Wow!!!!
I'm so excited to share our products with you!!!
I hope you enjoy this presentation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvB334bf7eM
See you soon,
Be safe, be gluten-free, be happy!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
DETERMINATION AND LOVE
I want to share with you an article about the founder of Yummy Bites.
The story is very well written by a jornlaist Aryadne Oliveira for
Soul Brasil Magazine © • SB50 • Special Edition • http://www.soulbrasil.com/
"Love Changed her and Talent Defined the Course of her Personal & Professional
Life.
Researchers say that food and identity are universal, and that the last thing an immigrant forgets is language and cuisine. True enough, proven by Elda Antonio, the entrepreneur proud
of her Brazilian way: stand up, dust it off and turn it up. Her favorite recipe? A combination of
creativity, joy and serious work representing a different perspective of a native product from
Brazil: the “pao de queijo” or cheese bread. Like any comfort food, the cheese breads should
be enjoyed in moderation, and being a natural gluten-free based food, it can be inserted into
the menu of those suffering from celiac disease – a genetic disorder that impairs the functioning
of the small intestine and absorption of nutrients. These people are intolerant to the gluten protein found in wheat, rye, oats, and barley malt – not found in the cheese-bread.
Hence, Elda’s chance in uniting the practical and tasty with healthy.
Elda studied this specific market and took the idea to her business school, where she learned
in class every detail needed to turn this idea into a great opportunity. It worked out. The company Yummy Bites Gluten-Free Products was created and the cheese bread is now being marketed in California by the natural markets and also via internet. Elda’s story was one of destiny. The entrepreneur has always had a strong personality and will power to achieve her goals. Early in her career, she got a job with the Brazilian Government - for many, a dream of professional stability. But for the young public employee, was just her first conquest. "I was always very curious. I wanted to know why and understand about everything.
I knew I had ability to create and simultaneously sought freedom. I didn’t want to be tied to
anything that I was not personally in charge of" – stated Elda. The opportunity for change came about by chance, but for good reason. In love, Elda moved to California in 1991 to "live life on the waves." From there, she began to seek her own identity and place in the new country. She suffered many setbacks during her transition, but she never give up pursuing her dreams. According to Elda, there is no way to dissociate this time of her life from where she is today, personally and in business. And so this was how she rediscovered herself in California. Elda worked as a babysitter, waitress, translator and even as a truck driver traveling throughout the United States. But her talent was cooking for friends and family which, ultimately, ended up with her having a ownership in the restaurant where she was working for.
Today, Elda runs her own company in Los Angeles offering cheese bread in different
flavors – traditional and Italian – and also glutenfree pizzas, with freshest ingredients and herbs.
She continues to work on new healthy recipes, and, step-by-step, in the expansion of her
business …always with a big smile on her face and enough energy to keep up with anything
that crosses her way in the States".
The story is very well written by a jornlaist Aryadne Oliveira for
Soul Brasil Magazine © • SB50 • Special Edition • http://www.soulbrasil.com/
"Love Changed her and Talent Defined the Course of her Personal & Professional
Life.
Researchers say that food and identity are universal, and that the last thing an immigrant forgets is language and cuisine. True enough, proven by Elda Antonio, the entrepreneur proud
of her Brazilian way: stand up, dust it off and turn it up. Her favorite recipe? A combination of
creativity, joy and serious work representing a different perspective of a native product from
Brazil: the “pao de queijo” or cheese bread. Like any comfort food, the cheese breads should
be enjoyed in moderation, and being a natural gluten-free based food, it can be inserted into
the menu of those suffering from celiac disease – a genetic disorder that impairs the functioning
of the small intestine and absorption of nutrients. These people are intolerant to the gluten protein found in wheat, rye, oats, and barley malt – not found in the cheese-bread.
Hence, Elda’s chance in uniting the practical and tasty with healthy.
Elda studied this specific market and took the idea to her business school, where she learned
in class every detail needed to turn this idea into a great opportunity. It worked out. The company Yummy Bites Gluten-Free Products was created and the cheese bread is now being marketed in California by the natural markets and also via internet. Elda’s story was one of destiny. The entrepreneur has always had a strong personality and will power to achieve her goals. Early in her career, she got a job with the Brazilian Government - for many, a dream of professional stability. But for the young public employee, was just her first conquest. "I was always very curious. I wanted to know why and understand about everything.
