Who's writing LFT?
Since 2023
Hi! My name is Eline. Since December 2022 my husband and I have moved to Tokyo, Japan. To start a new part of our lives working and living here. It's been an exciting journey so far and we keep on finding new things to fascinate about. As well as the food, which in Japan, has been amazing!
What's on the menu
Since arriving in Tokyo, I've learned a lot about the cuisine and customs around eating and drinking. I started Lactose Free Tokyo because I kept finding a lot of products with hidden dairy in them, and some of the shop owners didn't know about anything other than milk allergies. I want to tell more people about living without dairy products, using alternatives and knowing more places to enjoy food and drinks. On Lactose Free Tokyo, I'll write recipes, share non-dairy products, give tips on avoiding Lactose, how to cook without diary products, provide information on Lactose Intolerance and more. I'll also be going around Japan, mainly Tokyo, to show places that offer Lactose free alternatives, like coffee shops and restaurants.
Supporting local businesses
I've always liked the smaller, and local places more than the bigger stores you find everywhere nowadays. Through this blog I try to find more smaller, and local places, services, and products.
Cats!
if you're wondering why I have a cat in my logo, I love cats and cats actually become lactose intolerant when they get older. They don't need to drink milk anymore, so cats lose the ability to digest lactose.
Love for food
I love food. I've always been lactose intolerant and when I started living on own I learned to read labels and started trying out new products. Through the years, I've discovered lactase pills, which has helped me digest lactose (better). When I moved to Germany, the alternative products, like soya cheese and coconut milk/butter, have helped me gain some cooking skills, while exploring the posibillities with the products. Now that I live in Tokyo, it's a completely different game, there are fewer alternatives and in some non-dairy products there is diary anyway, which seems quite odd at times. Fortunately, the Japanese cousine is mostly lactose-free, as the Japanese didn't consume dairy products for a long time. However, I don't know the whole story, so i'm going to find out and share it with you! I'm looking forward to all the cooking, eating and learning about lactose, and Japanese products and cuisine.
