{"id":129,"date":"2007-02-27T12:31:41","date_gmt":"2007-02-27T11:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.free-from.com\/blog\/?p=129"},"modified":"2016-04-21T18:48:42","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T17:48:42","slug":"a-gluten-free-alphabet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.free-from.com\/blog\/a-gluten-free-alphabet\/","title":{"rendered":"A gluten free alphabet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Having been entertained by the idea of the Alphabet Eating Challenge, which I came across at Playlibrary<\/a>, I thought I’d see if I could create a gluten free alphabet. Not that I’m going to eat them all at the same time.<\/p>\n

We often play A-Z in the car – the idea is that you pick a category and then take it in turns to name an item in that category, going through the alphabet. We often use foods as a category – though we haven’t identified a proper X either!<\/p>\n

So – food that is naturally gluten free …<\/p>\n

A<\/strong> – apples, of course, and almonds, avocado and amaranth (either as a grain or as a flour)<\/p>\n

B<\/strong> – bananas, blueberries, broccoli and brazils (what a lot of superfoods begin with B)<\/p>\n

C<\/strong> – carrots, chickpeas, cucumber and chestnuts, but also corn, which is useful as a flour<\/p>\n

D<\/strong> – dairy products – but check any additions – dates, duck and dulse<\/p>\n

E<\/strong> – eggs, endive and eggplant (known as aubergine here)<\/p>\n

F<\/strong> – fish, fruit and fowl (but don’t add gluten in the sauces)<\/p>\n

G<\/strong> – globe artichokes, grapes, ginger and garlic<\/p>\n

H <\/strong>– herbs of every variety, horseradish, honey and hummous<\/p>\n

I<\/strong> – iceberg lettuce, ice lollies and icecream (but check for additions)<\/p>\n

J<\/strong> – jerusalem artichokes, jams, jelly and (pure) juices<\/p>\n

K<\/strong> – kale, kelp and kholrabi, kiwi fruit and kidney beans<\/p>\n

L <\/strong>– lentils are a useful source of protein for vegetarian coeliacs (and so are other pulses). Also lemons, lettuce, lamb and lobster<\/p>\n

M<\/strong> – marzipan is gluten free, but more importantly, so are millet and maize, mushrooms and meat (watch out for sauces on your meat, though)<\/p>\n

N <\/strong>– nuts – all of them, whether whole or ground. Also (pure) nutmeg, nectarines and nasturtium flowers!<\/p>\n

O <\/strong>– olives, octopus, okra and oregano (and all other fresh herbs). Increasingly people believe that pure oats may be GF, too.<\/p>\n

P<\/strong> – pulses (lentils, beans, peas), plums and potatoes<\/p>\n

Q <\/strong>– quinoa, a useful carbohydrate, and also quince<\/p>\n

R <\/strong>– rice, in all its many forms (fragrant Thai, risotto rice, American long grain, pudding …), raisins and raspberries<\/p>\n

S <\/strong>– sago (but not semolina, which is made from wheat), squid, soya and sorghum, as well as seaweed and (pure) spices<\/p>\n

T<\/strong> – tapioca and teff, tofu and treacle<\/p>\n

U<\/strong> – um … apart from from ugli fruit and umeboshi, I’m struggling with U<\/p>\n

V<\/strong> – vine leaves, vanilla, (wine) vinegar and violets – and all vegetables<\/p>\n

W<\/strong> – whisky and wine! Do these count? … OK, how about watermelon, walnuts and whortleberries?<\/p>\n

X<\/strong> – xanthan gum. Very useful as a gluten replacement!<\/p>\n

Y <\/strong>– yeast is gluten free – and so are yams<\/p>\n

Z<\/strong> – apart from zucchini (known as courgettes here) zante grapes and zinc (as a food supplement) I give up!<\/p>\n

What can you add?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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