I knew I had ability to create and simultaneously sought freedom. I didn’t want to be tied to
anything that I was not personally in charge of" – stated Elda. The opportunity for change came about by chance, but for good reason. In love, Elda moved to California in 1991 to "live life on the waves." From there, she began to seek her own identity and place in the new country. She suffered many setbacks during her transition, but she never give up pursuing her dreams. According to Elda, there is no way to dissociate this time of her life from where she is today, personally and in business. And so this was how she rediscovered herself in California. Elda worked as a babysitter, waitress, translator and even as a truck driver traveling throughout the United States. But her talent was cooking for friends and family which, ultimately, ended up with her having a ownership in the restaurant where she was working for.
Today, Elda runs her own company in Los Angeles offering cheese bread in different
flavors – traditional and Italian – and also glutenfree pizzas, with freshest ingredients and herbs.
She continues to work on new healthy recipes, and, step-by-step, in the expansion of her
business …always with a big smile on her face and enough energy to keep up with anything
that crosses her way in the States".
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Orange County gluten-free food fair
The 3rd Orange County annual gluten-free food fair happened last Friday, October 2nd in the beauty city of New Port Beach - CA.
The event was a fantastic! A wide variety of vendors with fabulous gluten-free products were there displaying their products and giving away samples.
I may say that Yummy Bites was a big hit at the fair. We received so many glowing comments about the traditional cheese bread rolls (pao-de-queijo), the garlic and herb cheese bread rolls and the mini mozzarella pizzas.
It was delightfull to see people all ages mingling around our table tasting and recommending our products to other attendants.
It's a great feeling to bring such a tasty gluten-free rolls and pizza for people that for medical reasons need to follow a special diet.
Yummy Bites put a big smile in so many faces that day!
Congratulations for the organizers that put toghether such a great event. I'm looking forward to participate again next year.
Here is the website for the Orange County Celiacs:
Yummy Bites website is: http://www.yummtbitesglutenfree.com/
Sunday, September 19, 2010
7 very unsafe foods to eat
Experts in fields pertaining to both food and the environment answered one simple question: “What foods do you avoid?” Their answers, published in an article entitled “7 Foods the Experts Won’t Eat” on Yahoo! When it comes to food and its affect on your health and the health of this planet, this is what they answered:
1. CANNED TOMATOES
The Expert: Fredrick vom Saal, PhD, an endocrinologist at the University of Missouri who studies bisphenol-A.
The Reason: Tin cans are lined with a resin that contains the synthetic estrogen bisphenol-A, which has been linked to health problems including heart disease, diabetes, reproductive problems, and obesity. But that’s not the biggest problem. The acid in tomatoes breaks down that bisphenol-A, leaching it into the food, and not just in insignificant amounts. According to the article, Saal comments that “you can get 50 mcg of BCA per liter out of a tomato can, and that’s a level that is going to impact people, particularly the young.” That’s why he’s not touching the stuff.
The Solution: Select glass bottles instead or even better: the real tasty fresh tomatoes.
2. CORN-FED BEEF
The Expert: Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farms and author of half a dozen books on sustainable farming.
The Reason: Cattle are naturally grass eaters… not grain eaters. In order to fatten the animals (and profit margins), farmers feed them corn and soybeans. A recent USDA-conducted study comparing corn-fed beef and grass-fed beef showing that grass-fed beef is “higher in beta-carotene, vitamin E, omega-3s, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), calcium, magnesium, and potassium; lower in inflammatory omega-6s; and lower in saturated fats that have been linked to heart disease.”
My personal option is do not eat meat at all. If you love your beef and cannot live without it
The Solution: Opt for grass-fed beef !
3.MICROWAVE POPCORN
The Expert: Olga Naidenko, PhD, a senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group.
The Reason: It’s not the popcorn itself, but the chemically-saturated lining of the bag including a compound called perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) . According to a recent study from UCLA, may be linked to infertility. Microwaving vaporizes the chemicals as they move from coating the bag to lining the popcorn. DuPont, as well as other manufacturers, have “promised to phase out PFOA by 2015 but millions of bags of popcorn will be sold between now and then.
The Solution: Pop your own popcorn the way they did it in the olden days–in a pot.
