How to Eat Gluten Free in Morocco, Marrakech, Morocco

I鈥檓 wrapping up my posts on our trip to Morocco with some of my top tips and experience of eating聽gluten free in Morocco聽鈥� it鈥檚 not only doable, but I found it enjoyable, largely stress-free, and I never got ill 鈥� all things that surprised me!

Breakfast at our聽Riad聽鈥� I couldn鈥檛 eat the bread, but they specially made me an omelette and gave me extra fruit聽

I was nervous going into Morocco due to the language barrier, as well as cultural differences; many cultures do not recognize food allergies as serious or life-threatening, and often have never even heard the term聽鈥済luten鈥� before. Gluten is a protein 鈥� when you鈥檙e speaking about your dietary restriction, rephrase it in more commonly known terms such as bread, wheat, pastry, flour, etc. In Morocco they speak聽French聽and聽Arabic. I often would greet waiters with:

鈥渏e suis allergique au farine et le pain鈥�.鈥� / 鈥淚 am allergic to flour and bread鈥� or 鈥淛e ne mange pas le farine, le pain鈥︹€� / 鈥淚 do not eat flour, bread鈥�, and hope聽that they understood my disjointed French. Which they did! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: How to Eat Gluten Free in Morocco
Guide Location: Morocco » Marrakech
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Sarah Bence
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