Monday, October 6, 2008

Can Chulent be Eaten When Following a Strict Gluten Free Diet?

As you probably know, there are many different recipes for chulent. It all depends on the origin of ones ancestors and many times it's only a matter of the cooks taste. For a full list of Chulent recipes and the explanation of the chulent eating custom visit http://www.jewishmag.com/43mag/cholent/cholent.htm.

I would however like to go into some concerns when consuming chulent when on a gluten free diet. First one needs to make sure that the chulent does not have barley, since barley is not gluten free. Not all chulents contain barley, but many do. Another point to watch out, is for Kishka. One of the favorite part for many chulent lovers is the kishka. Kishka is a loaf inserted in to the chulent and it's made with vegetables, carrots and wheat flour. So it goes without saying that it's not gluten free. We have however found a great tasting kishka alternative that gluten free people will love. It's baked by the famous Heaven Mills Gluten Free Bakery in Brooklyn, New York and it can be seen at this link Gluten Free Cholent Kishka

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