Barley Malt Vinegar

[Mia in Germany]

Hi all

I just purchased some English Worcestershire Sauce - needed it anyway for DH - because the grocer had "British Week" and the ingredient list didn't list soy sauce - yay! BUT: It has Barley Malt Vinegar. Well, as Malt Whiskey doesn't contain gluten because it's distilled, I just wondered about malt vinegar. Does it contain gluten or not?

It would be so nice to have some Worcestershire Sauce I can use...

[auzzi]

The prolamin, hordein, in barley is sufficiently similar in composition and structure to gliadin, one of the gluten proteins found in wheat, to trigger an immune response in coeliacs.

[Mia in Germany]

auzzi wrote:
The prolamin, hordein, in barley is sufficiently similar in composition and structure to gliadin, one of the gluten proteins found in wheat, to trigger an immune response in coeliacs.

Hi auzzi

Thanks for your response. I know about barley, that was not the question. Maybe I wasn't quite clear. What I do not know is whether the vinegar still contains hordein, i.e. whether it is distilled, like malt whiskey, which doesn't contain hordein, or whether like ale it is not distilled and thus contains hordein.

[**Jubes**]

Hi Mia

In Australia our Coeliac Society does not include malt vinegar in a gluten-free diet. Pretty much-all other vinegars are OK

Julie

[**Jubes**]

I recently noticed that we have a gluten-free worcestershire sauce new on our supermarket shelves
I always liked to add some to fried rice when I made it in my gluten eating days

Julie

[Mia in Germany]

Hi Julie

Thanks for the info - I thought it would be that way. There is gluten free worcestershire sauce in Germany, too, as far as I know, but it contains soy, and I can't have soy either. So this one I found didn't contain soy, but well, it contains barley malt vinegar... On the other hand, maybe from the ingredient list I can deduct the recipe and make my own with another vinegar. I have a fish sauce brand that doesn't contain anything except anchovis, water, salt and only very little sugar, so I can use that as a base.

Can you get coconut secret in Australia, by the way? It's a soy sauce sub made from coconut. I do hope it will make it's way to Europe soon.

[**Jubes**]

I've never seen that brand here before.

I was at a local fruit market and they had a new ramge of gluten-free bread and rolss.....well, I didn't buy any as it was an imported brand from Germany "Scharr" or something similar. I can only imagine the amount of preservatives that it must contain to be shipped uinternationally ans still fresh

The gf worcestershire sauce here also contains soy sauce


Julie

[Mia in Germany]

Yes, Schaer is a popular gf brand here. I don't know about their bread, but they have a gf bread flour mix which is fantastic. Makes a gf white bread that tastes like perfectly normal white bread, and it contains lots of fiber despite being white. It's called Schaer Brot Mix (Schaer bread mix), and in Germany it is one of the reasonably priced gf mixes.

[**Jubes**]

Thanks Mia

I thought it strange that we need to import bread.

I do buy gf bread from a bakery about 10 mins drive away. A good loaf for gluten-free bread....but still not good for sandwiches

Julie

[Mia in Germany]

Indeed it is strange to import bread.
I'm not quite sure what qualifies as good sandwich bread in your region - Germans mostly are used to dense bread which is easy to make gluten free. I suppose you're looking for what we call toast? White, fluffy square bread?
Yesterday I made Easy Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread and it turned out very good, and I suppose that it should come quite near to what you might like.

[**Jubes**]

yep......you're right

WE like a good crust but a super light and airy bread. I haven't really found a gf bread that replaces regular flour bread for sandwiches. I like gf bread much better toasted

I tried a buckwheat loaf a few weeks back and it was great toasted. It was a heavy dense bread but really had a lot of taste

[auzzi]

Homebrand worcestershire sauce is gluten-free..

[Mia in Germany]

auzzi wrote:
Homebrand worcestershire sauce is gluten-free..

And soy-free...