My husband and I are planning a trip to Budapest and Vienna as our graduation present to ourselves. My first thought? Will I be able to eat? Such are the thoughts of a gluten free traveler. Or anyone with a serious food allergy or intolerance I suppose. I am not perfect about planning ahead and preparing for any trip (my past history can attest to that!) but for all the times I've gone hungry or frustrated I've been taught something and I hope to share a bit with you.
Perhaps the most important thing to learn before you travel abroad anywhere is how they say 'gluten free' in that language or any symbols they use to denote it. Practice saying it and reading it so that when you're over there you have a higher chance of spotting the sign on a restaurant or product in a grocery store! This can help you find many a wonderful place or food item. There are many food cards that describe exactly what having celiacs or a gluten intolerance means in the native language, however being able to speak it and read it yourself will be invaluable to your attempts. Especially if you are like me and always forget to have the card with you when it would be the most helpful.
Pinterest. You know where you want to go? Head to Pinterest! You may not have a lot of options for your search "Gluten free in Budapest" but finding an all gluten free bakery? Loads of comfort! Even if you can't find another restaurant you can plan on heading to these places you've found ahead of time. For example I found this list of gluten free restaurants and places to buy gluten free food for Budapest! How awesome is that? The only caution for this is that many of these articles were written a few years ago and places may have closed, changed locations, or changed menus! Even having a different waiter or waitress can cause the experience of whether they have gluten free food or not to be totally different!
Google can be another great resource for finding places in different cities to eat however I have had less success with this. It may be because Pinterest is more focused on blogs and articles that can give you in-depth information and personal experiences while Google tends to give you big picture things first or it may just be that I'm using the wrong search words. Either way I definitely do a Google search to complement my other searches.My husband had better success with Google over Pinterest for Vienna though. It will really depend on how lucky you are with search words and the location you want to go. Key words that I use to search are;- Gluten free in "location"
- Gluten free restaurants in "location"
- Celiacs "location" or "country" (some countries have great resources for those who have celiacs)
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