{"id":65456,"date":"2026-07-02T08:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=65456"},"modified":"2026-07-02T08:03:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T00:03:47","slug":"gluten-free-chinese-food-if-you-live-with-coeliac-disease-youll-love-this-dim-sum-menu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=65456","title":{"rendered":"Gluten-free Chinese food? If you live with coeliac disease, you\u2019ll love this dim sum menu"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Trying international foods can be a bit of a minefield for those who follow a gluten-free diet. Take Chinese cuisines, for example; wheat is used in everyday ingredients such as soy sauce, black vinegar and dumpling wrappers.<\/p>\n

Marina Lai-Lentz, a 35-year-old British-Chinese restaurateur in London, believes that dietary restrictions should not deter people from enjoying great gastronomy.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, she not only developed a fully gluten-free<\/span> dim sum menu, she also revamped half of an industrial kitchen to ensure that diners with coeliac disease<\/span> \u2013 where your immune system attacks your body when you eat gluten \u2013 can safely enjoy her food.<\/div>\n

This unusual commitment comes from Lai-Lentz\u2019s maternal instincts, as her son was diagnosed with coeliac disease in the spring of 2026.<\/p>\n

The conclusion came almost as a relief after years of worrying about her child\u2019s previously undiagnosed health condition. Upon learning the news, \u201cI was most worried about Chinese food,\u201d she says with a laugh.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s where my brain went straight away, because I grew up around so much Chinese food. Culturally, our love language is food. As a diaspora parent, I am already away from my culture. I carry so much more responsibility to give my child the culture, a big part of which is to sit down and eat dim sum together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Marina Lai-Lentz and her son, Wynston, who was diagnosed with coeliac disease in the spring of 2026. Photo: Marina Lai-Lentz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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