Catalin Varela is an American expat based in Florence. She has been a freelance writer for many different publications and now primarily writes about Italian culture, cuisine, and her experiences living abroad. Catalin is a proud celiac, which is what inspired her move to ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½! As the founder of , she teaches online Italian cooking classes (all gluten free, of course!), consults with clients about traveling safely in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ as a celiac, and is an English + Italian-speaking resource for all things gluten free ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.
Children in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ are tested for celiac disease by the age of six.
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For us celiacs, growing up in a country with such an inf…