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Post by nadab on Oct 15, 2014 12:21:33 GMT
hi all
i am new to KSA and moved here last week. i have visited a few supermarkets (hyper panda, carrefour and tamimi) but am unable to find any gluten free bread. i haven't been able to try the dhahran commissary yet as i am living in the towers but thought id write in this group to ask if anyone has seen gluten free bread in the Dhahran compound store before i plan any visit?
also if anyone has gone to Bahrain, did you see any gluten free bread whilst out there? i am finding gluten free cereals and pasta which is great but the main item bread i am having great difficulty finding and i can't bake!
many thanks for your help
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Post by UmmRiyam on Oct 23, 2014 5:36:36 GMT
Lulu carries some gluten free products, like pasta and baking mixes and others. They had gluten free bread in the UDH commissary...not sure if they are still carrying it or not since UDH is such a small camp, with probably low demand for those products.
Tamimi should also have some gluten free products. They usually have a section in the store where most of those items are located. It's been a very long time since I've been to the Khobar Tamimi, so I cannot direct you where to look in that store.
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Post by Ten Drawrod on Oct 23, 2014 7:07:51 GMT
The Danube in Khobar carries a small selection of gluten free bread, buns, etc.. It is the only place I've seen GF bread around here. I haven't looked in Bahrain so can't comment.
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Wutz
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Post by Wutz on Oct 24, 2014 4:43:01 GMT
Danube definitely carries the most extensive selection of gluten free foods, and usually have some (very expensive) breads/buns/etc.
The Tamimi near DHA has a suggestion box for products that you would like them to carry. My wife and at least one other has put in a suggestion for Udi's gf bread, which is brand we used to get in the States - it ships frozen, so there's a good chance to bring it here, especially if others second the suggestion.
There is a pretty good organic grocery in Seef Mall in Bahrain - they carry gf bread most of the time (like everybody in this part of the world, their product mix can vary based on shipping and ordering conditions).
And for nadab - if you're going to keep gluten free (two in my family have celiac, so we have to), it will be a lot cheaper if you put time into learning to bake. The gf breads (and even the gf flours) tend to be priced way above the cost of the ingredients to make them if you buy the flours as individual flours (i.e. rice flour, tapioca flour, corn flour, potato flour, etc.) and xanthan gum for 'springiness'. Plus, fresh made gf bread is just as much better than purchased as home-baked wheat bread is better than packaged.
Wutz
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Post by nadab on Oct 28, 2014 9:01:52 GMT
thank you all so much for your replies
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