Pickles! I can haz pickles!

[jesse_the_k]

Just finished a real thriller:
Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic
P H Green & R Jones, Collins, 2006.

It's chock full of science, medicine, cookery and detailed explanations. I love me those details. In particular, distilled vinegar is gluten-free. Malt vinegar isn't safe, but I can go back to enjoying pickles.

Since kosher dills used to be one of my major food groups, it's a frabjous day!

Comments

[redbird]

Does it say anything useful about cider vinegar? (That makes a nice salad dressing, though so of course does olive oil and lemon juice.)

[jesse_the_k]

Cider vinegar, wine vinegar, rice vinegar are all OK. Anything distilled is OK, because distilling breaks down the gliadins (told you it was full o' science), which are the long protein chains that celiacs can't tolerate.

In addition to its origin in barley, malt vinegar isn't distilled.

Cider vinegar is also very good on sautéed greens -- somehow it complements the slight bitterness of kale and cousins.

[bibliofile.livejournal.com]

Mmm, loves that vinegar. Malt vinegar is okay and necessary mainly to Brits. An assortment of vinegars OTOH is a whole food group! Yay.

[sasha-feather.livejournal.com]

I loooove pickles! I'm glad you can eat them again.