Hello everybody,
I'm a new entry to the forum...I'm Italian and after reading some posted messages here I think I migth consider myself so lucky living in Italy??? ...sure, Italy now is great for gluten-free food, we have restricted rules for anything concerning restaurants that must be certified as well as gluten-free foods by the national healt dept.
I use to travel a lot for work trips and personal also; I need help for Barcellona; I found out a reaturants recap but I need to know if I can also find fresh product such as gluten-free ham and sliced cheese in stores ; I will be in Barcellona 4 days and I will be based in Girona in a private house where I can cook my own food. So basically I think I will arrange with sandwiches. I discovered also a place with gluten-free entrepas that I will surely see.
Anyone also knows if there is something as "Pret a Manger" in England that could be faster that seating in a restaurant?...it's something like a fresh salad fast food.
Wait for your help!!
tks!
Paola

Hi Paola

There are many 'Pret a manger' in England ...here's a list - although I'm not sure how safe they would be regarding cross contamination.

Regarding Barcelona - we have been to Spain since my husband's diagnosis and found eating out quite easy by printing off this restaurant card, and found it quite easy to buy naturally gluten-free foods in their supermarkets.

You might also want to contact the Spanish coeliac society - scroll down here for a list of recommended restaurants in the Barcelona area that cater gluten-free.

Happy Travels

Hi Nikky,
thanks for help, I feel quite confortable now with all these info and feel positive to find what I need in stores as well.
I will contact the Catalunya celiac society to ask for the celiac vademecum with guaranteed gluten-free foods in normal stores. Hope to find out online but no way, maybe it's me, I don't understand so well spanish!

Tks!!
Paola

Spanish words helpful for celiacs:

Tengo la enfermedad celiaca= I have celiac disease
Tiene esta cosa el gluten= Does this have gluten
No puedo comer= I can't eat
Tengo alergia a- I'm allergic to
harina= flour
trigo= wheat
avena= oats

I'm not sure about barley or rye though :-)