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01-17-2011, 04:33 PM
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Ah, I totally agree that it's not widely enough understood. The ammount of mistakes even the 'profesionals' make -! It isn't too bad here though. We can get wheat-free food on perscription from our doctor each month, there's health shops that cater exclusively to allergy sufferers, and some chain restaurants have even started including information about which dishes are gluten-free or not on their menus. The only problem is when I go abroad . . . at which point I can't read any of the ingredients, or ask properly what's in the dish XD |
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01-17-2011, 05:11 PM
'i'm allergic to wheat' the sentence you want is 'komugi ni arerugi ga arimasu' or in Japanese: 小麦にアレルギーがあります. Consider printing this out or taking a written copy with you. You can then as 'osusume ha nan desu ka?' おすすめはなんですか (what do you recommend?) and the waiter/waitress/chef can usually oblige. If you want to specifically ask 'Is this wheat/gluten free?', you can use komugi/guruten no haite imasen ka? 小麦/グルテンの入っていませんか
The specific term for Coeliac is simply セリアック病 seriakku-byou. You will probably be able to eat kudzu/arrowroot noodles or rice noodles, but you'll have to avoid udon definitely and probably ramen too. soba are made with buckwheat. In Japan, the vinegar used in sushi will definitely be rice based, so you may be ok with it, but be careful with soy-sauce. I hear some has it in but the one type that definitely doesn't is 'Tamari'. You'll have to be careful of soups, marinades and sauces as many will contain soy sauce. |
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01-18-2011, 07:03 PM
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From what the internet tells me, buckwheat allergies aren't unheard of in Japan, so you should be able to avoid that. This site: Gluten-free Travel: What Not to Eat While Traveling in Japan might be quite useful for you, and they have print-outable explanation cards you can give to waiters and hotels and things. I would get a native to check the text on the card first though |
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01-19-2011, 12:06 AM
I was reading through this thread and upon reading recommendations like "just eat meat" it occured to me that there are bread crumbs in "hamburger". I would be weary of anything prepared with ground meat for that reason.
I can't think of any other ones that might not be immediately obvious... but I'm sure there are plenty out there. That website that Columbine posted seems pretty good about letting you know that it IS mixed in with a lot of things without it being apparent. So I agree that asking when eating out would be a good idea. To be honest I'm not very knowledgable about this kind of thing in English, so I couldn't be much of a help in Japanese. But I'd suggest maybe taking this to the Japanese help forum and asking if you couldn't find a website with some kind of database for foods that are safe for you (it would be in Japanese, but it would have food/brands from Japan). |
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