Gluten Free, R U?: Skipper's Canteen Walt Disney World

Friday, May 29, 2020

Skipper's Canteen Walt Disney World

Another place that is mentioned many times for gluten free eating is Skipper's Canteen in Magic Kingdom.

I'll be honest I would never choose here without hearing all the rave reviews from others. Nothing against the place, it is just not a well known place to me and it is pretty nondescript even walking past it. But it was walking past it and seeing no one waiting that made us decide to definitely try it out this trip. Our wait was 5 minutes! And we got a window table.

Our server was awesome. She basically said "whatever you want, we can do, what do you want?"

We started with two non-alcoholic drinks:
Punch Line Punch and Schweitzer Slush
I loved the punch and was just ok on the slush. The slush was too bitter for me but the punch was nice and sweet. They were both cold and it was a warmer day, so they hit the spot.

Then hubby got the soup of the day and I will be darned that I can not remember the name or ingredients. I do know it was too spicy for me but he really enjoyed it.

Then we took awhile to decide on our main course. It was something we would split so it had to appeal to both of us. We went with the easy "Hardy Har Char" Siu Pork. Yummy!! Basically it is pork chops flavored like Chinese food with Jasmine rice and a vegetable that I can't remember even with the photo. It was delicious. The pork was tender and we received three pieces so we had a piece and a half each. It looks less on the plate but it was a lot of food.

Then the real reason we stopped in... dessert. I had heard so many things about these two desserts that I had those picked before we even entered the place.
Monkey Bites
Quick Sand!!!

Monkey Bites are chocolate covered bananas with candied chocolate sunflower seeds, pistachio cake and fresh whipped cream. I have decided I really like pistachio. This was a dessert I would come back for every trip. I loved it. Different and so very tasty.
And the Quick Sand is a jasmine rice pudding with mango sauce, lemon curd, hibiscus meringue and pineapple. So refreshing and delicious. I have never had anything like this before and I would definitely have it again... but Monkey Bites first :)

Overall I am really happy we stopped in here and it is now on my list of places to check out for our next trip to see if there will be any new items on the gluten free menu.

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My gluten free history

When I turned 30 years old, I started to gain weight that I couldn't lose and I was getting back to back colds. The final straw was I got bronchitis and I had to take an antibiotic to help me get better. The side effect for 4% of people on this antibiotic was gastrointestinal issues. Yes, I was part of that 4%. The medicine basically stripped away whatever had been protecting me through my first 30 years of life. You see I have always had gastrointestinal issues since I can remember. My father also had the same issues and my paternal grandmother too. I was so sick from the medicine (or so I thought) that I had to go back to the doctor and do a series of tests. During this time I was following the BRAT diet (Banana, rice, a, toast). Saltines and toast were my go to comfort, little did I know they were NOT what I should be eating. My co-worker gave me an article about food allergies and there was a quiz. You only needed to answer 4 of the 8 questions with yes to fall under their designation and I had answered 6 of the 8 with yes. I was on my way. My husband and I cleaned out all our cabinets of the 7 allergens… all that was left was rice. After a few weeks, I was feeling somewhat better when I stayed at a home where they told me to eat whatever was in the fridge. I saw the rice and started eating. Within a hour I was violently ill. I couldn't understand. I took the rice with me to work the next day and when I told my other co-worker about my issue she asked to see the rice. It was orzo… pasta… gluten/wheat filled pasta! I had my first allergen to check off the list as being an issue. It turned out at the time dairy and eggs were also triggers but I have since been able to add them back. My husband and I went on a full gluten free diet and within a few months I had lost my weight, stopped living in my bathroom, looked healthy and was not terrified to eat things any more. Now it has been 15 years and while I have gained some weight back (darn those yummy gluten free cookies and pretzels) my issues are still in check and I couldn't be happier to figure out what was wrong with my body and be able to fix it.