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Anyone Have Experience With Gluten Free Living In Germany?

jgoings

By jgoings
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jgoings Newbie
jgoings
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I'm wondering if anyone has any experience in gluten free eating in Germany. I was diagnosed about two weeks ago, so I'm on a steep gluten learning curve AND have been offered a career opportunity in Russelsheim, Germany. Both are exciting pieces of information, but I'm not sure how realistic it will be to try to find gluten in a language I'm not even close to being fluent in. All thoughts will be appreciated! :blink:

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germanguy Newbie
germanguy
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Hey jgoings,

Rüsselsheim... then I guess you are working for a big american automotive company (two big lettes)!

I am german and I can tell you that it will be possible for you to live gluten-free.

Well off course you cannot have all the things that make Germany great... Beer (DAMNIT!!!) and Pretzels for example. But you can still drive as fast as you want to on many parts of the Autobahn (I wouldn't recommend an Opel, take a BMW or Merc instead). :)

Ok but here is the really interesting part:

The German Celiac Society (www.dzg-online.de) offers a book listing many gluten-free foods you can buy in german supermarkets.

Also there are many places called 'Reformhaus' in almost any city offering special gluten-free foods.

Furthermore there is a new European law (since September 2005) which forces all manufacturers to declate gluten containing ingridients on their products. It makes shopping a lot easier!

Well, I hope I could help!

Greetings

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