Info on being gluten-free in Italy

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 15 May 2009)

Here are the links on being gluten-free in Italy:

INFORMATION

• Celiachiamo.com – In Italian Only
• Food Allergies and Gluten Free Shopping – "Watch WebMD Video" – Source: WebMD
• Gluten-free Diet – Source: Healthtouch® Online – "for better health"
• Gluten-Free Diet – "Information Sheet" – Source: Vegetarian Society
• Find a place to eat – "Where to stay and eat on a gluten-free diet" – Source: gluten-free -on the go – "The Coeliac friendly guide to Cafes Restaurants & Hotels"
  
• Restaurants and pubs Italy
• Hotel and accommodation Italy
  

COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS

• BLOGS
• I Am Gluten Free – "Welcome to my gluten free cyberspace home. This new journey, living life on Planet Celiac, has challenged me to the max! Bring it on, I'm ready!" – Ellen – location: Massachusetts
  
• gluten-free girl – Shauna James (and the Chef) – location: Seattle , WA
  
• Gluten Free Recipes - Gluten Free Food Freak – Source: Celiac Travel
  
• BLOG ENTRIES
• oh, the honeymoon – Shauna James (and the Chef) – location: Seattle , WA
• Italy, the land of gluten free greatness – Posted by Andrea Walsh in Life – Saturday, July 30. 2005 – Source: Limbourg.com
• FORUM/DISCUSSION
• Source: Italy in TRAVEL Forum of slow travel talk section of slow travel
  
• FAQ: Gluten Free Eating in Sorrento / Rome – posted May, 2006
• STORIES/ARTICLES
• My experience of Gluten Free Italy with my coeliac husband - by Julia Ionides – Source: Celiac Travel

ITALY

• Eating gluten-free – Restaurants in Italy serving gluten-free foods – Source: found under "Foodies" in USEFUL LINKS section of daphne inn
• It should be noted that this listing is from the Associazione Italiana Celiachia (AIC) and is In Italian Only
• My top gluten free holiday in fabulous Fabio's Coeliac Guesthouse, Lake Garda, Italy – Source: Celiac Travel

ORGANIZATIONS IN ITALY

• Associazione Italiana Celiachia (Italian Celiac Association) – Mainly in Italian with the following pages in English
• 89.24.24 – "Thanks to a partnership agreement with Gruppo Seat Pagine Gialle, which specializes in multimedial communications, it is possible to receive swift, precise, up-to-date and reliable answers – also in English - to queries about venues and restaurants throughout Italy which are informed and monitored by the AIC (Associazione Italiana Celiachia – Italian Celiac Association) that serve gluten-free food." – In English, Italian
  
• FOOD AND DRINK HANDBOOK ONLINE
• Vademecum for the celiac voyager
  
• Società Vegetariana – In Italian Only
  
• VAVI – In Italian Only – Source: vegetariani.it

GLUTEN-FREE RECIPE FROM ITALY

• PEAR & PINE NUT POLENTA CAKE (GLUTEN-FREE) – Source: Lucullian Delights - "An Italian Experience" – Ilva – Location: Tuscany

RESOURCES

• Celiac.com – "A Celiac Disease & Glutten-Free Resource Since 1995"
• Celiac Disease Foundation – "Raising Awareness since 1990"
  
• gf•planet – "EAT WELL. BE HAPPY" – "A RESOURCE FOR EATING WELL AND LIVING WELL GLUTEN-FREE."
• GlutenFree Passport® – "Enriching Celiac / Coeliac & Gluten-Free Lifestyles Worldwide!" – In English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
• DINING CARDS AND PHRASES
• Allergy Translation – "Don't Limit Your Adventure!" – "175 Allergies, 11 Special Diets, 21 Languages"
• Gluten-Free Dining Cards and Phrases – Source: GlutenFree Passport® – "Enriching Celiac / Coeliac & Gluten-Free Lifestyles Worldwide!" – In English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Spanish
• Gluten-free restaurant cards - 38 languages available – Source: Celiac Travel
• Menudata Dietary Card and Electronic Food Translation Service – "Over 30 translation languages" – Source: menudata – "safer dietary solutions" – In English, Finnish
• Select Wisely – "Travel Translation Cards for people with food allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions" – Available in multiple languages
  
• Food and Languages
• Resources
• Tips for Travelers
• Traveling with Food Allergies

MISCELLANEOUS

• SEE ALSO:
• Info on Vegetarian Eating in Italy *, dated Friday, November 03, 2006
• Info about Food Allergies and Dietary Restrictions in Italy *, dated Wednesday, May 31, 2006

* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using .

That's it for Tuesday, 29 May 2007: martedì, 29 maggio 2007.

Ciao, Ben

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Today’s quote is an Italian saying, author unknown.

"Gallina vecchia fa buon brodo."
"Good broth may be made in an old pot."

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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 15 May 2009)