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Celiac Safety Guide & Restaurant Directories
Welcome to the ultimate celiac guide for traveling to Thailand. Use our verified translations, celiac safety ratings, localized tips, and interactive directory below to eat out safely during your trip.
🗣️ Celiac Language Card Translation
"ฉันเป็นโรคซีลิแอค แพ้กลูเตนอย่างรุนแรง ไม่สามารถกินซีอิ๊วหรืออาหารที่ปนเปื้อนได้"
Pronunciation: Chan pen rohk see-li-aek. Kin gloo-ten mai dai.
Show this to chefs, cooks, and waiters to explain that you cannot eat wheat, barley, rye, or cross-contaminated foods.
Gluten-Free Cities in Thailand
Safe Local Foods
- ✓Pad Thai (rice noodles, confirm GF soy sauce/fish sauce)
- ✓Thai Curries (green, red, yellow - naturally GF, check paste)
- ✓Som Tum (green papaya salad)
- ✓Mango sticky rice (naturally GF)
- ✓Tom Yum Soup (verify no wheat flour thickeners)
Watch Out For
- ✕Standard soy sauce & oyster sauce (wheat is very common)
- ✕Wheat noodles (ba-mee)
- ✕Fried foods (shared wok/fryer)
- ✕Meatballs & sausages (often containing wheat fillers)
Celiac Safety & Dining Tips
- 1Thai cuisine is naturally rice-based, which is a major advantage.
- 2However, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and seasoning cubes (like Knorr) containing wheat are widely used.
- 3Always explain your allergy using a high-quality Thai celiac card.
- 4Request dishes cooked with "nam pla" (fish sauce) and salt instead of soy sauce.
GF Availability
Moderate — naturally gluten-free dishes exist, but soy sauce contamination is very common.
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