4.Conventionally Grown (Not Organic) Potatoes
The Expert: Jeffrey Moyer, chair of the National Organic Standards Board
The Reason: Herbicides and pesticides may not be sprayed directly on root vegetables (since they’re underground), but they absorb the chemicals through the soil and water. Potatoes are considered the nation’s most popular vegetable, producing a healthy crop is essential to keep up with demand. In order to maintain their health, the scary fact is that “they’re treated with fungicides during the growing season, then sprayed with herbicides to kill off the fibrous vines before harvesting. After they’re dug up, the potatoes are treated yet again to prevent them from sprouting.” Here’s the scariest thing: Moyer says that he’s talked to potato growers “who say point-blank they would never eat the potatoes they sell. They have separate plots where they grow potatoes for themselves without all the chemicals.”
The Solution: Another no-brainer— Only buy organic potatoes.
5. FARMED SALMON
The Expert: David Carpenter, MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany and publisher of a major study in the journal Science on contamination in fish.
The Reason: When salmon is crammed into pens, fed soy, poultry litter, and hydrolyzed chicken feathers (obviously an unnatural environment for the up-stream swimmers), they’re levels of healthy vitamin D lowers as the contaminants increases. Those contaminants include carcinogens, PCBs, brominated flame retardants, and pesticides (like DDT). DDT has been linked to both diabetes and obesity, quoting Carpenter in saying that “You can only safely eat one of these salmon dinners every 5 months without increasing your risk of cancer… It’s that bad.”
The Solution: Avoid farmed salmon. Select wild-caught Alaskan salmon. But make sure the packaging reads “wild.” If it just says “fresh Atlantic,” “it’s farmed.”
6. Milk Produced with Artificial Hormones
The Expert: Rick North, project director of the Campaign for Safe Food at the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and former CEO of the Oregon division of the American Cancer Society.
The Reason: Cows today are fed growth hormones like rBGH and rBST to increase milk production. Problem is: while they may be making more milk, they are also increasing their chances of udder infections (which can lead to pus in the milk). More than that, high levels of IGF-1 from the rBGH may play a role in the development of breast, prostate, and colon cancers… which is why North says that “it’s banned in most industrialized countries.”
The Solution: Read the labels and be sure that your milk doesn’t contain rBGH or rBST and that it is labeled organic or “produced without artificial hormones
7. CONVENTIONAL APPLES
The Expert: Mark Kastel, former executive for agribusiness and co-director of the Cornucopia Institute, a farm-policy research group that supports organic foods.
The Reason: Apples are the recipient of the most pesticides of all Fall fruits. Chemical producers swear that the residue is not harmful for human consumption, but the Yahoo! Article goes on to quote Kastel in saying that “Farm workers have higher rates of many cancers.”
The Solution: Buy organic apples where available or at least thoroughly wash and peel apples before eating them.
Yummt Bites only uses safe ingrediets!
1. CANNED TOMATOES
The Expert: Fredrick vom Saal, PhD, an endocrinologist at the University of Missouri who studies bisphenol-A.
The Reason: Tin cans are lined with a resin that contains the synthetic estrogen bisphenol-A, which has been linked to health problems including heart disease, diabetes, reproductive problems, and obesity. But that’s not the biggest problem. The acid in tomatoes breaks down that bisphenol-A, leaching it into the food, and not just in insignificant amounts. According to the article, Saal comments that “you can get 50 mcg of BCA per liter out of a tomato can, and that’s a level that is going to impact people, particularly the young.” That’s why he’s not touching the stuff.
The Solution: Select glass bottles instead or even better: the real tasty fresh tomatoes.
2. CORN-FED BEEF
The Expert: Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farms and author of half a dozen books on sustainable farming.
The Reason: Cattle are naturally grass eaters… not grain eaters. In order to fatten the animals (and profit margins), farmers feed them corn and soybeans. A recent USDA-conducted study comparing corn-fed beef and grass-fed beef showing that grass-fed beef is “higher in beta-carotene, vitamin E, omega-3s, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), calcium, magnesium, and potassium; lower in inflammatory omega-6s; and lower in saturated fats that have been linked to heart disease.”
My personal option is do not eat meat at all. If you love your beef and cannot live without it
The Solution: Opt for grass-fed beef !
3.MICROWAVE POPCORN
The Expert: Olga Naidenko, PhD, a senior scientist for the Environmental Working Group.
The Reason: It’s not the popcorn itself, but the chemically-saturated lining of the bag including a compound called perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) . According to a recent study from UCLA, may be linked to infertility. Microwaving vaporizes the chemicals as they move from coating the bag to lining the popcorn. DuPont, as well as other manufacturers, have “promised to phase out PFOA by 2015 but millions of bags of popcorn will be sold between now and then.
