Gluten Free on the Costa Brava

Have you tried putting "gluten free in Spain" on google, there are lots of helpful sites and blogs around.

Hope someone who's been there and done it will be able to help you too. 

Here is my advice from some experience.

The Spanish and the French are much more aware of the problem than they used to be and you will find that it is not impossible to find Gluten free products. In Spain look for products marked "sin gluten"  Supermarkets do sell them especially the larger ones and I have seen free from sections in foreign supermarkets..  Eating out is risky, best to cater for yourself.

A Costa Brava campsite that I know which does cater for gluten free diets is Camping El Delfin Verde. Their bread shop bakery will even cook gluten free products for you if you ask.

peedee

As advised also Google "gluten free in Spain" it brings up a great deal of information.

peedee

I was actually amazed just how many products in ordinary supermarkets were very prominently marked "sin gluten" . Certainly no need to search for specialist sections or shops. It even seemed as if it was the latest marketing in-thing.

Hi All

Thanks for your replies

We're gaining confidence already

I've already made a note of "Sin Gluten" and will check google out

Regards

DandP

My OH is gluten intolerant and we, until recently, had an apartment on the Costa Blanca. Carrefour had some stuff in the freezer section. Eroski, which used to be our local supermarket was quite good, as was Mercadona. She did find that she was fairly tolerant of the barra from the local panaderia, so it may be the junk they put in the bread in the UK that is the real problem.

Most supermarket products will have multiple language explanation of ingredients and under EC rules any allergens must be highlighted. We've eaten safely in France, Spain and Germany for the last couple of years. Keep to simple things if eating out like fish and rice. Good luck.

Thank you cyberyacht and Wherenext

That's all good useful information which again is improving our confidence.

Anybody know of a gluten free vinegar or alternative (my wifes favourite on chips)

PandD

Just checked my supplies Aspall cyder vinegar my favourite very gentle, organic or non organic, tesco malt vinegar contains barley, not sure but think that's OK and possibly balsamic - wine vingear, grape must, caramel.

Give SaltMalt, a F&C cafe/takeaway, on Chew Valley a call and ask them who they get their GF vinegar from. Excellent place for Fish and Chips by the way as ALL fish and chips cooked GF!