Shalong Thai Food

08/07/2026

Slow cook Panang curry

08/07/2026

08/07/2026

"Ordering Thai takeaway
with coeliac disease.

A gamble I'm not
willing to take." 🎲

—

Thai food SHOULD be
naturally gluten free.

Rice noodles. Coconut milk.
Fresh herbs. Spices.

But most Thai restaurants
in Ireland use:

❌ Soy sauce — contains wheat
❌ Oyster sauce — contains wheat
❌ Pre-made curry pastes —
often contain gluten

So what looks safe
often isn't.

We are not really
ordering Thai takeaway

Not because we doesn't love it.
Because we couldn't trust it.

That broke my heart
as a Thai person.

Thai food is MY food.
And my husband he couldn't eat it safely.

—

So I made Shalong
for him. For us.
For everyone like him.

✅ Genuinely gluten free
✅ Genuinely dairy free
✅ Real Thai flavour
✅ Safe at home

He gets Thai food now.
Every week.
At our table.
Safe and delicious. 🌶️

Cook the chicken.
Pour Shalong Thai sauce.
Celebrate together. 🎉

📍 21 stores across Ireland
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07/07/2026

"'Just a little bit
won't hurt you, will it?'

If you have coeliac disease —
yes. Yes it will." 😤

—

A little bit of gluten
for someone with coeliac
is not a little problem.

It can mean:
❌ Days of illness
❌ Intestinal damage
❌ Fatigue for weeks
❌ Real medical consequences

It's not a preference.
It's not dramatic.
It's biology.

And the fact that
so many sauces, stocks,
and ready meals
still contain hidden gluten?

Genuinely dangerous
for 1 in 100 Irish people.

—

This is why I made sure
Shalong Thai sauce
is genuinely gluten free.

Not 'probably fine.'
Not 'might be okay.'

Properly. Genuinely.
Gluten free. ✅
Dairy free. ✅

Because 'just a little'
is never acceptable
when it comes to
someone you love. 🌶️

Cook the chicken.
Pour Shalong Thai sauce.
Eat safely. 💙

📍 21 stores across Ireland
Link in bio 👆

06/07/2026

"Being invited to dinner
when you have coeliac
is complicated.

Do I tell them?
Will they understand?
Will I just eat the salad
and pretend I'm fine?" 😶

—

My husband has been there.

The polite smile
while everyone else
eats everything.

The quiet anxiety
about cross-contamination
in someone else's kitchen.

The feeling of being
a burden for having
a medical condition
you didn't choose.

Coeliac disease is not
a preference.
It's not a diet trend.
It's not being difficult.

It's a real condition
that affects 1 in 100 people
in Ireland.

And most restaurants
still don't fully get it. 😔

—

At home though?

I control everything.

Shalong Thai sauce —
✅ Gluten free
✅ Dairy free
✅ Safe for coeliac

My husband eats
exactly what I eat.
Same pot.
Same table.
Same celebration.

No salad. No compromise.
No anxiety. 🌶️

Cook the chicken.
Pour Shalong Thai sauce.
Eat together. Finally. 🎉

📍 21 stores across Ireland
Link in bio 👆

05/07/2026

"Standing in a supermarket aisle
reading ingredient labels
for 20 minutes.

Every. Single. Week." 😩

—

Modified starch — is that gluten?
Natural flavouring — from what?
May contain traces of wheat —
does that count?

My husband goes through this
every time we shop.

A simple curry sauce
becomes a 10 minute
label investigation.

Most sauces that LOOK
gluten free — aren't.

Hidden gluten in:
❌ Soy sauce
❌ Modified starch
❌ Malt vinegar
❌ Wheat flour thickeners

It's exhausting.
It's stressful.
It shouldn't be this hard
to find something safe to eat.

—

Shalong Thai sauce —
✅ Gluten free — genuinely
✅ Dairy free
✅ No soy sauce
✅ No hidden wheat
✅ Real ingredients you can read

Made by someone who
reads every label too.
Because my husband needs me to. 🌶️

Cook the chicken.
Pour Shalong Thai sauce.
Put the label down. 😌

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04/07/2026

"Going to a restaurant
with coeliac disease
is not relaxing.

It's a full investigation." 😤

—

Can I eat this?
Is there gluten in the sauce?
Does the chef understand
cross-contamination?
Is this ACTUALLY gluten free
or just 'probably fine'?

My husband has coeliac.
I watch him read every menu
like a legal document.

While everyone else
just orders. 😔

That's the pressure
nobody talks about.

Not just the diet.
The exhaustion of
always having to ask.
Always having to check.
Always having to explain.

—

Shalong Thai sauce —
✅ Gluten free
✅ Dairy free
✅ No hidden nasties
✅ Real ingredients only

Pour it. Trust it.
No investigation needed.

Cook the chicken.
Pour Shalong Thai sauce.
Finally eat without the stress. 🌶️

📍 21 stores across Ireland
Link in bio 👆

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