Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: chinese food?? try vietnamese

the bad news for me (and apparently others)is chinese buffets can be suicide. all the ones near me are incredibly greasy and despite the fact they have menus, they still manage to screw things up.

the good news is that i rarely eat chinese, but now eat a diet chocked full of vietnamese goodies. i love the fresh spring rolls (not fried) which are in a flour or rice paper, filled with rice noodles, a few soy bean sprouts, and i dip them in the peanut sauce which i know can be a risk for some but i do ok with. you can also get meats or tofu in the rolls. they also make yummy lemongrass tofu, vermicelli noodle bowls, and other wonderful fresh foods which are not all greasy. of course i get a lot of white rice and drink the hot green tea (i always forget to bring my mint tea). if anyone reading this lives in houston, tx i'm talking about mai's on milam.

we also have many asian markets in the area where you can buy all the ingredients to make it at home. spring rolls are best served fresh and tend to harden in a few hours, so making them at home when you are ready is recommended. anyway, they can be tricky to roll, but i got a sushi roller which does help. the workers at the market are always on hand to give cooking tips if you need them and will help you translate labels that aren't acccessible to those of us that can't read the asian languages (yea, that's me). i have also bought their sweeping brooms and will never go back to the traditional western ones again. other neat things are the drip coffe makers (i use them for tea), and i LOVE their dishes. you can buy the large and tiny plastic bowls really cheap. i use them for everything in the kitchen for holding dipping sauces i don't want running all over my plate, holding ingredients, etc. plus are dishwasher safe.

another benefit is the tea aisle is HUGE!!! so many teas that are good for us and they sell fresh ginger in the produce area very inexpensive and wonderful. another benefit is fortune cookies by the giagantic bag full (another ibs treat). i get frozen mushroom dumplings that i use in veggie won ton soup that is wonderful.

as you can see i'm really enthused about veitnamese food and getting into some cultural areas as well. i've found it to be very ibs friendly. if you have any questions about rolling spring rolls i'll be glad to help or other questions i'll be glad to take a stab at. you might want to privately email me as i check the board a few times a week.

good luck!

amy

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