<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi list members! Thanks for all responds concerning GF in Frankfurt. Here comes the summary: 1) I cannot give you any info on Amsterdam or Paris, but in Germany all the health food stores must be regulated by the government. My husband and I visited Germany a year ago last summer and were delighted to find that the health food stores are called Reformhauses in every major city in Germany. In addition all the gluten-free food is in one section - breads, muffins, cookies, etc., Also gluten-free in Germany sounds just like gluten-free in English, so you can go into any health food store - say gluten-free and they will point you to a wonderful array of foods. In addidtion I wrote to the Celiac Society in Stuttgart Germany for the names of health food stores. They sent me the names of 7 in Munich where we spent the first week. Address for German Celiac Society is FiLderhauptstrabe 61 70599 Stuttgart phone 07-11-45-45-14 FAX 07-11-4567817 2) There is a chain of Health Food stores in Germany called Neuhaus. I'm sure there is one in the Frankfurt area. They sell many gluten free food items. 3) You need to contact the German Celiac Society, Deutsche Zoliakie-Gesellschaft E.V. (DZG). The contact person in the office is: Sofia Beisel, Filderhauptstrasse 61,D-7110599, Stuttgart, Tel:0711/45 45 14. Fax: 0711/45 678 17. Ask for the name of a contact person in Frankfurt. There are support groups throughout Germany as they are much more highly diagnosed than in the U.S. DZG has a web site (in German): <http//home.t-online.de/home/dzg.e.v./> but will soon add an English translation. I, too, noticed that there has been conflicting information on sausages and was specifically told if it was not in the DZG food guide it could not be considered GF. Look for a Reformhaus which is a Health Food Store in which to buy products, but remember that Germany accepts Wheat starch and Dietetic Wheat Starch. 4) I used to buy gluten free products in the "Reformhaus". This is a chain selling healthfood and various herb concoctions. They have gluten free sections, often well stocked. Specifically I remember one called "Boermel Ernst" which has a lot of stuff, including GF chocolate wafers and various goodies (yum), but also the more basic things like bread and pasta. They are located downtown close to the subway station "Eschenheimer Tor" (or "Turm", my memory fails me). Just get off the subway, go up to street level and talk a walk around the traffic jam, and you'll probaly find it. More specifically, walk towards the main shopping area ("Hauptwache") and it's in a side street on your left. Or look them up in the yellow pages. I can't tell you about specific restaurants, but if you order grilled meat, you should be safe. Just beware of the sauces, as they can be thickened with flour. 5) Another thing you might want to check out (and I don't know what source you may have) is Sausage. I avoided all sausage while in Germany because I thought it must contain gluten as in the States. When I returned there was a message on the Internet stating that they thoroughly enjoyed the sausage in Germany. The message said that the sausage made in Germany is gf, but any sausage from the States contains gluten. 6) in Germany you can get gf food in a so called "Reformhaus". You can find these shops quite often, so just ask somebody on the street where the next "Reformhaus" is. I do not know a special gf restaurant as I am not from Frankfurt. But I have made good experiences in different restaurants. I ask to prepare some meet and vegetable for without any flour or wheat starch and to use only salt and pepper, so mixed spices which might contain gluten. I was always served a real good meal. If you need the German translation, here it is: without flour or wheat starch - ohne Mehl oder Weizenstaerke only salt and pepper - nur Salz und Pfeffer But I think in Frankfurt's restaurants you will find a lot of waiters who speak English. 7) The German "Celiac disease foundation" sells a booklet listing a lot of food companies and their gf products. If you stay for a longer time in Germany you can get one at Deutsche Zoeliakiegesellschaft e.V. Filderhauptstr. 61 D-70599 Stuttgart It costs 10.- DM. Perhaps you have a friend in Frankfurt who can help with the translation. I also think, that the "Zoeliakiegesellschaft" can give you the name of a celiac contact person in Frankfurt to help you with the shopping. If you have more question, please contact me. (I do not have access to the internet at the weekend, so wait 'til Monday.)