GLUTEN-FREE BURGOS

There are many special things in Burgos that make it a nice town for visiting: the gothic Cathedral, the Human Evolution Museum, the archaeological site of Atapuerca, the road to Santiago, their wines...

Regarding the gluten-free issue, the Burgos Coeliacs Association published a hotels and restaurants guide with a wide offer in the capital and the surroundings, and also has a map on its web with the location of other places proposed by their members.

We spent last weekend in Burgos, therefore we had the opportunity to try three of them:

BACK

After some weeks (months!) out of the blogosphere, I am back again.

I would like to share with you some GF discoveries I made on holidays but first I preferred to update information already published in the blog:

In Three GF Bakeries in Madrid I have deleted one that has closed but I have added many that opened in the last months. There already are 7 in the city centre and 6 more in other towns of the region of Madrid. All of them have agreement with one or both of the coeliacs/celiacs associations of Madrid.

I have also updated the post dedicated to Apps for coeliacs/celiacs. There are 14 apps in the list, one of the last added was Cervezas Sin Gluten, by Celiaco a los 30, with the places in Spain offering gluten-free beer.

The links of the lists of the gluten-free bars, restaurants and shops given by the associations have been updated as well. As I know some of them change from time to time, I have checked them and corrected when necessary.

And lastly the fast food post has been updated with the latest information and the incorporation of the Foster's Hollywood chain, which recently has begun to offer GF menus.

One of my future tasks will be to revise the lists of GF shops and bakeries because I am sure that new establishments have been opened.

And of course I will continue sharing with you all my gluten-free experiences here in the blog and through my Twitter and Facebook profiles:

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TRAVELLING GLUTEN-FREE

Some weeks ago I was invited by the Coeliacs Association of Basque Country to take part in a meeting about Celiac Travellers. The objective was to share experiences and to encourage young celiac people to travel and to overcome their fears of following a gluten-free diet out of home.

It was an interesting meeting in which, from different points of view, we share the way we face celiac-disease when travelling around Spain or abroad. We were a young entrepreneur who has to spend some periods of time abroad, a professional sportsman diagnosed more than 30 years ago, a woman who has lived in different countries, a gluten-free travel agency and a person who likes to travel and does her best to cope with her gluten-free diet (me).

I focused my presentation on the resources I use when I have to prepare a trip. While preparing the presentation I realized that there are many of them available nowadays, mostly on the Internet, and I want to share them here:

TAPAS FAIR IN RIBADEO (LUGO)

With the name “Ribadeo de Tapeo”, the Galician council of Ribadeo (in the province of Lugo) has launched an initiative to promote its gastronomy and the tourism in the area. It started last May the 10^th and will finish next Sunday May 18.

Ribadeo is a nice village in the eastern cost of the province of Lugo, in the border of Asturias. It is well known for the beauty of its seaside, its liveliness, and its gastronomy based on veal, fish and seafood.

GLUTEN-FREE BAKERIES IN SPAIN

I want to share with you the gluten-free bakeries I know all over Spain. Fortunately, I have been in some of them, I have picked others in the coeliacs / celiacs associations websites of every region of Spain, and I have known the rest of them by the social networks. Many of the establishments are controlled by one coeliacs /celiacs association.

THE SURPRISE OF CANGAS DEL NARCEA (ASTURIAS)

Last Christmas, Santa brought me a trip to Cangas del Narcea. The region of Cangas del Narcea, Degaña and Ibias is on the southwest of Asturias, and most of it is occupied by Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña and Ibias Natural Park. This Natural Park is home to mountains and valleys of great importance covered by native forests. Other natural areas, such as Muniellos Natural Reserve and Somiedo Natural Park are very close to the region of Cangas.

A unique place to enjoy the last days of 2013, but not only because the beauty of its landscapes and monuments but also because Cangas del Narcea is maybe the region of Spain with a bigger ratio of celiac people!

THE CANARY ISLANDS: TENERIFE AND LA GOMERA

El Teide (Tenerife)

We went to Tenerife and La Gomera, two of the Canary Islands, some weeks ago. We had been in the Canaries before my diagnosis and I remembered the amazing flavours of its traditional cuisine, wondering if I could taste them now being coeliac. But in fact, it is not difficult to eat gluten-free in the Canaries.

Some of the typical products are:

-    Mojos: They are spicy sauces usually served with papas arrugás (wrinkled potatoes: potatoes boiled in salt water), meat or fish. They are made from garlic, cumin, paprika, vinegar, olive oil and salt. There are two types of mojo: Red mojo or mojo picón, with dried red peppers; and green mojo, with coriander or parsley. Naturally gluten-free.

Mojo verde and Mojo rojo