| Following a gluten free diet can seem difficult at | | | | example, where they do not use soy sauce and |
| first. How do you replace wheat? Rice is probably | | | | where you can eat rice that is dependably |
| one of the best answers. Why rice? Because it is | | | | gluten-free. |
| a staple food throughout a large geographical | | | | At home, you can easily modify Chinese and Thai |
| area, and it is the mainstay for many cultures. | | | | rice-based recopies to either exclude soy sauce |
| There is no shortage of ideas on how to create | | | | (not recommended) or simply cook with |
| fantastic and varied gluten-free meal ideas with | | | | gluten-free soy sauce. |
| rice! Japan, southern China, Korea, Indonesia, | | | | Rice is a remarkably versatile food. It can be |
| Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, south India are | | | | made into a main course or a desert, the flour |
| examples of countries that use rice as their | | | | can be used for baking, and there are some |
| mainstay. These are countries where you can live | | | | types of gluten free beer that are made with rice. |
| an almost perfect gluten-free diet without even | | | | Rice does have limitations. It is not so easy to |
| trying. | | | | make bread with it, although it can be mixed with |
| Notice: I said "almost perfectly gluten-free"." There | | | | other flours and xanthan gum to create a loaf. |
| are small amounts of wheat in some of the | | | | Using rice four in baking produces excellent |
| cooking, found in soy sauce for example. If you | | | | results, but goes stale quite quickly. You don't |
| have a gluten allergy or wheat allergy, the amount | | | | have to use rice for everything, but you can |
| of wheat in soy sauce and other minor ingredients | | | | certainly base most of your cooking on it, and eat |
| may not be enough to affect you. If you are | | | | your yummy gluten-free baking quickly before it |
| celiac however, this may present a problem. But | | | | can go stale. |
| with so many cultures, geographical areas and | | | | By seeking out rice-based recipes, you can follow |
| cooking styles following a rice-based diet, you can | | | | a tasty and nutritious gluten-free diet with ease. |
| simply choose a different country, India for | | | | |