Gluten Free in Japan! || How To Coeliac
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
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Please do an itinerary that would be amazing !!!!
I will!!!!
Yep ditto. Would love to see an itinerary. My fiance is GF, Soy free, reduced Dairy. We would love to travel to Japan, but are worried she'll have nothing to eat beyond Yakitori and Western fast food
Highly recommend getting the gluten free card. I was in Japan and it helped me a lot when I used it. Also there is a traditional Japanese soy sauce that is gluten free, ask for “Tamari”.. you will really enjoy it. Unfortunately for me when I went I got sick by accidentally eating some gluten. What helped me a lot is the easy access to “onigiri” in most convienance stores. I eat that for breakfast everyday and it’s super cheap (I think $1 each). The Salmon with Mayo onigiri is not gluten free so please avoid that one. I recommend the ramen store she mentions at Tokyo station. I went there a lot too so that I can eat a full meal safely. When I needed a quick snack I ate Mochi safely too. Those are the best options.
Best country for celiac people is Italy! I was there on vacation and many restaurants had gluten free pizza and pasta and even McDonald’s had gluten free burger buns! In the city Parma there is even a whole store only with gluten free products!
You would be my new favourite person if you would put together an itinerary! Japan is a wonderful place. Some specific suggestions would be extremely confidence boosting. Thank you!
im literally crying, i have been celiac and a huge fan of Japanese pop culture and have wanted to go forever but whenever i thought of even thinking of going there i felt sad because i could not eat gluten free so thank you so much for this video i will definitely be subscribing
dont worry there are many gluten free restaurants to visit just search and look up I recommend Ain Soph. Journey Shinjuku restaurant.
ua-cam.com/video/WUZlhlr8kj4/v-deo.html - watch this video its shows the gluten free places in Japan
Awesome video -thank you! My daughter and I love Japan. I’ve built a fantastic google map of GF places to eat since her CD diagnosis in anticipation of being able to travel again!
Sing out if you want me to share my google map - things like yakiniku and even some of the dishes at Matsuya are GF if you are careful about cc!
Hey I'm going to Tokyo in a few months and wondering if you could share your GF map??
@@libbyward-christie4962 Hi Im going to Tokyo next month, i would like to ask you, if you could share your google maps map with me :))
@@libbyward-christie4962I’d love to see your google map of GF
This is amazing. Been wanting to travel and Japan is on the top of the list. Been worried about being GF and the risk of cross-contamination and language barrier. I guess learning a bit of Japanese never hurt anyone. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Thank you SO much for making this video! I've dreamed of going to Japan since I discovered Sailor Moon in middleschool and I'm determined to go once the world gets back to normal. I figured eating GF would be a challenge, but this helped tremendously 🤩🥰
Ps. I'd love an itinerary video!
Yes! Finally, after years of the whole world gaslighting my foundational knowledge of basic geometry, you're the one other person actually pointing out that a triangle is not a ball.
Thx for that!
"If the ball is too big for your mouth, it is not your ball"
-Ven. Dog of Wisdom
Whaaaat 😂
I'm Gluten Free Myself and I want to Go to Japan.
Yes please make an itinerary for Japan with glutenfree restaurants and cafés! Preferably for a trip during 2-3 weeks. That would be amazing 😍🥰🙏
When I travel in the country in here the USA often a lot of times the only place to find safe food is a gas station/convenience store. I am not surprised the same thing is true of Japan.
All this food talk is making my mouth water!!!!
Hehe sorry
This is so helpful thank you! An itinerary would be so helpful!!
I'm making my first trip to Japan post-celiac soon and I'm pretty much planning to live on plain rice, mochi and water. 😅
Thanks for the video! It was very helpful. I had a trip planned in 2021 but I had to cancel it. I also had a list of gluten-free restaurants available in major cities, but unfortunately most of them are gone due to the reasons you mention. It is also a good idea to rent an apartment in which you can cook your own meals and then just buy some groceries.
Hopefully they will open up soon for tourism, I'm hoping to get back asap!!
