28
May
Disappointment and Curry
Today I went to buy some more of the rice noodles used in the deliciously healthy Vegetable Rice Noodles recipe I posted a few days ago.
The packaging had changed slightly. Now there’s only two reasons I can think of that a company changes it’s packaging, either the ingredients have changed or they decide they need a new look. Yup, a quick check of the ingredients revealed they contained wheaten starch. Although there was some there in the old packaging, I wasn’t going blackberry free mp3 ringtones download free sprint ringtones free composer ringtones free ringtones for verizon wireless phone free nokia ringtones tracfone free make own ringtones free pcs ringtones sprint motorola ringtones maker free ringtones for nextel phone cellular download free phone ringtones gold mp3 ringtones free lg ringtones free nokia phone ringtones sprint pcs ringtones make your own mp3 ringtones dash mobile ringtones t cell phone ringtones and wallpaper free ringtones for verizon phone complimentary music real ringtones free cingular cell phone ringtones to take the risk that the company had decided to use up old bags after the recipe had changed. Now I just hope that this was a recent change and the noodles last bought didn’t contain wheat. (They had cornflour listed as an ingredient. Here in Australia, many brands of “cornflour” are actually wheaten starch.)
I’m very disappointed that I finally found a recipe which was almost all vegetables and very tasty and now I can’t make it anymore. There are gluten-free rice noodles sold at supermarkets but it’s much harder to get there for me. (Plus they’re a lot more expensive.)
On the plus side, I found curry paste I can eat! At least the Rogan Josh and Butter Chicken of Maharajah’s Choice Curry Pastes are both gluten-free and dairy-free. Both of these jars carry a “gluten-free and suitable for vegetarians” label, but as always, check the ingredients list.
I look forward to making Butterless or Margarine Chicken, which oddly I was craving the other night but discounted immediately due to the dairy content. But with dairy-free margarine (Nuttelex) and soy milk instead of cream, I think I can pull it off. Recipe shall be posted if it’s a success! (Or even if it’s not, someone may as well learn from my mistakes.)
Now for a final WTF. My friend bought a roast chicken from Coles the other night for dinner. The bag contained a warning that it contained wheat, milk and soy. No, I’m not taking about the stuffing here, the actual meat contained these! The front of the bag contained the marketing speak “moisture infused”. In plain language, this means they inject the meat full of a water mixture which usually includes wheat and milk. Supposedly to make the meat more moist and tender, it also pumps up the weight so you’re paying meat prices for water.
It’s a sad day when you can’t even eat the meat at a supermarket which prides itself on having a big gluten-free food range and was the major sponsor of the Brisbane Gluten Free and Allergy Expo.