{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"caitlingu","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/caitlingu\/","title":"Eating Vegan In Eastern Orthodox Countries During Lent - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"wOlztJwoHD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-eastern-orthodox-countries-lent\/\">Eating Vegan In Eastern Orthodox Countries During Lent<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-eastern-orthodox-countries-lent\/embed\/#?secret=wOlztJwoHD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Eating Vegan In Eastern Orthodox Countries During Lent&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"wOlztJwoHD\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/View-of-Kotor-and-Bay-1024x683.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":683,"description":"Imagine a destination where you can go into any bakery and find vegan cherry strudel, chocolate-glazed croissants or spinach-filled flaky pastry. Welcome to Eastern Orthodox countries during Lent. This scene, surprisingly, does not take place in NYC, Los Angeles, Berlin or London. In Serbia, Montenegro and Romania, you can find vegan food in bakeries, the grocery stores and some restaurants, thanks to the Eastern Orthodox religion. At other times of the year, the cuisine in many of these countries is not very vegetarian or vegan-friendly, at first glance. In nearby Georgia (the country in the Caucasus, not the US state), a vegan caf\u00e9 was attacked by sausage-wearing, far-right nationalists, who threw meat on customers\u2019 plates. Glancing at restaurant menus in Serbia, you might see grilled meat dish after grilled meat dish after grilled meat dish. However, say the magic word (\u201cposno\u201d in Serbian, \u201cde post\u201d in Romanian, \u201cnistisimo\u201d in Greek) and you\u2019ll be presented with vegan food, thanks to Eastern Orthodox fasting. In the Eastern Orthodox religion, practitioners are asked to \u201cfast,\u201d or give up animal products like meat, dairy and eggs (honey and sometimes shellfish are permitted in some churches). The longest and most important fasting period is during [&hellip;]"}