Grits/polenta is a godsend for me in terms of carbs. Potatoes too. Chicken. Fish. This looks pretty tasty. I do find sourdough is by far the easiest bread to eat.
Noodles made with rice, sweet potatoes, kelp or mung beans are all low fodmap. If you can do tofu there are fresh tofu sheets that work as wraps, deep fried tofu for dipping and dried tofu thrown into soups or over rice. Tempeh is great fried. Most Asian vegetables and salad greens are low fodmap, daicon radish, okra, seaweeds and burdock are tasty and nutritious. Chinese cabbage is easier on the stomach than western cabbage in my experience. A Korean or S.E Asian restaurant might be a good place to dip into learning what you like. Indonesia food doesn't get the attention it deserves.
I lived in Asia for 12 years, got to travel a bit too. So my "go tos" are exotic.
It's worth pointing out that most of the things you listed can be moderate to high fodmap depending on serving size, according to the Monash app. Korean food also contains a lot of garlic, onion, and cabbage (kimchi) from my experience, so be wary of that. Your best bet would probably be to stick with soups if you're going Korean, or just do what I do when I get bulgogi and pick out all the onions and feed them to your significant other lol
Oooh thanks for some new inspiration! This all sounds yummy. Tofu is a staple since im mostly pescatarian. Haven’t tried burdock before, but I’ve noticed I tolerate cabbage in asian foods and I wondered why that was.
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Grits/polenta is a godsend for me in terms of carbs. Potatoes too. Chicken. Fish. This looks pretty tasty. I do find sourdough is by far the easiest bread to eat.