Comments on: Gluten-Free Basics: Beware Foods You Might Not Expect to Have Gluten http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/2009/02/18/gluten-free-basics-beware-foods-you-might-not-expect-to-have-gluten/ Gluten Free Reviews and Information for Portland Metro Area Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:15:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Becky http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/2009/02/18/gluten-free-basics-beware-foods-you-might-not-expect-to-have-gluten/#comment-251 Becky Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:52:55 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/?p=709#comment-251 How about licorice? There gluten free varieties but most are not. Also interesting in the other way… Teeccino coffee substitute is gluten free as long as you don’t get any grounds in your coffee. So brew it but not with a french press. Very yummy and don’t get the instant type either. I carry my own bottle of GF soy sauce into the restaurant for suishi, it’s always in my glove box! In Thai food ask them to leave out the soy sauce and check if they add wheat flour to their curries, some do, some don’t.

]]> By: aleta http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/2009/02/18/gluten-free-basics-beware-foods-you-might-not-expect-to-have-gluten/#comment-250 aleta Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:52:22 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/?p=709#comment-250 I don’t have celiac’s but I have friends who deal/dealt with it, so I can appreciate the difficulty of the affliction!

At the same time, it sounds like it forces you to really consider what goes into your food, which all in all isn’t such a bad thing (aside from the fact that it’s a total pain outside of your own home).

Great post!

]]> By: Dave http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/2009/02/18/gluten-free-basics-beware-foods-you-might-not-expect-to-have-gluten/#comment-249 Dave Sat, 21 Feb 2009 03:02:40 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/?p=709#comment-249 Thanks for visiting Peggy!

Gina – Thanks for letting me know about Thai Noon. We’ve actually eaten there before and like it a lot. We’ll have to add it to our list of friendly places.

Juree – Yeah, the whole soy sauce thing is a real problem for me too, because I love Asian food.

]]> By: Juree http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/2009/02/18/gluten-free-basics-beware-foods-you-might-not-expect-to-have-gluten/#comment-248 Juree Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:39:13 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/?p=709#comment-248 Hi! I think soy sauce is the ingredient I am most distraught about– of course, at home using Tamari is not a problem, but not being able to order my favorite dishes in various Asian restaurants makes me want to pull my hair out. I am thrilled to hear about Thai noon. I will check that out. That could be another list on the site– restaurants that use wheat-free soy?

Last week, I went to 10-01 and thought I was being perfectly gluten free with my ordering. I woke up that night with a splitting gluten headache and racked my brains until I figured out that it was the blue cheese. My favorite blue cheese (Rogue River Blue) which is made with bread. So sad! Though, I did find a good website that has some gluten free blues listed:

http://surefoodsliving.com/2007/12/06/is-blue-cheese-gluten-free/

]]> By: Gina http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/2009/02/18/gluten-free-basics-beware-foods-you-might-not-expect-to-have-gluten/#comment-247 Gina Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:14:18 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeportland.org/?p=709#comment-247 Good post! It took me a while too before I compiled my own mental list of the forbidden foods. I didn’t realize about soy sauce for a long time. There are soy sauces that are safe, and they are not all expensive. Read the labels at the store: I’ve found wheat-free generic brands before! Also there are some restaurants that use wheat-free soy sauce: Thai Noon on Alberta Street is one.

The new one on my list of things to look out for: modified food starch. It’s usually made from wheat. If not, it’s called modified corn starch. So now “food” is a synonym for wheat? Yikes!

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