Gluten Free Food that Tastes Real

A gluten free mecca is the best description for this year's Coles Gluten Free Food & Allergy Expo at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre. It's not often that a lifestyle expo offers some much FREE food, the sort that coeliac sufferers crave, such as the scrumptious biscuits, cakes and breads.



When the good folks at the Country Life Bakery stand handed over 3 FREE loaves of frozen Gluten Free breads from their range, Noodle Cook accepted greedily.

Well, it's greedy if you didn't share. So here are the leftovers, from the Low GI and White varieties. There's also a Multigrain version.



The white bread looks slightly yellow. The texture resembles that of quick bread, tea bread or soda bread, namely firm, dense and somewhat heavy. In some way, the bread reminds of home made sour bread without the tangy taste. Unlike soda bread, there is no unpleasant mouth feel.



The bread toasted well with a lovely golden colour and an aroma that rivalled any top cafe. On toasting, the bread softens on the inside while the outside remains firm and crisp. The crispness is not delicate like wheat bread. This texture is excellent for pain perdu and croutons for topping French onion soup. The low GI bread is truly filling: one slice can ruin dinner!






The packaging is clearly labelled for people who need to avoid gluten. The ingredients are listed together with food codes. Both loaves contain sulphites preservative (220).

You can find out more about the gluten free breads from the Country Life Bakery website or writing to 21 Hydrive Close, Dandenong, Victoria 3175.

If you need gluten free ideas, head over to Gluten Free Girl, the top food blog for coeliacs.