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Dietary explanation
I suffer from coeliac disease and as such I am not allowed to consume any dishes which contain even the smallest amounts of the following cereals: wheat, barley, rye, oats.
Are there any dishes on your menu which would be suitable for me, or could you prepare a meal without the addition of the aforementioned cereals (i.e. do not use wheat flour to thicken my sauce or fry my meat in breadcrumbs)? Alternatively would it be possible to use a different cereal such as maize, rice, millet, buckwheat or potato flour?
ENGLISH MALTESE
I have an illness called Coeliac Disease and have to follow a strict gluten-free diet.
Jiena ghandi tip ta’allergija li tissejjah ‘Coeliac Disease’ u jinhtieg li nzomm dieta stretta minghajr ‘gluten’, li jinsab fid-dqiq.
I therefore become very ill if I eat food containing the flours or grains of wheat, rye, barley and oats.
Ghalhekk, jaghmilli hazin hafna jekk niekol ikel li fih id-dqiq maghmul mill-qamh, xghir, u hafur.
Does this food contain the flour or grains of wheat, rye, barley or oats? Dan l-ikel ghandu dqiq jew frak li gej mill-qamh, xghir jew hafur?
If you are at all uncertain about what the food contains, please tell me.
Jekk ghandek l-icken dubju dwar x’fih dan l-ikel, jekk joghgbok ghidli.
I can eat food containing rice, maize, potatoes, all kinds of vegetables and fruit, eggs, cheese, milk, meat and fish – as long as they are not cooked with wheat flour, batter, breadcrumbs or sauce.
Nista niekol ross, qamhirrum, patata, kul tip ta’ haxix u frott, bajd, gobon, halib, laham u hut – basta muhumiex imsajrin bid-dqiq, ‘batter’ frak tal-hobz jew xi zalza jew ‘gravy’ li fihom id-dqiq.
Thank you for your help. Grazzi ta’ l-ghajnuna.
Where to buy gluten-free food
Availability of gluten-free products and outlets:
BACCHINI Gluten Free Pasta – GOOD EARTH DISTRIBUTRERS LTD. Balluta, St. Julians
Corn (mais) Lasagnette (500 grm.) - Lm1.08
Corn (Mais) Penne (500 grm) - Lm1.08
Corn/Rice Fusilli (500 grm.) - Lm1.14
Rice Macaroncino (500 grm) - Lm1.08
Corn/Rice Macaroni (500 grm) - Lm1.24
Corn/Rice Strozzapreti (500grm) - Lm1.14
All the above pasta are organically grown.
All ORGRAN PRODUCTS found at Good Earth and most Supermarkets
GLUTAFIN (Nutricia) – agents: Alf. Gera & Sons Ltd., Triq il-Masgar, Qormi QRM 09, Tele: 21446113
Albion Stores, Valletta
Chain Supermarket, Zabbar
Eastern Store – B’Bugia
Economical Dispensary - Qormi
Flavours Health Shop, 7 Triq Santa Rita, Rabat
GBY Dispensing Chemist Ltd.
