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Old July 30th, 2016, 06:04 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
W. Wesley Groleau
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Default Travel with allergy in Europe

On 07-30-2016 06:52, tim... wrote:

"Martin" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:44:29 +0100, Jack Campin
wrote:

Are you familiar with any specific stores or restaurants in
Munich that would cater to food allergies?
if the problems are just with nuts and eggs, you shouldn't
need to buy any special "free from" products.
The owner of an Indian restaurant in Easingwold caused the death
of a customer by substituting ground peanuts for ground almonds.
This was after he almost killed another customer and had been
warned by trading standards. The owner is now serving a six year
prison sentence.

Indian restaurants are not common in Munich.


Nor in Easingwold. :-)

The message I am trying to give is that you can't totally rely on
what's on the
menu, even when it is in English


Especially when in the Vegetarian section

the practice of sprinkling ham on the top of a (claimed) vegetarian
salad or pizza is not uncommon.

the term Vegetarian in German restaurants appears to mean "mainly
Vegetarian", not "complete meat free"


In a restaurant in Los Arcos, Navarra, Espaņa, one page of the menu has
four sandwiches.
Ham
Ham & Cheese
Ham, Cheese, Bacon
Ham, Cheese, Bacon, Lettuce

I forget three names, but the fourth is "Vegetarian." Presumably a
translation error. (The English menu for semi-educated Americans)

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Wes Groleau