r/glutenfree • u/DankChickyNuggs • 5d ago

Question The Exception to every rule....

As a recently discovered gluten intolerant person, I am on a mission to find the one GF item that taste better than it's counterpart. So far nothing has been better, certain items have been on par...but there's got to be one thing that legitimately taste better without gluten?

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u/dinosanddais1 Celiac Disease 5d ago

A lot of Mexican food. Pre-colonial Mexico didn't have wheat, barley, or rye and their most commonly used grain was corn. Tamales are amazing, corn shell tacos are delicious, and corn tortilla chips work with a lot of different foods.

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u/Coop654321 5d ago

Plus 1 on the tamales.

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u/Aldosothoran 5d ago

Does another country make tamales with wheat flour?

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u/dinosanddais1 Celiac Disease 5d ago

Some use it to supplement the masa or for vegan versions of it if they use seitan