Traveling with Coeliac Disease

Those with gluten intolerance often have a hard time in restaurants and at the buffet. Sauces, soups, breadcrumb coatings, desserts … the gluten protein can hide in a wide range of foods! When traveling with coeliac disease, sufferers not only need gluten-free alternatives but above all, accommodation where people are really familiar with the disease and the specific dietary requirements. Below we introduce Green PearlsⓇ properties where coeliacs can enjoy the full culinary experience.

Gluten-free Diet

People with coeliac disease can eat almost all basic foods and even real gourmet delicacies such as seafood, fresh from their holiday region! Vegetables, fruit, meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, oils, fats, pulses, nuts – everything is allowed on the menu. You only have to make sure that cereals are gluten-free. (Gluten-free grains include buckwheat, millet, amaranth, quinoa, rice, and maize).

The main problem with coeliac disease (as with diabetes or allergy sufferers) is processed foods. Here, one would often not even think that gluten is present! (For example, oven vegetables. Sometimes they are sprinkled with flour beforehand to make them crispier). For sufferers, it often takes very little to trigger a reaction – even traces ( such as using the same spoon in the kitchen).,

According to the German Coeliac Society (Deutschen Zöliakie Gesellschaft – DZG), about 1% of the world’s population suffers from coeliac disease. There are no medications against the autoimmune disease – only a strictly observed diet without gluten will help.

Vacations with Gluten intolerance – Thus the Green Pearls® accommodations provide for carefreeness for persons affected

Icons on the Menu Make it Easier to Choose at CERVO Mountain Resort

At the Green PearlsⓇ partner CERVO Mountain Resort in Zermatt, there are no less than three restaurants where you can enjoy fresh and sustainable food with a magnificent panoramic view of the Matterhorn. On the various menus, the dishes are each marked with symbols: vegan, vegetarian, lactose-free, and gluten-free. This means that every guest can make the right choice at a glance.

Hotel Weihrerhof is Certified by the Italian Coeliac Association

At the Hotel Weihrerhof in South Tyrol, chef Lorenz Frötscher knows how to prepare any dish without gluten. The hotel is even certified for this by the Italian Coeliac Association. The certificate includes an annual inspection to ensure compliance with the guidelines and that guests with coeliac disease can enjoy their meals without fear. Among other things, homemade gluten-free bread is served during breakfast.

By the way: In the nature-oriented hotel at Lake Wolfsgruben, over 50 percent of all dishes are vegetarian.

Gluten-Free Breakfast at Bella Vista and Eco Aparthotel The Dreamer’s Club

At the second Green PearlsⓇ partner in Zermatt, the Bella Vista, only breakfast is available for guests. This can also be enjoyed by travelers with coeliac disease. They only need to inform the hotel when booking to ensure that they can find the gluten-free alternatives prepared on the buffet. Furthermore, the hotel is happy to give recommendations for suitable restaurants and cafés in the area.

At the Eco Aparthotel The Dreamer’s Club Croatia, there is a mixture of apartments and hotel service with breakfast or brunch. This can be enjoyed either in the garden area or on your own terrace. Guests can choose whether the breakfast should be vegan, vegetarian, or gluten-free.

The Open Kitchen Concept at Hotel Sturm Avoids Misunderstandings

Hotel Sturm in the Rhön has changed its kitchen concept so that there is an open kitchen in the evenings where guests can interact directly with the chefs. They can therefore discuss the individual ingredients of the dishes in detail.

In line with the Slow Food movement, to which Hotel Sturm belongs, all dishes are made in-house without the use of “convenience” ingredients or preservatives. Moreover, since the changing evening menu is planned only a few days in advance, all intolerances can be included in the planning.

On the breakfast buffet, Hotel Sturm offers a gluten-free range of bread, rolls, and muesli – all of organic quality, of course.

Almost everything is possible

The SCHWARZWALD PANORAMA hotel is located in the German spa town of Bad Herrenalb. Here, sauces and soups are only thickened with starch, which is why people with coeliac disease can pick almost anything from the menu. In addition, there are gluten-free rolls available for breakfast. Guests should simply make their intolerance known to the service or reception team.

The HUBERTUS Mountain Refugio Allgäu in Balderschwang also follows a very customer-oriented concept. The kitchen team is prepared to modify any dish at the customer’s request so that intolerances can be taken into account. Guests simply choose their meals from the menu and specify their special requests. The dishes then come out of the kitchen prepared with the adapted ingredients.

Traveling with coeliac disease does not have to be complicated if you can trust that the hotel team is familiar with the special requirements and takes them into account. Then guests with intolerances can also enjoy the culinary offer and their holiday without a care in the world.