Hey guys, I'm going on a trip to Japan in a couple weeks, and unfortunately have celiac disease so I have to be pretty careful about what I eat (avoiding gluten, which is in wheat, barley, rye, and you usually avoid oat for cross contamination purposes).
It's a bummer on vacations where you want to just eat everything but what are you gonna do. I was hoping some of you guys would have some advice about what I can or can't eat in Japanese cuisine, and, this is a long shot I know, but any places that might understand my dietary restrictions. I've been told that Japan does not really have much knowledge of gluten allergies so it might be tough. I'd also appreciate some advice on what kinds of alcohol might be widely available (I'm guessing sake might be my best option? I hope I don't hate it)
If it matters, I'll be mostly in Kyoto I believe, with a day or so in Osaka
Thanks!
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All that said, google brought up this site about trying to eat gluten free there.
Here's another site that talks about experience traveling with the condition and has some words to look for if you're reading ingredients on a package.
I googled "gluten free food in Japan" for a fairly extensive list of sites and blogs.
these are all great, especially that legalnomads.com one, thanks! I tried googling a week or so ago and don't remember finding much, but I'm kind of baffled as to why that happened because doing so now is bringing up, like you said, tons of things.
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