The Solution: Pop your own popcorn the way they did it in the olden days–in a pot.
4.Conventionally Grown (Not Organic) Potatoes
The Expert: Jeffrey Moyer, chair of the National Organic Standards Board
The Reason: Herbicides and pesticides may not be sprayed directly on root vegetables (since they’re underground), but they absorb the chemicals through the soil and water. Potatoes are considered the nation’s most popular vegetable, producing a healthy crop is essential to keep up with demand. In order to maintain their health, the scary fact is that “they’re treated with fungicides during the growing season, then sprayed with herbicides to kill off the fibrous vines before harvesting. After they’re dug up, the potatoes are treated yet again to prevent them from sprouting.” Here’s the scariest thing: Moyer says that he’s talked to potato growers “who say point-blank they would never eat the potatoes they sell. They have separate plots where they grow potatoes for themselves without all the chemicals.”
The Solution: Another no-brainer— Only buy organic potatoes.
5. FARMED SALMON
The Expert: David Carpenter, MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany and publisher of a major study in the journal Science on contamination in fish.
The Reason: When salmon is crammed into pens, fed soy, poultry litter, and hydrolyzed chicken feathers (obviously an unnatural environment for the up-stream swimmers), they’re levels of healthy vitamin D lowers as the contaminants increases. Those contaminants include carcinogens, PCBs, brominated flame retardants, and pesticides (like DDT). DDT has been linked to both diabetes and obesity, quoting Carpenter in saying that “You can only safely eat one of these salmon dinners every 5 months without increasing your risk of cancer… It’s that bad.”
The Solution: Avoid farmed salmon. Select wild-caught Alaskan salmon. But make sure the packaging reads “wild.” If it just says “fresh Atlantic,” “it’s farmed.”
6. Milk Produced with Artificial Hormones
The Expert: Rick North, project director of the Campaign for Safe Food at the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and former CEO of the Oregon division of the American Cancer Society.
The Reason: Cows today are fed growth hormones like rBGH and rBST to increase milk production. Problem is: while they may be making more milk, they are also increasing their chances of udder infections (which can lead to pus in the milk). More than that, high levels of IGF-1 from the rBGH may play a role in the development of breast, prostate, and colon cancers… which is why North says that “it’s banned in most industrialized countries.”
The Solution: Read the labels and be sure that your milk doesn’t contain rBGH or rBST and that it is labeled organic or “produced without artificial hormones
7. CONVENTIONAL APPLES
The Expert: Mark Kastel, former executive for agribusiness and co-director of the Cornucopia Institute, a farm-policy research group that supports organic foods.
The Reason: Apples are the recipient of the most pesticides of all Fall fruits. Chemical producers swear that the residue is not harmful for human consumption, but the Yahoo! Article goes on to quote Kastel in saying that “Farm workers have higher rates of many cancers.”
The Solution: Buy organic apples where available or at least thoroughly wash and peel apples before eating them.
Yummt Bites only uses safe ingrediets!
www.yummybitesglutenfree.com
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
GF APPETIZERS
Appetizers are finger foods usually served prior to a meal or in between meal times. They are also called hors d'oeuvres, antipasti or starters.
Because appetizers are frequently served at large parties, I normally avoid the commom allergies foods like peanuts, for exemple.
I'm tired myself to see the same-old veggies and dip or chips and salsa. I always like to bring something new, different, new flavor, imaginative...something my guests haven't seen before.
It's so rewarding to delight my friends and put a smile on their faces when I introduce them a delicious new food.
The Yummy Bites cheese bread rolls regular flavor or garlic and herbs flavor (famouse Brazilian pao-de-queijo) and the mini mozzarella pizza will make you and your guests smile. You'll get great reviews and on top of that they are gluten-free!!
Give me a call or e-mail me if you consider a mouth-watering appetizers for your next party, meeting, brunch, hollyday, simple dinner or a chic event, weding reception, birthday parties, wine tasting, etc.
I will be happy to assist you with.
e-mail: elda@yummybitesglutenfree.com
http://www.yummybitesglutenfree.com/
Because appetizers are frequently served at large parties, I normally avoid the commom allergies foods like peanuts, for exemple.
