034: Travelling With Your Tastebuds, Simple Sweet and Sour Pork, Should You Get Tested for Celiac?
April 2024
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Featured Article
Travel with Your Taste Buds: An Exploration of Gluten Free Asian Food
Looking to add spark and variety to your foodscape? Gluten free Asian food might be the answer.
If you’re like me, going gluten free left you feeling like there was not much on the table that wasn't bland and crumbly. But it doesn't have to be that way! A few steps outside your comfort zones are sizzling stir fries, spicy curries and mouth-watering sushi. A world of naturally gluten free flavors!
The cuisines of Asia are as diverse as the continent is vast. From China to Thailand to Japan, each region offers a unique flavor blueprint, steeped in its own rich history and culinary techniques. But there are commonalities too. Let's explore.
In this article you’ll learn about:
Rice
Rice paper
Rice noodles and other Asian noodles
Chinese food: How to order and make your own
Thai food: How to order and make your own
Japanese food: Did someone say sushi?
Go here: An Exploration of Gluten Free Asian Food
Featured Recipe
Simple Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe: Tasty, Tangy and Gluten Free
Staying with the Asian theme, try my easy Sweet and Sour Pork!
Did you ever think you could make gluten free Chinese food come alive in your own kitchen? This simple sweet and sour pork recipe is going be a huge confidence booster. You'll be re-thinking your own culinary talents and your view of this whole gluten free thing.
I’m extra excited to bring you this Asian takeout classic because gluten free Chinese food can be hard to come by. Also, this is a family favorite. I was thumbing through my mom’s old recipe binder and found this gem in my own 12-year-old handwriting. So let's have some fun and make a delicious recipe even a child can make
Go here for my Simple Sweet and Sour Pork Recipe.
Let me know how you like it in the FB Group.
News From the Scientific Community
Celiac Disease Self Diagnosis: Is Getting Tested Worth the Pain?
You haven’t felt right for a long time. Bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation, brain fog, skin rash, nutrient deficiencies. Then late one night after way too much time on google, you come across the symptoms of celiac disease. “Could this be it? How would I know? I could try cutting out gluten and see if I feel better.”
Photo by Julia Koblitz on Unsplash
The temptation to just “go gluten free” is strong and the downsides may not be obvious. But feeling better off gluten doesn’t always mean celiac disease.
Go here to learn about Celiac Self Diagnosis and if you should get tested.
What I’m Reading
The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook
500 Vibrant, Kitchen Tested Recipes For Living and Eating Well Every Day
I reached back into the archives for this one because I’ve not highlighted it here in NGF Digest and I think it’s so worth a read.
In the February issue of NGF Digest, we talked about the Mediterranean diet and why it might be the best diet for those of us with celiac disease.
If you want to try it out for yourself, this cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen might be exactly what you’re looking for.
It’s not a gluten free cookbook per se, but because the Mediterranean Diet relies so heavily on healthy whole foods and olive oil, many of the recipes are naturally gluten free or easily converted.
Go here for my full review of The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook
More Reading
Check out my reading list. It’s a roundup of all the food related books I’ve curated for you along with my reviews.
Book Reviews: Interesting and Informative Books on Celiac Disease and Healthy Eating
Do you have any suggestions for additions to our library? Let the community know here on our FB Group.
That’s All For This Month
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