Gluten-free Chinese takeaway food

[Dave200]

As someone who is highly gluten-intolerant, Chinese takeaway has been under a blanket ban for me for quite some time.

However, I'm really in the mood for some tonight - to avoid disappointment later, can anyone give me any rough guidance as to what may be edible (eg. deep-fried tofu is apparently safe).

Cheers!

[mikebradford]

my mum is extremely gluten intolerant
as well as other things

she usually has beef in black bean sauce
the place does a seperate version to the usual

noodles, salt and pepper chicken

the restaurant, has been listed in the celiac directory
so has a good understanding of what she can and cant have

[Melman Giraffe]

Will you be going to a proper Chinese establishment and what will be the percentage of Chinese people

[mikebradford]

with regard to the deep fried tufu
it may be safe, but only if they have taken measures to fry it in seperate oil to other priducts
its the cross contamination that is usually the issue

http://www.urbanspoon.com/ft/52/5115/1/Chinese-Glu...

[Dave200]

Thankfully I don't think that cross-contamination is a threat to me, so it's more a case of checking ingredients.

On the subject of salt/pepper wings - are these not normally battered/deep-fried?

[ClassicMercs]

Dave200 said:

Thankfully I don't think that cross-contamination is a threat to me, so it's more a case of checking ingredients.

Most people who are highly intolerent will be greatly affected by the cross contamination - good luck on that. MrsMercs has highlighted soya as a serious issue.
She hasn't had a chinese for years now - thankfully Indian's are generally much less of a problem.

[entropy]

Just ask them not to.

In most cases its possible. If me or my bro are cooking we don't even bother. Parents/older generation are, err, old fashioned.

[Dapster]

My wife has a wheat allergy but the proportion of wheat in Soy sauce doesn't effect her. Otherwise you can shake on your own Tamari sauce at home which is GF. My wife found to her surprise that Dim Sum is made with rice flour so completely ok. Also, our local makes its batter with potato starch - winner. A typical order for us:

Chicken in black bean sauce with chilly
Stir fried prawns with salt and chilly
Steamed greens with oyster sauce
Egg fried rice with salt fish and chicken
Prawn crackers

Any decent joint cooking fresh can accommodate - it's such a common allergy. Certainly in Central London where I am.