I'm tired myself to see the same-old veggies and dip or chips and salsa. I always like to bring something new, different, new flavor, imaginative...something my guests haven't seen before.
It's so rewarding to delight my friends and put a smile on their faces when I introduce them a delicious new food.
The Yummy Bites cheese bread rolls regular flavor or garlic and herbs flavor (famouse Brazilian pao-de-queijo) and the mini mozzarella pizza will make you and your guests smile. You'll get great reviews and on top of that they are gluten-free!!
Give me a call or e-mail me if you consider a mouth-watering appetizers for your next party, meeting, brunch, hollyday, simple dinner or a chic event, weding reception, birthday parties, wine tasting, etc.
I will be happy to assist you with.
e-mail: elda@yummybitesglutenfree.com
http://www.yummybitesglutenfree.com/
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
What do you miss the most since going GF ?
Anyone who has to follow a gluten-free diet knows that sometimes it's the little extras they miss the most. It's the confort foods, the small indulgences.
Adopting a gf life style can be difficult and challenging and overwhelming since gluten can be found in such unlikely products as: soy sauce, myonnaise, chicken broth, salad dressing, lipstick, medicine just to mention a few.
Here is a list of foods that a celiacs miss the most:
Adopting a gf life style can be difficult and challenging and overwhelming since gluten can be found in such unlikely products as: soy sauce, myonnaise, chicken broth, salad dressing, lipstick, medicine just to mention a few.
Here is a list of foods that a celiacs miss the most:
- birthday cake
- pizza
- cookies
- beer
- breads
- pasta
- flour tortilla (burritos, tacos, quesadillas, etc)
- cheesburguers (all sandwiches with a bun)
- cinnamon rolls
- cakes
- pies
- appetizers
Feel free to comment what you think you would miss if you could no longer have wheat, oats, rye or barley or if you are already following a gluten-free diet.
Soon I am going to start posting delicious recipes and announcing exciting new products.
"Our mission is to bring to every one’s table gluten-free baked products that are absolutely delicious for the whole family. If we meet our goal, this is our success."
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
LIST OF STORES THAT CARRY OUR GF PRODUCTS
We are very excited to continuously keep adding more reail stores to sale Yummy Bites gluten-free products.
This is a complete list of the stores that are carrying our products:
WHOLE FOODS - Pasadena
3751 East Foothil Blvd.
Pasadena - CA 91107
Phone: 626-351 5994
WHOLE FOODS - Pasadena
WHOLE FOODS - Porter Ranch
19340 Rinaldi St.
Northridge - CA 91326
Phone: (818) 363-3933
WHOLE FOODS - Venice
225 Lincoln Blvd.
Venice - CA 90291
Phone: 310-566 9480
WHOLE FOODS - Santa Clarita
24130 Valencia Blvd.
Santa Clarita - CA 91355
Phone: 661-260 2322
WHOLE FOODS - El Segundo
760 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
El Segundo - CA 90245
Fone: 310-333-1900
SIMPLY GLUTEN FREE
2955 E. Hillcrest Drive, Suite #124
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Phone: (805)208-1600 - (805)558-9918
VITAMIN CITY
642 W. Arrow Hwy
San Dimas - CA 91773
Phone: 909 592 5131
RAIMBOW ACRES
13208 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles - CA 90066
Phone: 310-306 8330
STELLA LUCY
108 S. El Camino Real
San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone: 949-542 4631
STELLA LUCY
101 N. Indian Hill Blvd. # C1 - 102
Claremont - CA 91711
Phone: 909-626 9816
If Yummy Bites is not at the store you normally shop yet, please, tell the manager about us or let me know and I will contact the store manager.
Last but not least you can always order directly from us through this Web site -www.yummybitesglutenfree.com or by calling 818-309 7798.
More stores will be added soon!
