{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HappyCow","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog","author_name":"Marie Neren","author_url":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/marie-neren\/","title":"Vegan in Myanmar: A Magic Word - HappyCow","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"nhs9IdoYaO\"><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=nhs9IdoYaO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Vegan in Myanmar: A Magic Word&#8221; &#8212; HappyCow\" data-secret=\"nhs9IdoYaO\" 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\/2016\/12\/Myanmar-Thailand-02.jpg","thumbnail_width":960,"thumbnail_height":500,"description":"ONE WORD: THATALO It literally means \u201cno living things.\u201d With this magic word, you will go a very long way. I learned this word\u00a0at the border, and once I did, I never looked back. You\u00a0could 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&#8217;t\u00a0panic! 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\u00a0uphill from there. On a Myanmar menu you will find a whole section of fried vegetable dishes and raw salads, always accompanied by\u00a0a 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 [&hellip;]"}