Good Earth, St.Paul’s Bay
Greens Supermarket, St. Andrews
Ideal Pharmacy – Rabat Glutafin Wheat-Free Date & Walnut Cake
J J Supermarket – Siggiewi Gluten Free Nutricia Digestive 150g
Naturally Healthy Store, Hamrun Glutafin Glutenn Free Biscuits 200g
P A M Store – Gozo Glutafin Gluten Free Loaf Sliced 400g
Pinto Pharmacy – Qormi gluten Free Choc Chip Cookies 100g
Portelli Mini Market – Gozo Glutafin Pizza Bases x 2
Ramona Bazaar – B’Kara Glutafin Gluten Free White Mix (Select)
Santa Maria Pharmacy – Dingli Glutafin Wheat Free Lemon Madeira Cake
Shanti Natural Products - Mosta
Shopwise Supermarket, Qormi
St. George’s Pharmacy – Qormi
The Cross Health & Beauty Centre
Tony Store – Zejtun
Vegimania, Fgura
Wembley Stores Co. Ltd - B’Kara
GLUTANO & BARKAT - AGENTS GALEA & GALEA, ST. ANDREW ROAD, ZURRIEQ ZRQ 06
TEL; 21 641586, 21641587
Smart Supermarket - B’Kara
Wembley Stores – Valletta
Natural Healthy – Hamrun
Shanti – Mosta
Casa Natura – Sliema
Good Earth – Ballutta and Valletta
Blossoms Pharmacy – B’Bugia
Anici Pharmacy – Qormi
Rudolph Pharmacy – Sliema
Park Towers Supermarket – St. Julians
Drugshop – Qormi
Ta Rapinta Health & Diabetic Confectionary - Msida
PLASMON PRODUCTS – VIVIAN COMMERCIAL CORP. LTD., SANITAS BUILDING, TOWER
STREET, MSIDA.
BI-AGLUT LASAGNE BEER
SINGLE PORTION PENNE WITH MUSHROOMS ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
CRACKER CHOCOLATE WAFERS
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES SALTED WAFERS
EURO CHEMIST – TRIQ IL-KURAZZA, QAWRA – TEL; 581876
MELLIEHA PHARMACY – Triq G. Borg Olivier, Mellieha Tel: 523462
MTARFA PHARMACY – Triq Mtarfa, Mtarfa Tel; 452042
REMEDIES PHARMACY – Abate Rigord Street, Ta’Xbiex Tel: 341649
NATURALLY HEALTHY – St. Joseph High Road Hamrun
SHANTI – 241 Triq il-Kbira Mosta
ALPHA PHARMACY – Triq Bormla, Fgura
CHEMIMART – Republic Street, Valletta (in front of St. Francis Church)
WEMBLEY STORE, VALLETTA
SCHÄR – BRITISH IMPORT CO. LTD. , UPPER CROSS ROAD, MARSA HMR 14
TEL: 21221094, 21220174, 21220287
Pharmacies:
ST. MARY’S PHARMACY, Attard
ANICI PHARMACY – Qormi
CHEMIMART – Valletta (Republic Street in front of St. Francis Church)
DRUGSHOP DISPENSARY, De la Cruz Avenue, Qormi
EMPIRE PHARMACY, 77 Old Theatre Street, Valletta
GREEN CROSS PHARMACY, 31 Gregorio Bonnici Sq. Zejtun
PINTO PHARMACY, 43 St. Sebastian Str. Qormi
ST. LOUIS PHARMACY, Cali Str., Mosta
TRINITY PHARMACY – Marsa
ABELA PHARMACY, De Soldanis Street, Victoria, Gozo
CASTLE PHARMACY, 2 Independence Sq Victoria Gozo
PALM PHARMACY – Victoria Gozo
LE VENEZIANE PASTA and
HERON PRODUCTS – Sunflower Trading – Tel: 99834250
LEMON COOKIES HI-FIBRE BREAD MIX
BOURBON COOKIES STUFFING MIX
CHOC.CHIP COOKIES BREAD AND CAKE MIX
GINGER COOKIES MEUSLI
CHOC. CARAMEL CRISPIES PORRIDGE
A.D. SUPERMARKET – Gzira
BAYMART SUPERMARKET – St. Julians
CARTERS SUPERMARKET – Paola
CHAIN – Fgura and Zabbar
HEALTH SHOP – Attard
GREEN’S – Swieqi
LASCO DISCOUNT STORE – Zejtun
MELLIEHA HOLIDAY COMPLEX – DANISH VILLAGE SUPERMARKET – Mellieha
NATURALLY HEALTHY STORE – Hamrun
PARK TOWERS SUPERMARKET – St. Julians
