My wife really wants to make a stir-fry recipe she's seen for her Coeliac
mother next weekend, but it needs soy sauce. I don't think it will quite
work without it so I'm wondering if there's something that is commonly
substituted for soy sauce in these circumstances?



a

"Jon S Green" wrote in message
...
Quite a lot of soy does not contain gluten. See
http://www.gastro.net.au/diets/glutenfree.html -- if the soy doesn't
list wheat as an ingredient, you should be OK.

So, my suggestion is that you substitute gluten-free soy sauce. ;-)


Ahh .. didn't know that - I thought it all had some in. I use Kikoman and
it lists wheat. Must have a look in the supermarkets then. Do you happen
to know if Tesco's/Sainsbury's, etc. carry a brand guaranteed gluten-free?



a

Ooopss ... I've just noticed I posted this here instead of
rec.food.cooking!! Sorry for the off topic post!




a

"al" wrote:

My wife really wants to make a stir-fry recipe she's seen for her Coeliac
mother next weekend, but it needs soy sauce. I don't think it will quite
work without it so I'm wondering if there's something that is commonly
substituted for soy sauce in these circumstances?

Quite a lot of soy does not contain gluten. See
http://www.gastro.net.au/diets/glutenfree.html -- if the soy doesn't
list wheat as an ingredient, you should be OK.

So, my suggestion is that you substitute gluten-free soy sauce. ;-)


Jon
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On Sun, 08 Aug 2004 21:22:14 GMT, al wrote:

My wife really wants to make a stir-fry recipe she's seen for her Coeliac
mother next weekend, but it needs soy sauce. I don't think it will quite
work without it so I'm wondering if there's something that is commonly
substituted for soy sauce in these circumstances?

I was going to write that soy sauce is gluten-free, but then I
thought I better check my facts. Every one of the four kinds of
soy sauce in this house contains wheat flour as a minor
ingredient. (YHY Light, Pearl River Dark, Tamari Organic, and
Conimex Indonesian Sweet)

However: as gluten is a sticky protein, I doubt that much of it
gets into finished soy sauce. All the soy sauces I have are
liquids, not thick at all, and almost certainly containing little
or no gluten. Remember that soy sauce is a fermented product and
the fermentation process very likely breaks down any proteins in
the raw ingredients.


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Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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For those with Celiac Disease, you may well be able to get a range of gluten
free items from Boots on prescription.

--
David Hill
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"al" wrote in message
. uk...
My wife really wants to make a stir-fry recipe she's seen for her Coeliac
mother next weekend, but it needs soy sauce. I don't think it will quite
work without it so I'm wondering if there's something that is commonly
substituted for soy sauce in these circumstances?



a

There are Gluten Free Soy sauces
All Coeliacs in the UK normally belong to the Coeliac Society and a free
book and inch thick is issued every year with comprehensive listings of
every single food item

I know because my 3 yr old grandaughter is coeliac and stir fries are often
cooked in their house

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:27:08 +0100, Janet Baraclough..
wrote:

~The message
~from "al" contains these words:
~
~ Do you happen
~ to know if Tesco's/Sainsbury's, etc. carry a brand guaranteed gluten-free?
~
~ Certainly Tesco, and I think Sainsbury, provide lists of gluten-free
~products on request. Just ring and ask. Or, ask a reputable local
~healthfood supplier such as Holland and Barrett.
~
Sainsbury's definitely does as I bought some for a gluten intolerant
friend.


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jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
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