Looking for gluten-free Chinese food, without having to whip out a recipe book?
Chinese food
Mind that sauce.
In the United States, almost all sauces and marinades in Chinese food contain soy sauce.
A good rule of thumb is that anything slightly brown in color has probably been touched by soy sauce.
Pro tip: Tamari and Sriracha is a delicious sauce combination that’s gluten-free.
Feel free to bring it with you whenever you go out for Chinese food.
Ask if it’s breaded.
Cornstarch, which is gluten-free, is often used as the thickener, rather than flour.
Avoid items like dumplings.
If you love dumplings or dim sum, I’m going to have to disappoint you here, too.
Most dumplings are made with awheat-based skin.
Thats where the tamari-Sriracha combination comes in!
Korean food
Korean food can be just as difficult as Chinese food on a gluten-free diet.
One exception, however, is kimchi and kimchi-based dishes.
If you buy kimchi at the store, look for gluten-free on the label.
Plus, kimchi is afermented food,which means it has the added benefit of lots of healthy bacteria.
You might also want to be aware of soba noodles.
Vietnamese food
Similar to other East Asian cuisines, the main starch in Vietnamese food isrice-based.
However, even phothe popular Vietnamese noodle soup dish made with rice noodlesoften contains soy sauce in the broth.
Thai food
Thai food contains many gluten-free options.
Also be aware of the restaurants peanut sauce, as there is often soy sauce mixed in.
Key takeaways.
If you have celiac disease or are extremely sensitive, watch out forcross-contaminationat the table.
in authentic, regional restaurants.
And if all else fails, theres always somegluten-free recipesto fall back on.
