1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogMarie Nerenhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/marie-neren/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fmNZ1VH4PG"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/vegan-myanmar-magic-word/">Vegan in Myanmar: A Magic Word</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/vegan-myanmar-magic-word/embed/#?secret=fmNZ1VH4PG" width="600" height="338" title="“Vegan in Myanmar: A Magic Word” — HappyCow" data-secret="fmNZ1VH4PG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Myanmar-Thailand-02.jpg960500ONE WORD: THATALO It literally means “no living things.” With this magic word, you will go a very long way. I learned this word at the border, and once I did, I never looked back. You could easily walk into any place in Myanmar and get a vegan dish without any problems. And on top of that, people will LOVE that you know some of the local language. Traditional Myanmar food consists mostly of rice, a variety of fried vegetables and unfortunately, a lot of meat. But don’t panic! Simply get all the side dishes for less than one Euro. The first thing I ate, right at the Thai/Myanmar border, was fried green vegetables with loads of garlic, onion and soy sauce. And boy, do I love my greens! For me, this was a kick-start, and it only went uphill from there. On a Myanmar menu you will find a whole section of fried vegetable dishes and raw salads, always accompanied by a delicious peanut sauce and rice or noodles. Since the basis of most of the meals is chili and garlic, I was very a happy woman. On top of that: there are markets EVERYWHERE. Before a long bus-train-boat ride, I stocked up on […]