I'm on a trip to Uppsala, Sweden and was told by the person seated next to me on the flight that "gluten intolerance" is pronounced almost exactly the same in Sweden. This gave me some hope. And what I found was that people in hotels and especially in restaurants actually know what gluten intolerance is. At two meals today I was offered gluten free bread. The first time I questioned server; he said "You don't believe me?" A minute later he brought me the package, and said that the dinner rolls were made by a local gluten intolerant baker. At dinner, after an initial reluctance I gave into the server who assured me that the dry toast served with butter was indeed gluten free. It certainly tasted that way: a bit too bland to be real crisp bread. It's been hard to adjust to restaurant people who are actually knowledgeable about celiac disease and gluten intolerance. It changes the dining experience. It brings tears to my eyes.
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