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22/04/2008, 8:14 Celestine Joined on 08/01/2008 Posts 62 Difficult guest! My friend is coming to stay for 5 days which is great news. However, she is lactose intolerant and wheat too! Seems my world famous lasagna wont be appreciated this time round! Can anyone advise me on which products to buy instead of the normal things please, rather than me having to stand in the supermarket for hours reading labels that I dont understand lol. Is there a wheat-free pasta in France and would I be able to find it in the hypermarkets? I also need some alternative butter or margarine, cheese (goats cheese is OK but want some kind of grateable really), mayo and bread that isnt wheat bread. Any help much appreciated :)      Report

22/04/2008, 8:33 Pierre ZFP Joined on 12/11/2004 PdC(62)/Luxembourg Posts 1,649 Re: Difficult guest! Can only suggest bread/gain alternative I'm afraid as I don't know about the rest.  Look for bread make from Dinkle (sometimes called Dunkle or Spelt).  Its a very old grain coming back into favour and is OK for wheat intolerance.  Also available as flour of course.  Actually its rather good and makes the most fantastic pizza bases.  Have only seen it in Bio shops or the Bio section of Auchan. Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, shame on me Fool me 3 times and you can see a statistical tendency    Report

22/04/2008, 9:16 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 6,247 Re: Difficult guest! Celestine, You don't say in your profile where you are, so it's difficult to give you info in relation to a specific area. All these products are more easily found in health food shops rather than in supermarkets, where the demand is still relatively low. Spelt and gluten-free breads are available either ready-sliced or in loaves. Where cheese is concerned, generally speaking, hard and matured cheeses (parmesan) contain very little lactose, but you might not want to take a chance... Clair, a Real Virtual French Person La vérité est si obscurcie en ce temps et le mensonge si établi, qu'à moins d'aimer la vérité, on ne saurait la reconnaître. (Blaise Pascal)    Report

22/04/2008, 9:23 Celestine Joined on 08/01/2008 Posts 62 Re: Difficult guest! My biggest towns are Chantonnay and Fontenay, Dept 85. Didnt realise that about hard cheeses, that might not be so bad then.    Report

22/04/2008, 9:28 water rat Joined on 17/09/2005 Posts 24 Re: Difficult guest! We've had a few guests like that at our chambres d'hote.Breakfast being a particular nightmare. I experimented with pancakes made from Sarrasin flour ( buck wheat, which isn't wheat!) mixed with a bit of cornflour ( maizena). they turned out so well ,the other guests were requesting them for breakfast and can be used as a base for sweet or savoury fillings. Perhaps you could try it for lasagne sheets?. The basic mix is sarrazin, cornflour, egg,a splash of oil and water. there's usually a recipe on the bag of sarrazin, just replace the wheat flour with more sarrasin and  cornflour.A note of caution, the sarrasin doesn't work on it's own. Bon appétit!    Report

22/04/2008, 9:31 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,285 Re: Difficult guest! Rice cakes are good as a bread alternative for gluten intolerants. Our local Super U has recently expanded and now has a huge health food section with lots of products for people on special diets etc. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

22/04/2008, 9:39 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 6,247 Re: Difficult guest! Au Pays Bio 24 rue Louis Auber - ZA St Médard des Prés 85200 FONTENAY LE COMTE Tél : 02 51 51 37 68 Fax : 02 51 51 49 76 lundi de 15h00 à 19h00 mardi, mercredi et jeudi de 10h00 à 13h00 et de 15h00 à 19h00 vendredi de 10h00 à 19h00 samedi de 10h00 à 18h30 Toubio 13 rue Kléber 85200 FONTENAY LE COMTE 02 51 69 35 26 Mieux Vivre 9 pl Liberté 85110 CHANTONNAY 02 28 15 93 05 Clair, a Real Virtual French Person La vérité est si obscurcie en ce temps et le mensonge si établi, qu'à moins d'aimer la vérité, on ne saurait la reconnaître. (Blaise Pascal)    Report

22/04/2008, 9:46 Celestine Joined on 08/01/2008 Posts 62 Re: Difficult guest! Thanks Clair for those addresses - will have a go at finding them next week! Water Rat - thats what I needed, the names of things to buy, thanks for that. Could I make bread from the Sarrasin flour? Cooperlola, our SuperU has a fine selection but didnt know what to look for or what the names of the alternatives were. Rice cakes are a good idea tho, thanks.    Report

22/04/2008, 9:58 Pads Joined on 24/05/2006 Cornwall/ Montage Noir Posts 3,120 Re: Difficult guest! Could you not ask this person to bring some of the flour/ pasta / bread ect with her for you to then cook with your own sauces ..... Im sure this person would be more comfortable with products she knows and trust ? Is this a friend or a paying guest ?  Im sure you could work some thing out between you. Dirty Tom =^..^= Where ever I lay my paw thats my home    Report

22/04/2008, 10:05 cooperlola Joined on 05/05/2006 72 - Sarthe - home of les 24 heures du Mans Posts 6,285 Re: Difficult guest! Pads's idea is a good one. I found this too :  VALPIFORM products (which the site suggests are sold in supermarkets and other shops here) are all gluten free. Healthcare Issues Site    Report

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