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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 12, 2011 8:25:20 GMT
********************************************** Costa Del Sol (El Cortes Ingles). From Vee (edited by Lyn G) I've just returned from a holiday on the Costa Del Sol and had a stress-free fortnight. Half board in the hotel - the chef came out each mealtime to tell me what I could have (I'm lactose free as well as gf). One day he made me my own soup. Eating out was no problem as Jaqui Munro emailed me the translations to hand to the different restaurants etc I ate in. My juvela bread disintegrated so I was directed to Malaga to El Cortes Ingles (dept store and supermarket) to buy more. You wouldn't believe how organised they are in Spain! The lady on the information desk directed me to the right aisle. All diets were catered for but the coeliac section was superb. One tall section contained different breads and rolls, the next was all the pastas, the next contained biscuits, cakes etc and there was a tall see-through freezer with pizzas, sausages etc etc We have a lot to learn! Vee *************************************************** Costa del Sol Posted by David on 5/2/2007 GF board Just back from a week in Mijas and found the following GF outlets for self carering supplies. 1.In Fuengarola at the Mirador shopping centre is the Eroski supermarket with GF breads. 2. At the entrance to the above supermarket is a small health food shop with GF breads and pastas. 3. Also in Fuengarola close by on the N340 is the new El Corte Ingles. On the ground/ basement is a Hipercor supermarket with an enormous area for GF foods of all desciptions. Next time I will not bother filling my case with food only to find it spilt or crushed on arrival. *************** Feedback from Costa del Sol Posted by Kirsty on 4/9/2008 Gf board Just got back from a 2 week holiday in an apartment in Frigiliana. I found the Spanish supermarkets much better than here for labelling food 'sin gluten' (without gluten) and I had no trouble buying sausages, burgers etc for our many barbeques. Eating out was not problem with plenty of fresh fish cooked a la plancha. I also got my hands on some Estrella Damm 'para celiacos' in 'Mercadona' supermarket. At around 3.60 euros for 4 bottles it was more expensive that the 'normal' stuff but worth every cent. I managed to smuggle a couple back with me! ....... ********** costa del sol Posted by davey on 28/10/2008 GF board hi all just got back from the costa del sol i went half board at the sol aloha puerto 4 star and i have to say they were brill i told them i had cd and they were brill when i wanted chips they say to me sir you want your gf chips tonite or they say what i can have and there is so much food so if you are thinking of going this hotel is the one i shell go back again davey www.thomson.co.uk/destinations/e ... uerto.html ********************************** Barcelona , Spain, site in Spanish: www.celiacscatalunya.org/castella/frame.htm S.M.A.P. Comtal, 32, 5º-1ª 08002 Barcelona (España) Tel. +34 93 412 17 89 Fax +34 93 412 03 82 ********************* Restaurants www.celiacscatalunya.org/castella/frame.htm Click on Enllacos/Enlaces then click on Restaurantes..... You are advised to ask about gluten free diet when booking. **************** Barcelona ***********************
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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 12, 2011 8:29:56 GMT
.....................when in Spain last week I happened to notice a 'pan sin gluten' (bread without gluten) sign in the large supermarket close by in Fuengirola. I thought they probably make it to order or it's the prepacked stuff but you have to ask for it, but no, sure enough, wrapped in bags was fresh (and I mean properly fresh and able to be eaten without zapping in the mico) g/f bread. By far and away the nicest g/f bread I have ever had. Pan sin gluten for me everytime...
adios,
el Hoylyo (from Mike Hoyle, UK Coeliac message board)
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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 12, 2011 8:42:15 GMT
Re: Nerja Costa Del Sol Posted by Jacqui on 30/8/2005,
GF board
I went to Nerja a few years ago - I contacted the spanish coeliac society and got their food list, in Nerja you can go to the balcany of Europe which has a few cafes, I had no problem with gf food - I must add that most of my food was white! Omelette, chips, fish but at least it was all gf or 'Sin Glutin'! we did go along the coast and found a nice restaurant along the front (we pick the ones with lots of loacals in because it must be a good place IMO) they were so helpful - I had steak and salad and they found some gf wine vinagre for me.
My Spanish translation is:- Tómenos por favor al puerto. Tengo una enfermedad llamó Coeliac la Enfermedad. Es necesario que mí tenga una dieta muy estricta que es gluten liberta. Llegaré a ser gravemente enfermo si como algo que contiene gluten o se ha cocinado en el mismo lugar o el petróleo como Wheatflour, la Cebada, el Centeno, la Malta o Avena.
in English:- I have an illness called Coeliac Disease. It is necessary for me to have a very strict diet that is gluten free. I will become seriously ill if I eat anything that contains gluten or has been cooked in the same place or oil as Wheatflour, Barley, Rye, Malt or Oats. I can eat Cornflour, Rice, Potato all fresh vegetables and fruit, cheese, eggs, milk, fresh meat and fish as long as they have not been prepared using wheatflour, breadcrumbs, batter or sauce. I f you are not sure please tell me. Our motto is ‘if in doubt – leave it out’.
I contacted Matilde Torralba at the spanish coeliac society , e-mail celiacs@tuareg.com it was a few years ago so this may not work.
I loved Nerja very very pretty and a good quietlocation as a base, we also went to Gibraltar and Granada while we were there. We stayed half board in a Hotel and I found a waiter who helped me each mealtime.
