Post by kickingfrog on Jun 12, 2011 12:08:28 GMT
Travelling abroad - Fuerteventura
Posted by Jayleigh on 12/6/2011GF board
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After our 6 yr old Daughter was diagnosed last year, we were fairly daunted by thought of whether we would be able to enjoy a family holiday abroad again. Having just returned from 10 nights in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands we thought we’d share our experiences. These are the answers to the questions we were asking before we travelled;
Q: Can you take Gluten Free food into another country?
A: Yes; we took 2 packs of GF rolls, a Tesco ready meal and a box of pasta in our suitcases.
Q: Can you take GF food through security checks onto the plane?
A: Yes, we flew from Stansted. We took our Daughter a packed lunch which no one inspected. They were more interested in the baby food and milk for our 1 yr old which we were made to taste!
Q: Can you eat out GF without problems?
A: We did our research beforehand on this message board! We found out about ‘The Point’ restaurant in Corralejo, Fuerteventura which serves GF food. Having been to Corralejo 10 years ago and enjoyed it we decided to go back there, mainly for this reason. The Point is centrally located in the Hoplaco Apartments in the main street near the roundabout, but is only open between 10:00 and 16:00 serving breakfasts, jackets, burgers, sandwiches etc plus some daily specials such as garlic prawns or mussels. The owners are used to having Coeliacs and so catered for our Daughter’s needs without any problems and made us extremely welcome. It was so relaxing not having to worry about contamination and great to see her enjoying her food so much! We would highly recommend it for this reason. They don’t have a website, but apparently have a page on facebook. Email CRM1904@yahoo.co.uk Our Daughter especially enjoyed the handcut gluten free chips!
We also printed off some translation cards from Celiac Travel.com but did not use them. There is also travel info on the Coeliac Society website. There are some very nice restaurants in Corralejo and we considered going for grilled fish or Jacket potato’s to be safer, but in the end did not take the risk. This link to the Spanish Celiac Society is useful - www.celiacosmadrid.org/actualidad_19.HTML
Q: Can you buy GF food easily in supermarkets?
A: Yes. Food labelling in Spain is far superior to the UK. Gluten free products are clearly marked ‘Sin Gluten’ or have the crossed grain symbol. If we didn’t see either of these then we simply chose another product. Even Uncle Ben’s rice has ‘Sin gluten’ written on it! We found it so easy, as we were self catering and so ate pasta, salads, pork or chicken etc in the evenings. In Corralejo there is a Eurospar supermarket located downstairs in the Las Palmeiras Commercial Centre further up the main street (opposite the Disa Petrol Station) which is reasonably priced and has a ‘Celiacos’ food section, so we needn’t have brought any food with us.
Q: Can you get ice creams GF?
A: Yes. The 2 main brands label all of their GF ice creams. Frigo brand clearly mark ‘Sin Gluten’ on the display board and the Kalise brand use the crossed grain symbol. We were able to say to our daughter that she could have any of these and she was more than happy!
So, we would definitely recommend Corralejo. It’s a lovely resort for couples or families and is not overpriced by today’s standards (large beer typically 2 euros). Would suggest self catering is far safer and eat at The Point in the day.
We have since found out you can look on ‘Trip Advisor’ for travel tips…
Posted by Jayleigh on 12/6/2011GF board
...
After our 6 yr old Daughter was diagnosed last year, we were fairly daunted by thought of whether we would be able to enjoy a family holiday abroad again. Having just returned from 10 nights in Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands we thought we’d share our experiences. These are the answers to the questions we were asking before we travelled;
Q: Can you take Gluten Free food into another country?
A: Yes; we took 2 packs of GF rolls, a Tesco ready meal and a box of pasta in our suitcases.
Q: Can you take GF food through security checks onto the plane?
A: Yes, we flew from Stansted. We took our Daughter a packed lunch which no one inspected. They were more interested in the baby food and milk for our 1 yr old which we were made to taste!
Q: Can you eat out GF without problems?
A: We did our research beforehand on this message board! We found out about ‘The Point’ restaurant in Corralejo, Fuerteventura which serves GF food. Having been to Corralejo 10 years ago and enjoyed it we decided to go back there, mainly for this reason. The Point is centrally located in the Hoplaco Apartments in the main street near the roundabout, but is only open between 10:00 and 16:00 serving breakfasts, jackets, burgers, sandwiches etc plus some daily specials such as garlic prawns or mussels. The owners are used to having Coeliacs and so catered for our Daughter’s needs without any problems and made us extremely welcome. It was so relaxing not having to worry about contamination and great to see her enjoying her food so much! We would highly recommend it for this reason. They don’t have a website, but apparently have a page on facebook. Email CRM1904@yahoo.co.uk Our Daughter especially enjoyed the handcut gluten free chips!
We also printed off some translation cards from Celiac Travel.com but did not use them. There is also travel info on the Coeliac Society website. There are some very nice restaurants in Corralejo and we considered going for grilled fish or Jacket potato’s to be safer, but in the end did not take the risk. This link to the Spanish Celiac Society is useful - www.celiacosmadrid.org/actualidad_19.HTML
Q: Can you buy GF food easily in supermarkets?
A: Yes. Food labelling in Spain is far superior to the UK. Gluten free products are clearly marked ‘Sin Gluten’ or have the crossed grain symbol. If we didn’t see either of these then we simply chose another product. Even Uncle Ben’s rice has ‘Sin gluten’ written on it! We found it so easy, as we were self catering and so ate pasta, salads, pork or chicken etc in the evenings. In Corralejo there is a Eurospar supermarket located downstairs in the Las Palmeiras Commercial Centre further up the main street (opposite the Disa Petrol Station) which is reasonably priced and has a ‘Celiacos’ food section, so we needn’t have brought any food with us.
Q: Can you get ice creams GF?
A: Yes. The 2 main brands label all of their GF ice creams. Frigo brand clearly mark ‘Sin Gluten’ on the display board and the Kalise brand use the crossed grain symbol. We were able to say to our daughter that she could have any of these and she was more than happy!
So, we would definitely recommend Corralejo. It’s a lovely resort for couples or families and is not overpriced by today’s standards (large beer typically 2 euros). Would suggest self catering is far safer and eat at The Point in the day.
We have since found out you can look on ‘Trip Advisor’ for travel tips…