Hotel Restaurant Bladen belongs to the Restaurants Informed of food intolerances such as Celiac Disease

Since years we have given special attention to people who need a special diet or suffer from food intolerances, such as celiac disease.

Gluten free dishes: we offer our guests a varied menu including tortelli, lasagne, pancakes, etc. (besides pasta and rice), several second courses and desserts for breakfast and at meals. Our bread is home-baked.

What’s celiac disease
Celiac disease is a permanent intolerance to gluten, a protein contained in oats, wheat, spelt, kamut, barley and rye.

The incidence of this intolerance in Italy counts about 1 person every 100/150. As a result, celiacs should be 400.000, but only 35.000 have been diagnosed. Every year 5.000 new celiacs are diagnosed and 2.800 celiac babies are born, with a 9% yearly increase.

In order to cure celiac disease, you have not only to avoid some common food, such as bread, pasta, biscuits and pizza but also to eliminate even the smallest quantity of flour at meals. This requires an important and strict food education. Indeed, even the smallest consumption of gluten can cause dangers.

A rigorous gluten free diet is the only therapy able to guarantee celiacs perfect health.

What’s gluten
Gluten is a protein contained in some cereals: wheat, spelt, barley and rye. Choosing a gluten free diet means avoiding these cereals and their by-products, such as malt. However, you can eat other cereals, for example: rice, corn, millet, tapioca, soya bean and others.

Many food industries offer good gluten free products: flours that subsitute wheat flour, bread, pasta, biscuits, sweets, crackers, bread-sticks, rusks, snacks. Thus the celiacs’ diet becomes varied and well-balanced, even if gluten free.

More info about celiac disease http://www.celiachia.it/