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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 12, 2011 8:42:40 GMT
Re: Going Abroad
Posted by Sue, York on 3/9/2005, 4:42 pm, in reply to "Going Abroad"
.....I've just come back from a holiday in Torreblanco on the Costa Del Sol and had no problems whatsoever. Having said that, I was diagnosed 11 years ago so am accustomed to having to ask! You can buy gf items in a lot of Spanish Pharmacies and also in El Corte Ingles which is a large Spanish Department store. However, I honestly didn't bother buying very much. We were s/catering and I had cereal and fruit for breakfast and then we ate out at lunchtime when I usually had an omelette or jacket potato and then ate out again in the evenings, having grilled fish, meat or salad (and more chips than I should have done!. Someone posted some useful information on this board a few weeks ago - can't remember who it was but thanks to him! - I've pasted it below. Having said that, I didn't need to use it all!
........You can find gluten-free products such as bread, cookies or pasta in shops called "HERBOLARIOS" or in big supermarkets. Anyway, I strongly recommend you to take some gluten-free products with you. In case you’d like to eat in a restaurant, please cut the text at the bottom explaining what’s a coeliac and how to prepare gluten-free dishes in spanish and show it to them. It will be very useful for them to offer you a gluten-free meal. If you’d like to eat meat or fish: ALWAYS grilled, NEVER fried.
HE SIDO DIAGNOSTICADO COMO CELIACO Podría ponerme enfermo si tomo cualquier alimento que contenga trigo, cebada, centeno, avena o los productos derivados de estos cereales. Esto incluye harina, pan, pastas, empanadillas, croquetas, rebozados, salsas, sopas, pasteles, galletas, bizcochos, bollos, malta, extracto de malta, muchos de los embutidos, extractos de caldos. Los celíacos PODEMOS tomar, carne, pescado, huevos, frutas, verduras, hortalizas, legumbres, arroz, maíz, soja y patata. Estos alimentos deben de ser cocinados sin harina, es decir cocidos, asados, a la plancha, a la brasa o en su estado natural. POR FAVOR, CUANDO PREPARE UNA COMIDA, SI TIENE ALGUNA DUDA, PREGUNTE. MUCHAS GRACIAS.
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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 12, 2011 8:52:10 GMT
Successfully gluten-free in Spain June 8th, 2006 We’re back from our holiday in Spain (yes, very restful, thank you) and can tell you that we did manage to be gluten free very successfully. The small town we were staying in (Nerja) has several supermarkets, all of which had various gluten free items available. We found: Chocolate chip cookies made by Gullon - bought in Supercor Baguettes made by Proceli (these are available in the UK, too) - bought in Mercadona Chocolate chip cookies made by Hacendado - these came from Mercadona (own brand, I think) Pasta made by MolinodiFerro - we bought these in Iranzo Chocolate covered rice cakes made by Pagesa - we bought these in Iranzo too Brioches made by Pagesa - bought in Iranzo Baguettes made by Santiveri - bought in Iranzo. There were others available, but this list covers the things we bought. Several of these items, especially the baguettes, were very good indeed. We all enjoyed the chocolate covered rice cakes - in the UK, I think Kallo might do a chocolate covered rice cake, but we haven’t tried them before. We bought extra Hacendado cookies to bring home, and we would have bought more Santiveri baguettes, but they were sold out when we went back to the supermarket. Foods were clearly marked Sin Gluten, and of course lots of food is naturally gluten free anyway. Eating out was more of an issue, as our young coeliac doesn’t eat meat - luckily she will eat fish and eggs, as I do. But we managed, and nobody went hungry. www.free-from.com/blog/
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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 12, 2011 8:57:29 GMT
El Ranchito De Los Suenos, near Nerja.
From Carol T
My brother has appartment in Nerja and he checked El Ranchito out on my behalf earlier this year,Fairly clued up re gluten free food, but unsuitable for me because I have physical disabilities.Its in a very remote location and brother says you need 4x4 vehicle to access the place.I suppose it depends what you want from a holiday,I think you will be ok re the food tho.
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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 12, 2011 8:57:56 GMT
Holiday in Spain Posted by Ray on 21/10/2006 GF board We have just returned from our holiday at El Ranchito De Los Suenos in Frigiliana twenty minutes drive from Nerja. We found El Ranchito on the On the go website under Hotels & Accommodation, it is the only place in Spain that offers totally gluten free menus. Pat & Terry did everything possible to make our stay both comfortable and enjoyable and the accommodation had everything we needed including private swimming pool. My wife was a bit apprehensive about having to eat gf food for a week but she enjoyed every meal that was put before her. We had a good variety of menus from Paelle to Moroccan Lamb. We even had a Chinese night with Chicken & Rice,Hot Peppered Beef and Sweet & Sour Pork with spicy vegetables. The accommodation is two self contained apartments with full amenities and you can order meals on a daily basis as and when required. It was good to know I could eat good food in good company and not have to worry about ingredients. We are looking forward to our return to El Ranchito and the stress free environment that is guaranteed in this peaceful location. Link: www.gluten-free-onthego.com/rest ... rantID=254 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Post by Silly Yak on Feb 12, 2011 9:12:51 GMT
....I'm just back from holidays near Nerja. We were self-catering and only ate out once. Ate at the Parador hotel ..... which is signposted from practically everywhere in Nerja! It has a coeliac menu, also available in English. It was just over 32Euros for 3 courses. There wasn't a vast amount of choice, about 4 starters, 2 mains and 4 desserts. Mains were steak or Tuna, I'm not veggy so was OK and the steak was lovely. They also had gluten free bread which was really good. The restaurant looks right over the sea, it is a beautiful place, and the staff were very helpful. I'm sure I could have found other places to eat if I'd tried though, I spoke to someone at Hotel Jardin when passing that and he said they do cater but in the end we never went back. Mercado supermarket good for GF things, including cornetto style icecreams with a chocolate cone! Impractical in the heat but delicious. You just have to eat them up quick, not a problem!
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