I love Chinese food. When I first found out that I was coeliac and that sweet and sour chicken (and all other Chinese favourites) were out of my life due to the wheat-y soy sauce, I was heartbroken! No more noodles, egg fried rice, spring rolls! Absolutely devastated. And although I knew that I would still have plenty of gluten free options for my other foods, I had to accept that I couldn’t really eat Chinese food at a restaurant again…

Until! I found out that there was an amazing Chinese restaurant right in my doorstep! Sweet Mandarin in Manchester’s Norther Quarter offered a completely separate menu that catered for the gluten free. Prepared in a separate kitchen, they offered me a saving grace!

I couldn’t wait to go in and try! We ordered the old favourites of sweet and sour and lemon chicken, as well as spring rolls and…