This is a complete list of the stores that are carrying our products:
WHOLE FOODS - Pasadena
3751 East Foothil Blvd.
Pasadena - CA 91107
Phone: 626-351 5994
WHOLE FOODS - Pasadena
465 South Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena - CA 91105
Phone: 626-204 2266
WHOLE FOODS - Porter Ranch
19340 Rinaldi St.
Northridge - CA 91326
Phone: (818) 363-3933
WHOLE FOODS - Venice
225 Lincoln Blvd.
Venice - CA 90291
Phone: 310-566 9480
WHOLE FOODS - Santa Clarita
24130 Valencia Blvd.
Santa Clarita - CA 91355
Phone: 661-260 2322
WHOLE FOODS - El Segundo
760 S. Sepulveda Blvd.
El Segundo - CA 90245
Fone: 310-333-1900
SIMPLY GLUTEN FREE
2955 E. Hillcrest Drive, Suite #124
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Phone: (805)208-1600 - (805)558-9918
VITAMIN CITY
642 W. Arrow Hwy
San Dimas - CA 91773
Phone: 909 592 5131
RAIMBOW ACRES
13208 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles - CA 90066
Phone: 310-306 8330
STELLA LUCY
108 S. El Camino Real
San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone: 949-542 4631
STELLA LUCY
101 N. Indian Hill Blvd. # C1 - 102
Claremont - CA 91711
Phone: 909-626 9816
If Yummy Bites is not at the store you normally shop yet, please, tell the manager about us or let me know and I will contact the store manager.
Last but not least you can always order directly from us through this Web site -www.yummybitesglutenfree.com or by calling 818-309 7798.
More stores will be added soon!
Monday, August 23, 2010
WHAT IS GLUTEN?
As I sad before, I owned and run a Brazilian restaurant in Woodland Hills, CA where I cooked delicious recipes inspired from the vibrant culture of Brazil.
Of course we had to serve the pao-de-queijo in our restaurant. The relatioship Brazilians have with it borders on obsessive. I didn't know how to make them thou. For some reason I always thought that was too much time consuming and hard to make them. My mom used to make them all the time and serve with coffee. She was native of the beautiful state of Minas Gerais place where the pao-de-queijo was originated. There was nobody in the world better than my mom to give me the recipe and teach me how to make it.
Very soon, our cheese bread rolls (pao-de-queijo) was a complete success in our restaurant! It was great and a rewarding feeling to see our American customers popping them in their mouth one after another. There is something special about this little breads. They are very different from the majority of cheese breads. You have to try them to understand what I'm talking about.
One of our customers asked me: Is this cheese bread gluten-free? Well, I had no clue what gluten was. I never heard that word before. The lady didn't tell me much about gluten. She just told me that she was celiac and she couldn't eat anything with wheat, barley or rye.
Since "pao-de-queijo" is made entirely with tapioca starch, they are naturally and completely gluten-free.
At the end of the day, as soon as I got home from the restaurant I run to the computer to research and learn more about gluten. Here is what I found:
Gluten, in its most simplest definition, is a kind of protein that tends to exist in wheat, oat, rye and barley. Eating foods containing gluten causes damage to the small intestine in people primarily suffering from celiac or gluten intolerance. However, the diet can also help those with:
Autism
ADHD
Fibromyalgia
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
This is how I started my jorney on producing delicious GF products.
I hope my blog helpes answer the question - "What is Gluten" - and explain why some people need to avoid it.
Of course we had to serve the pao-de-queijo in our restaurant. The relatioship Brazilians have with it borders on obsessive. I didn't know how to make them thou. For some reason I always thought that was too much time consuming and hard to make them. My mom used to make them all the time and serve with coffee. She was native of the beautiful state of Minas Gerais place where the pao-de-queijo was originated. There was nobody in the world better than my mom to give me the recipe and teach me how to make it.
Very soon, our cheese bread rolls (pao-de-queijo) was a complete success in our restaurant! It was great and a rewarding feeling to see our American customers popping them in their mouth one after another. There is something special about this little breads. They are very different from the majority of cheese breads. You have to try them to understand what I'm talking about.
One of our customers asked me: Is this cheese bread gluten-free? Well, I had no clue what gluten was. I never heard that word before. The lady didn't tell me much about gluten. She just told me that she was celiac and she couldn't eat anything with wheat, barley or rye.
Since "pao-de-queijo" is made entirely with tapioca starch, they are naturally and completely gluten-free.
At the end of the day, as soon as I got home from the restaurant I run to the computer to research and learn more about gluten. Here is what I found:
Gluten, in its most simplest definition, is a kind of protein that tends to exist in wheat, oat, rye and barley. Eating foods containing gluten causes damage to the small intestine in people primarily suffering from celiac or gluten intolerance. However, the diet can also help those with:
Autism
ADHD
Fibromyalgia
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
This is how I started my jorney on producing delicious GF products.
I hope my blog helpes answer the question - "What is Gluten" - and explain why some people need to avoid it.
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