Gluten free abroad.

[dedeottie]

A while ago I remember reading on here about some reprinted cards we could print out to give to waiters in restaurants abroad. I am going to Dubrovnik and could really do with that. Is there a website? Thanks in eager anticipation.x

[Penel]

My geography is a bit rubbish, I think you need the Croatian translation.

celiactravel.com/cards/

It's a lovely place, hope you enjoy your visit.

[dedeottie in reply to Penel]

Thank you. That's been really helpful. X

[tetloww]

You could get google translate on your phone. It is really good. I go to Greece regular and they know the word celiac. But if not you can do the translation on you phone. U can set it for whatever language you like. And I think it is much more polite trying to say it than giving them a card to read. Good luck x

[Jacks in reply to tetloww]

The reason they know the word kollia is because it is Greek for belly.

[JennSp in reply to Jacks]

I also remember years ago looking up the Word Coeliac....and I believe it came from the Greeks in the first place ...

The term "coeliac" is derived from the Greek κοιλιακός (koiliakós, "abdominal") and was introduced in the 19th century in a translation of what is generally regarded as an ancient Greek description of the disease by Aretaeus of Cappadocia.[6][7] So Yes it does indeed pertain to the Abdominal area (belly)

[Jacks in reply to JennSp]

To be truly accurate, coeliac (coeliacus) is Latin. But your citation, lifted from Wiki, kind of repeats what I said initially which is that Greeks will know the word as it roughly translates for "belly".

[besshilldad]

Better to stick to fresh veg fruit & meat

You can write your own card and do a google translation? I have just returned from France and GF is becoming well known even the supermarkets are stocking GF products now.

[JennSp in reply to besshilldad]

Yea always good to eat Fresh Veg, fruit and meat....but when on holiday, I think we all deserve what we may call a treat...but to the rest of the holiday makers is just a meal. And I believe its always good to go out there and educated others on Coeliac...but I also note, that a lot of holiday destinations do have more of a grasp of Coeliac condition that most of Uk restaurants do, Or maybe Uk just cant be bothered to educate themselves for their customers.

[DartmoorGuerrilla]

I travel a lot for work and use the PDFs in the travel section of Coeliac UK. I just copy and rearrange the useful bits i.e. what you'd use in a restaurant, add some crucial missing info to the list of prohibited foods (using Google translate to add e.g. couscous and soy sauce in local language) then paste the translation into Word. I print one A5 version that I laminate to carry in my handbag, and a 4-per-page version that I print loads of copies of, cut into strips and hand over to every waiter. They often keep them so I suppose they must be useful and might help educate the restaurants if they're not experienced in GF preparation.

[dedeottie]

Thanks everyone I feel we are better prepared now.

[Sorrento]

Hi. Ceoliac uk website can help. They have all the information you want.