I wrote a post supposedly summarising Gluten-Free Venice, but after a wonderful encounter with the owner of a Venetian mecca, Mea Libera Tutti, I was shot to shit. Edit Post... Delete.There will now be multiple parts to my 'celiachia' experiences in this floating island. I'm not sure if summaries are now appropriate, given the new world of information I have been invited into, so think of Part Uno as a little index of what's to follow.
1. Pharmacies and Health stores stock teeny tiny ranges of 'senza glutine' products.
2. Supermarkets, Billa and Coop also assign almost non-existant spaces for suitable foodstuffs, which are often hidden among regular pastas and crackers.
3. Two restaurants which specialise in cooked GF meals are La Fondamenta and Ristorante Da Poggi. I am yet to find a few more. Reviews to come.
4. God Bless the ladies from Mea Libera Tutti. Your one-stop shop for gnocchi, puff pastry, hand-made biscuits, sweets, bread, the list goes on. Everything in the store is for you!
5. The Italian Coeliac Association website can also be read in English. Just my luck that this option is being reconstructed at the moment. Visiting www.celiachia.it will open doors to the harshly different food laws in Italy.
Watch this space. I am almost certain even the index will be updated plus reviews, reviews, reviews! I'll try to keep them short, sweet and always Senza Glutine. x
Hey Aimee!! I'm so happy you got in touch with the ladies from Mea Libera Tutti! It's just the best!! I'm an Italian celiac girl, friend of them 'cause I used to live in Venice!! Now I'm surfing your blog and I find it very interesting for trips, gf tips and shared experience!! Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteThat shop is really something, especially those beautiful chocolate biscuits handmade at a nunnery. I would love to see something like that come to Australia. Thanks for your kind feedback. It put a smile on my face.
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