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I want to thank those that contributed. I will be cautious, as always, but
am secure that I will enjoy my trip and the food of that country.
>>>>> I went to Denmark three years ago. I had a wonderful experience. In
several resturants that had an alternate GF menu. I was able to get
desserts. At the hotels we stayed at if you ask the night before they have
GF bread for you in the morning.We even say a pizza place that had an
alternate pizza shell that was GF and they cooked it in a little oven next
to the big pizza oven. Unfortunately, we had already eaten so I did not
try it. Every place we went people spoke english and most stores had a GF
section. I would suggest that you take the Danish GF card from the AGAINST
THE GRAIN BOOK so that if there is any question you can use it.
The thing about Norway, Denmark and Swenden and when you said you are
Gluten Intolerant they know what it is.
Good luck,
Bev Chevalier, Ct.
>>>>>I was just in DK in January. While I didn't do a lot of gf exploring
while I was there (I brought my own bread), I didn't get the impression
that gf specialty foods were as widely available there as elsewhere in
Europe. The good news is that most Danes speak excellent English, and you
probably won't have too much trouble communicating with store clerks. Most
Danes eat a really bland diet, though. Just try and eat lots of potatos,
fish, and local produce.
Good luck!
Ingrid
>>>>>If you are staying with someone you can bake "GFRI" bread quite easily.
Super Brugsen is the name of the store where I purchased it. They sell
gluten free flour and a few other GF products in regular stores. Do not
touch any licorice. In Danish THE WORD CORN MEANS WHEAT! Be careful. Corn
is described as maiz. Obviously sauces are out and Danes love sauces.
Just replace it with the butter that they also love! I was born in Denmark
and you'll absolutely love it!
>>>>>I was in Denmark in June. I found the people willing to help you by
telling you what was in the food, but when asking for gf food, they did not
seem to have it listed that way.
I found Sweeden and Finland much more prepared. They gave us gf bread at
the hotel, but we did have to ask. On the menu in Finland, it had gf
written by the meals we could order in the one restaurant we went to. That
was great!
Just pack a little extra in case you need it.
Betty in OHIO
>>>>>While my (coeliac) wife is a Dane and we regularly go to
Denmark, I have two basic problems about helping you. The
first is that we are both bi-lingual and therefore we
discuss Karin's problems with the Danes in Danish. Second,
we always take our caravan and use it as a base (we go to
Jutland not Zealand), so we do most of our cooking from
scratch rather than buying ready made meals.
Having said this, we have had successful GF meals in
restaurants and hotels without great problems.
There is a Danish coeliac soc but I don't think they are on
the Web (they are, but only in Danish). You might like to
print out the contents of
http://www.netdoktor.dk/sygdomme/fakta/levnedsmiddelallergi.htm
which is in Danish and explains the problem.
There's a nice clear explanation of diet etc on
http://www.coeliaki.dk/coeliaki.htm in Danish which you
might just print otu and stick under the nose of anyone who
doesn't appear to understand.
There's also a short list of suppliers (all in Danish) on
http://www.coeliaki.dk/links_produkter.htm (where "Orgran"
have been changed to "Organs" - presumably by one of these
automatic spelling whatsits :-)
Hope this is of help. E-mail me with more details of what
you are planning and I'll try to get more info.
Regards
David J Walland
>>>>>it was a long time ago but in 1986 spent a month biking around
denmark,didn't have much trouble staying GF. got stuff from the danish
celiac society but had to get translated but really didn't need it, even
then most big grocery chans had GF marked food, use some great Wasa
crackers, there where cookies etc. Drie Pauli was a brand found alot,
bought cheese, fruit and coke in grociers for lunch. at the inns and
kros we stayed found enough in kippers, cheese, eggs(hard boiled ) and
stuff to be okay even for biking. found the danish in restaurants for
things like fish,chicken and meat. they rarrly deep fried anything there
then, was real potatoes usually , didn't use sauces and stuff on meat or
chicken. I did not get sick but warn you I am generally a symptomatic.
if I can help you on anything on denmark email me,have a good trip
>>>>>You can contact the Danish Coeliac Society either by snailmail, e-mail,
phone or fax:
Danish Coeliac Society, Wilensvej 16A 4th, DK-2000 Fredriksberg Tel/fax:
+45 70 10 10 03 [log in to unmask] Good luck!
Ragnar in Sweden
>>>>>My husband (celiac) and I just returned from a wonderful 9 day trip to
Denmark, Northern Germany and Sweeden. You will have no problems eating
there. Grocery stores carry GF breads, one store we stopped at indicated
they didn't have any but the bakery just up the street did. We went there,
got a wonderful loaf of dark bread and 4 cranberry muffins. They were
great.
The polsers (hot dogs) are also OK and are sold everywhere - street
vendors. We spent the night in a "mannor house" and had the dinner there.
The waiter indicated we should have called ahead and the cooks would have
made him bread for dinner and breakfast. My husband doesn't like to do
that sort of stuff, so he just brings his own bread along. Breakfasts are
wonderful there and the meats they put out are OK, they don't add fillers
to their foods like we do here.
We had a fabulous trip, no gluten reactions at all!! If you are flying
Marsek (sp?) Air from Amsterdam to Billund, ask for a GF meal. It is only
an hour flight, but they serve sandwiches and do carry GF food. Well worth
the effort.
Hope you have a great time. I can't say enough how much we enjoyed being
there. Take your walking shoes!!!
Sue Jeno
That's all folks!
Thanks Again!!!!
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