Curious about our travel experiences and eating gluten-free in Germany? Then read our gluten-free restaurant city guides!
All Posts – Gluten Free City Guides
- Gluten Free Aachen, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Bad Kreuznach & Flonheim, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Berlin, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Bochum, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Bonn, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Dusseldorf, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Essen, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Hamburg, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Hanover, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Leipzig, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free Munich, Germany: A Complete Guide
- Gluten Free North Sea Coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: A Complete Guide – incl. Büsum & Sankt Peter-Ording
Although a lot of people in Germany speak English, I would absolutely recommend travelling with a German Gluten Free Restaurant Card to make gluten free travel easier. Down below you can also find some German basics. The German Coeliac Society is called Deutsche Zöliakiegesellschaft – DZG.
Gluten-free in Germany: supermarkets & co.
There are several places to buy gluten-free ingredients, from local supermarkets to bigger chain stores and organic shops. Several stores have their own “free from” products in a dedicated gluten free product section.
- Edeka – supermarket
- Rewe – supermarket
- Spar – supermarket
- Kaufland – supermarket
- Lidl – discount supermarket
- Aldi – discount supermarket
- Real – hypermarket
- DM Drogerie – drugstore chain
- Reformhaus – general word for a health (food) store
- Bioladen/ Biomarkt – organic store / organic (super)market
German phrasebook
| gluten | gluten |
| gluten free | glutenfrei |
| may contain traces of gluten | kann Spuren von Gluten enthalten |
| I have a disease called coeliac disease and I must absolutely avoid foods that contain gluten. | Ich habe eine Krankheit, die Zöliakie genannt wird. Deswegen muss ich unbedingt glutenhaltige Lebensmittel vermeiden. |
| Even the smallest amount of gluten will make me very sick, so to avoid contamination, please do not use kitchen utensils, water or oil that may have come into contact with any of the products that I canʼt eat. | Sogar die kleinste Menge an Gluten wird mich sehr krank machen. Um eine Verunreinigung zu vermeiden, verwenden Sie bitte keine Küchenutensilien, Wasser oder Öl, die mit den Produkten in Berührung gekommen sind, die ich nicht essen kann. |
| What kind of grain is this food made from? | Aus welcher Art von Getreide wurde dieses Lebensmittel vorbereitet? |
| Can you help me choose a dish from the menu? | Darf ich Sie um Hilfe bei der Auswahl eines Gerichtes aus der Speisekarte bitten? |
| Is this meal safe? | Ist diese Speise sicher? |
| Please do not add soy sauce. | Bitte fügen keine Sojasauce hinzu |
| Rice flour, cornflour, or potato starch are OK to use. | Es kann Reismehl, Maismehl oder Kartoffelstärke verwendet werden. |
| Thank you for your help and understanding. | Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe und Ihr Verständnis. |
| wheat / wheat flour | weizen / weizenstärke |
| wheat protein | weizeneiweiß |
| wheat glue | weizenkleber |
| rye | roggen |
| oats | hafer |
| barley / barley malt / barley malt extract | gerste / gerstenmalz / gerstenmalzextrakt |
| spelt | dinkel |
| unripe spelt grain | grünkern |
| bulgur | bulgur |
| kamut | kamut |
| einkorn | einkorn |
| couscous | couscous |
| semolina | grieß |
| pasta | nudeln |
| breadcrumbs | paniermehl |
