Celiacs can join in the Chinese New Year celebrationr, particularly if they are willing to experiment with oriental cooking. The Year of the Rat, 4706, begins on February 7. Click here for more information about this festival.

Your first task will be to find gluten free soy sauce.  It is usually  made from wheat, but gluten free versions are available. Check out my article on “gluten free soy and teriyaki sauce”. Here is a widget that will allow you purchase celiac friendly sauces on-line from The Gluten Free Pantry simply by clicking on the picture. The individual packets of gluten free soy sauce will certainly come in handy.

Premier Japan - Teriyaki Sauce

Kari-Out - GF Soy Sauce

San-J - Tamari Organic Soy Sauce

  Try this recipe for homemade gluten free fortune cookies.

  If you try this recipe for garlic chicken stir fry, be sure to use gluten free chicken broth. Check out this recipe for “glass noodles in a savory sauce”. While researching this article, I discovered exactly what glass noodles are and how they can be used in many dishes.

  If you decide to celebrate Chinese New Year by making homemade noodles, try this recipe from Bob’s Red Mill or this one from RecipeZaar.

  You probably have enough oriental recipes to guide you through this fifteen day festival. If not, try this recipe for “fabulous fried rice” or this collection of eleven gluten free Chinese recipes from RecipeZaar.

published 01/05/08