Gluten Free Arabia

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Comment by Mauragh on May 23, 2010 at 1:30am

Hi All,
We are heading to Riyadh in mid June.
We have a 9 year old daughter with Coeliac Disease. I'm anxious about what products are available there - are there stores that sell gluten free products?
We are very spoilt here in Australia as there are so many wonderful products (fresh and premix) available - such a great choice.
Can someone please give me a very very simple gluten free bread recipe using flours that should be readily available in Riyadh?
Also, the big supermarkets - do they stock international gluten free products (for example -Australian: Orgran, Melindas, Norganic????)
Hope to hear back from you all!
Thanks

Comment by Karen Broussard on May 20, 2010 at 6:36pm

Salma, I'd love it if you'd share your sister's shopping experience you mention below with us. Our site, GlutenFreeTravelSite, has partnered with Gluten Free Faces to provide our search/mapping technology to access our global gluten-free dining and travel reviews via the "Gluten Free Maps" tab on the top right of this page. We have a huge database of reviews of U.S.-based restaurants (and stores, hotels/resorts, and cruises), but we'd love to hear more about places in Egypt...our site is currently lacking in reviews/feedback from that area of the world. The more reviews that are submitted to our site, the more it helps folks here on Gluten Free Faces (and other Celiacs using our site). It helps people planning trips to Egypt and also benefits the stores and restaurants that so kindly cater to our gluten-free community (they all benefit from the free publicity). So if you could take a few minutes and Submit a Review to our site, we'd so appreciate it!

Comment by salma on May 19, 2010 at 11:16am

for egyptian people my sister was in maadi today, and she found an italian shop that sells GF product if u want to know about it:
dl fornaio
38, st. 231 - Degla Maadi (cairo) and tel:tel: 25198296 mob: 011 6751222 / 012 2238476..

Comment by Karen Broussard on February 28, 2010 at 6:12pm

Yes, for those of you who haven't tried Schar pasta, it is the best -- and the closest thing to true gluten pasta.

Comment by Lubna on February 28, 2010 at 6:37am

Again Schar gluten free/dairy free products are now available @ Kilograms Diet Shop,,, don't miss the great taste and the health benefits,,, waiting for your visit :)

Comment by Karen Broussard on February 15, 2010 at 7:20pm

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Comment by Linda on February 15, 2010 at 6:57am

Hi everyone! I have been reading the post and I have lived in the middle east over the years. From Jordan to Saudi. I found that i could get rice flour and tapioca in both regions. But for health conscious reasons I try to use nut flours most of the time like chestnut, almond, walnuts which is plentiful in those areas. The most important to understand about using nut flour you need to use more eggs to get the volume. You can get away with using garbonzo flour which is good for making cookies because the flavor of the flour is toned down with the use of the brown sugars. also a tip if you cannot find quar gum, zantham gum then use beef gelatin instead. There are so many things I have learned over the last 10 years and it takes some experimenting but it can happen. Also most of those regions carry bob's red Mill and that is a great product to buy. I seen it at the GNC in Saudi and they took the time to order it for me also. Good luck and take care..

Comment by Lubna on February 14, 2010 at 7:06am

Hi Carrie, how r u doing?
in KSA there is only Abazeer Shop sells gluten free items (and nadine told u about). But i can help you from Jordan as i have a diet diet shop in Amman_jordan and have a lot of gluten free items, and can ship to KSA.
Available Brands: Bob's Red Mill, Nature's Path, Schar, Deboles, Energy...

Regards,
k1000gram@gmail.com

Comment by Lubna on February 14, 2010 at 6:08am

Hi Raluca-Alexandra, hope you r doing great? wish i had the chance to check the group earlier to tell you about "Pate Boulanger" in lebanon, they bake a wide range of gluten free items:
Adress: Beirut-Sin el Fil Highway - next to mirna chalouhi Bldg. -
009611501100
Good luck :)

Comment by Teri Whisenhunt on February 14, 2010 at 5:47am

Has anyone in your group tried tiger nut flour. I have had it tested with the Celiac Sprue Association here in the states ,it test under 5ppm for wheat and is great when added to a good flour blend.
Please visit our website, www.mixesfromtheheatland.com We ship overseas and are adding staples to the site like flours,pasta, and more in bulk bags. Contact me and I will see what I can do to help in shipping. Teri

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