page which gives Gluten, Dairy and Sugar Free recipes...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gluten-free-sugar-free-dairy-free-recipes-that-taste-good/179419395409365

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