Definitely true about apartments - but with a small warning about japanese apartment kitchens not being similar to one in the UK or the US haha
Hello! I’ve only recently been diagnosed with coeliac disease and I’m going to Japan next year!
Your video is super helpful and it’s a relief to hear we can eat things there🥲
I am wondering if you created a gluten free itinerary? I am really interested in this!
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and tips!! I can’t wait to travel to Japan once it opens back up 😊
So helpful. My husband’s family is in Japan and he was worried I’d find nothing to eat this time.
Has anything closed since this was posted? Im planing right now!
I think maybe - I can’t remember off the top of my head but just google or check Instagram x
@@howtocoeliac thanks!!
We loved salmon onigiri and salted boiled eggs for breakfast 😍
Is there a food itinerary? Or a list of all the places you talk about? Thanks!
Great video! Do you know of any websites or lists that show typical gluten free food?
Thank you so much Morgan for this video. I’ve been really wanting to travel to Japan but thought it was a no go for me but now I have a tiny bit of hope! Yes to the guide by the way!
so much information, thanks for sharing
No worries!! Maybe a bit too much😂
Ooo id love to travel places but im scared of eating out coz ive been sick after each time here in the uk smh. this was a nice informative video. I love cooking my own food form different cultures altering the ingredients for my celiac needs
Thanks for the video! This is really helpful for those planning trips to Japan - I've been to several places that you listed and Soranoiro is by far one of my favourite. It makes great gluten free vege Ramen!
Funny, I have also been to Japan 3 times, twice on 1-month trips and once as a coeliac where I worked as an ALT. Tokyo has some great gluten-free places. I found it challenging to find gluten-free places outside of there though, especially in Hitachi, Ibaraki where I lived. And sadly, this is also one of the reasons why I left Japan.
I have a question though, did you ever have to check for MSG in packaged crisps/savoury foods? I'd often get plain/shake onigiri and SoyJoy bars at Konbini, mostly because I had read MSG in Japan is made from wheat, and I don't believe this is often labelled in the allergen section of packaged goods?
Hey! that's such a coincidence, it would defo be hard to live in Japan full time, esp outside of Toyko.
In terms of MSG, according to Coeliac UK it's gluten free - it CAN be made from wheat but the processing completely breaks down the gluten so it's safe for coeliacs.
It's also annoying cause it stands for monosodium glutamate which looks like the word gluten but has nothing to do with it 😅
Also apparently MSG in Japan is mostly made from fermenting the sugar extracted from sugar canes, corn or tapioca starch.
This would have been good for me to add in the video - so thank you so much for bringing it up!
This is the first video I have watched of yours. It did contain a lot of information, but for me this will be a reference point as I start planning my trip!
Great content and look forward to watching more of your videos 😁
Thank you so much I really appreciate that! x
Hi I'm currently in japan and having large difficulty due to my celiac. At 7/11 stores I see the onigiri bur not sure about cross contamination. Can anyone please shed any light on this as I am usually hungry most of the day 😢
I have been celiac and im a teenager its rough but im trying to cope with it im a fan of Japanese culture their food is my fav but sometimes I can't control like I just ignore the fact that I have celiac and enjoy which is not good but im starting to actually make gluten free foods. I started to buy online gluten free ramen, gluten free dumplings, making sushi at home while I was in break I was trying out foods you can watch videos and learn and substitute it with gluten free products and in Japan there is many restaurants for gluten free so its okay.
Hi! Just found this video. SO HELPFUL, eternally grateful. I’ll be going to Japan next month. Was an itinerary made? I searched the channel but didn’t see it, but still thanks for making this!! 🙏🏻
Helpful, thanks a lot. Cannot wait now for my second trip to Tokyo (now knowing I cannot eat gluten it will be quite different, but this will help a lot) Appreciate all the work to put it together and share it.
Unfortunately the rice wine vinegar is tinted gold, that is where the wheat color has been added. At least that is what I have learned while living here for 25 years. You just have to ask at the sushi restaurant. The problem with that is some less expensive places do not know what is in the rice.