PAUL SCIBERRAS & SONS – Hamrun
PIRELLA SUPERMARKET
PROVITA – Naxxar
SAVE & SMILE – Mosta
SHANTI NATURAL PRODUCTS – Mosta
SHOPPERS DISCOUNT STORE – Mellieha
SHOP RIGHT – Zurrieq
SHOPWISE – Qormi
SMART SUPERMARKET – B’Kara
ST. THOMAS SUPERMARKET – Marsascala
CASA NATURA – Sliema
TOWER SUPERMARKET COMPLEX – Sliema
TROLLEES – Bugibba
VEGIMANIA – Fgura and San Gwann
Health Food Shops:
CASA NATURA –117 High Street, Sliema
SHANTI NATURAL PRODUCTS, 241 Main Street, Mosta
NATURALLY HEALTHY STORE –643 High Street, Hamrun
SANTE, Mensija Street, San Gwann
Shops & Supermarkets:
ALFRED CACHIA GEN. MERCH. 23-27 Spencer Hill, Marsa
Baymart Supermarket – St. Julians
CARTERS – Paola
Chain Market – Zabbar
G & G SUPERMARKET – ATTARD
K-MART - GZIRA
SMART SUPERMARKET – Balzan
PARK TOWERS – St. Julians,
GREENS SELF SERVICE– Tal-Ibragg Road, St. Andrews
PIRELLA SUPERMARKET – Zabbar
LASCO SUPERMARKET – Zejtun
SAVE & SMILE STORE– Mosta
J & J SUPERMARKET – Siggiewi
LASCO DISC. SUPERMARKET, President Anton Buttigieg St. Zejtun
TOWER SUPERMARKET, High Street, Sliema
SAVEMART SUPERMARKET – SAN GWANN
SHOPPERS DISCOUNT SUPERMARKET – MELLIEHA
SHOPWISE SUPERMARKET – QORMI
SMARTIE SUPERMARKET – SAN GWANN
FROM ALL SUPERMARKETS:
CONSOLIDATED BISCUIT COMPANY
Snacks:
SALTED POPCORN
CHEESE POPCORN - suitable for Coeliacs, contains maltodextrin derived from wheat
JUMBOS
CHEESE BALLS
CRIX
PEANUT PUFFS
OOPS
** TEEZERS - contains 1% gluten
***The following products are fried products so, although ingredients used are gluten free, there might be some slight contamination during the manufacturing process: KRUPUK, SOUR CREAM AND PRAWN CRACKERS
ALL MALTA DAIRY PRODUCTS EXCEPT FOR THE BRAN MUESLI YOGHURT
MAGRO BROS. FOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANIES – available from all stores and supermarkets
Nutrifoods
Baked Beans
Processed Peas
Butter Beans
Thick Tomato Pulp Sauce with Garlic/with Basil/Traditional Base Sauce
Three Hills Brand
Tomato Paste
Tomato Paste no salt added
Mayor
Mushroom sliced and buttons
Tomato Ketchup
Fruit Cocktail
Peeled Tomatoes
Salsa Pronta Pizza Topping
Salsa Maltaise
Polpa di Pomodoro
Passata di Pomodoro – Tomato Juice
Salsa Bolognaise
Sliced Peaches
Processed Peas
Cook Brand
Butter Beans
Pomidoro
Peeled Tomatoes
Passata di Pomodoro
Tomato Paste
Polpissima
Places to stay & eat
If you go to Malta for study the English language, please bring enough products with you to last for the whole stay. Especially bread, since the younger students will be on full board, therefore sandwiches would be part of their packed lunch.
Coeliac Society Malta made a list of hotels and catering establishments that are aware of the coeliac condition and can cater for a coeliac diet. Please see this PDF file.
Other information
For further information please contact the
Coeliac Society Malta
Lumut
Upper Gardens
Fuq II - Gonna,
Swieqi
STJ 05
Tel: +356 370 778
Fax: +356 381 097
email: edros@global.net.mt
Last update of this Travel Net information: November 2007
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