Post by kickingfrog on May 26, 2015 16:20:24 GMT
Re: HOLIDAY IN... FRANCE
Posted by Gillm on 25/5/2015
GF board
We have been to the west coast of France every year for the last 4 years. In areas with more British tourists, e.g. around Royan, it was easy to get gf options in restaurants, and staff knew what you meant, but I would not rely on it in other areas.
My son had steak and chips in most places as he doesnt like omelette. He also had steak hache, i.e. burger, in some places. On the west coast there are lots of pancake places who do galettes with buckwheat flour, but many cannot guarantee there is no gluten, i.e. wheat flour added.
It is worth researching the local places on the Dr sschar website, or glutenfreeontheroad. If there is a bio monde (organic retailer) locally they may have gf, but not consistent so not worth making a long detour to find one as it may have nothing when you get there.
Supermarkets are random in the amount of gf products they stock. E.g. Monoprix in the heart of La Rochelle had a huge selection of gf bread, but a massive hypermarket near les Sables d'Olonne had next to nothing. Most have a few gf biscuits.
The saucisse (ordinary sausages) and saucisson (dried sausages) all gf, my son munched saucisson as a snack.
For sandwiches on the go we took own bread and stocked up when we could find some in the shops, tins of tuna, fruit and lots and lots of ice cream.
For meals I did lots of sausages, mince, tinned beans in tomato sauce for flavour, (all the tinned cassoulet had wheat), mince, chilli etc etc. If your family like fish (mine dont) moules frites are cheap option In most places.
European labelling laws apply, so all processed foods well labelled, however, you need to know the french vocab!
There is a useful pdf you can download from this page:
www.afdiag.fr/campagnes-dinformation/cuisiner-sans-gluten-en-collectivite/
which lists types of foods in French, and whether they are gluten free, a very useful source of vocabulary.
Posted by Gillm on 25/5/2015
GF board
We have been to the west coast of France every year for the last 4 years. In areas with more British tourists, e.g. around Royan, it was easy to get gf options in restaurants, and staff knew what you meant, but I would not rely on it in other areas.
My son had steak and chips in most places as he doesnt like omelette. He also had steak hache, i.e. burger, in some places. On the west coast there are lots of pancake places who do galettes with buckwheat flour, but many cannot guarantee there is no gluten, i.e. wheat flour added.
It is worth researching the local places on the Dr sschar website, or glutenfreeontheroad. If there is a bio monde (organic retailer) locally they may have gf, but not consistent so not worth making a long detour to find one as it may have nothing when you get there.
Supermarkets are random in the amount of gf products they stock. E.g. Monoprix in the heart of La Rochelle had a huge selection of gf bread, but a massive hypermarket near les Sables d'Olonne had next to nothing. Most have a few gf biscuits.
The saucisse (ordinary sausages) and saucisson (dried sausages) all gf, my son munched saucisson as a snack.
For sandwiches on the go we took own bread and stocked up when we could find some in the shops, tins of tuna, fruit and lots and lots of ice cream.
For meals I did lots of sausages, mince, tinned beans in tomato sauce for flavour, (all the tinned cassoulet had wheat), mince, chilli etc etc. If your family like fish (mine dont) moules frites are cheap option In most places.
European labelling laws apply, so all processed foods well labelled, however, you need to know the french vocab!
There is a useful pdf you can download from this page:
www.afdiag.fr/campagnes-dinformation/cuisiner-sans-gluten-en-collectivite/
which lists types of foods in French, and whether they are gluten free, a very useful source of vocabulary.