1) As a pale skinned brunette who also owns an emerald green, ribbed, turtleneck sweater I did a bit of a double-take when I started the video
2) I would LOVE a gluten-free ~wee~ (or large, the more info the better) itinerary for Japan!!
omg 😂😂😂too funny. Will definitely do a itinerary x
Thanks for this! We’re going late next year for a martial arts seminar, and we need to eat GF. So this is helpful. Question: how prevalent is food made with Tamari soy sauce? I would love an itinerary if you have one! Cheers!
Hi! I didn't get the names of all the places! Could you add them in the description please? Thanks ^^
I was suppose to go to Japan about 2 years before Rona it was for college I didn’t go as I was afraid of the lack of gluten free options and I don’t know the language or how to ask if it’s gluten free or not. Side note I’m learning Japanese now 😂 hopefully I’ll get a chance to go there one day.
Yes Itinerary would be awesome thank you!
Great video! Surprising how much isn't rice based!
have you gone to Tailand, have you found GF food there?
Incredible video thank you
you have no idea how your channel is making my travel easier, we want south Korea version pls
Aw thank you - unfortunately never been to South Korea! :(
Does there tend to be English on packaging?
We are going on a cruise for our honeymoon so I’ll probably avoid eating out in Japan but I’d be keen to try safer options like pre packaged snacks
no english for ingredients
This is wonderful! Is there a gluten-free itinerary for Tokyo & Kyoto? Thanks!
No unfortunately not - too many shut down during Covid so will need to visit again before I can recommend any
An itinerary would be great!
Although the first half of the video about all the things we can’t eat did make me think twice about going to Japan. There’s so many other countries in the world where I wouldn’t need to spend my holiday stressing about gluten. For me it’s like is it worth the stress?? 😓
I will definitely put one together! Yes sorry about that, I did warn ya 😂😭 I would say that Japan is such a unique and beautiful country that for me it is worth it but of course that’s totally up the the individual x
毎日は日本語を勉強しています。
I had no idea Asians ate so much gluten.
@@johntziannis359 I’m talking about Japan, not the whole of Asia.
@@howtocoeliac I think it's difficult to find gluten free in all of Asia.
@@johntziannis359 I’ve found it ok in Vietnam
@@howtocoeliac Yes. I heard Vietnam is the easiest country in Asia to find Gluten-free.
Hello. 6 month coeliac here. I am about to travel to Japan soon. Great video. Japan seems hard. I have been to most countries in Asia, but that was before my diagnosis. I still have Japan on my bucket list. What I feel is a mystery in my research so far is the confusion regarding soy sauce. In Sweden the authorities have measured most imported soy sauces including japanese and chinese brands. Even though it says wheat on the bottles it has below 20 ppm which is below the limit to get labelled gluten free. I hear that it is cause of the process of making the soy sauce (I am not an expert on this process, yet). But it seems that in Asia soy sauce seem to be a problem for us celiacs or? I understand that we have to avoid it in case we are not sure. I hope that I can get some clarity on soy sauces in Asia somehow.
Hi, even though the gluten contents might be low, there is unfortunately still damage to your body as a celiac :/ i live in Japan and I always stay away from any soy sauce with wheat in it.
@@svenja9581 Yes, if you want to be 100 % safe, and we want to be, We should avoid it. But I am not sure you read my post above in its entirety. If I find evidence that I can eat something and its safe why would I avoid it? That was the point of my post. Again, there are a number of soy sauces tested by the government here that say wheat on the list and it is still very low gluten content, below the guidelines for being marked gluten free. I eat other things labelled gluten free that contains a similar amount that some of these soy sauces. So in that case we should stop eating those also, and only stick to natural gluten free, (which many do).
I am considering doing the JET program, but I have several food intolerances including gluten, dairy, egg, rice, etc. Do you know any places in Japan that tend to be more familiar with these things? For example, am I safer trying to get placed in a countryside area or urban area?
Maybe Tokyo but sadly I don’t really know
Why don’t you tell the people where you can get gluten ? Isn’t that the goal here.
It’s definitely not
Thank you so much! Could you do an updated version, as well as Milk and egg allergy? 🥰🥰
Hey! As a lot of the places have closed down I won’t be making an itinerary until I go back next year.
I’m not an expert on other allergies so I won’t be seeking out places that can cater to egg and milk allergies but I will make sure to include that information if I’m able to find out
@@howtocoeliac Okay, I totally understand! Thank you so much for the reply!
This is an excellent video. I have been to Japan several times for business and leisure and the food is always a highlight. However, I've been wanting to bring my coeliac girlfriend to Japan too but have been burned out by the research into gluten-free places! Seems like bringing tons of snacks would help tie-over in-between meals. An itinerary would be brilliant! Any mention of omakase/kaiseki places would also be great.
By the way, your gyoza recipe is first rate as I have been able to replicate gluten-free dumplings for her! I have been trying to de-glutenise many Chinese/Eastern dishes over the years which has been quite a task haha!
Oh thank you so much!!! I'm so glad you've used that recipe and enjoyed it ❤️❤️ One of the thing I want to make soon is gluten free bao - have you had any luck with them?
Also, i will keep an ear out for any omakase where the chef would be ok to make it gluten free!!
@@howtocoeliac Unfortunately, I have not even approached baos haha! The fluffy texture of the baos will be difficult to replicate, but am looking into it :)
I miss Littlebird 😢
Not true! Japanese Mayo is Gluten Free
Not true, it has barley in it. Some places make it without but not everywhere.
It's amazing how people get fooled. Gluten free doesn't mean anything. the term is wrong. You can only say if it's grain free it's gluten free. gluten is found in every grain, it's different types of gluten, actually theres a whole family of gluten.
Also, Where is a Dog is great but their staff was SUPER rude and I was so disappointed. I really liked Gluten Free Ramen Shinbusakiya!
Wow I’ve never had rude customer service in Japan! Hopefully it was just an off day 🤷♀️
Great video. Any update on the itinerary?
Hi, not sure if you're still active on here but japanese mayo isn't gluten free?? I'm a fellow coeliac kiwi and i have the stuff all the time. Everything i search online says it's gf.
Haha yes I am. Not all Japanese mayo is gluten free due to barley. Keep an eye out for the kewpie mayo, depending when it's imported from it may or may not have barley due to different ingredients in different countries.
It should come up online I would recommend a more thorough search!
@howtocoeliac Oh no :( Thanks for the info. I gotta say when I got my diagnosis in 2015 I didn't expect that the question 'is this gluten free?' would turn out to be so difficult to answer or so conditional so weirdly often lol
@@estebandelasexface8193 I know what you mean it’s always the most random stuff eh!!
Great video! I love all of the tips and practical break downs. I like how you didn't sugarcoat that a lot of the dishes are not traditionally GF but provided options and advice on how to get GF versions. Plus, it was nice hearing that you had been pre-celiac/GF so that means that you have a good idea of what the cuisine is like.
Before going gluten free I wouldn't have given it a second thought about not being able to read the language. I once spent a month in Greece and ended up in places that did not have an English or French menu (I don't know why but a of times they'd have a translation to French and I know enough French to get by). But I didn't know of any food allergies at the time so dinner was often an adventure. The idea of going to Japan (where my husband REALLY wants to go) always sounded a bit stressful since going GF. I hadn't ever looked into it so it was nice seeing your video to change my point of view. Maybe once the pandemic and travel restrictions are less prevalent, we'll plan a trip!
Also, Jodie from Legal Nomads is great. I've known about her translation cards but haven't gone anywhere yet where I needed them. I highly recommend her GF travel facebook group! I've found great advice in the group when traveling in New York, LA, San Francisco, New Oreleans, Seattle, London, Edinburg, and Amsterdam. I've even added to the threads on my hometown. People are always quick to respond and she does a good job at emphasizing that they need to include if something is Celiac safe or not.
Thank you so much and agree Jodi is literally the best!! So thorough in researching, helps a boatload of people!!