{"id":19525,"date":"2017-10-10T06:48:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T13:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=19525"},"modified":"2017-10-17T09:30:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T16:30:26","slug":"vegan-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-in-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan In Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sick-Cities-A-Scenario-for-Dhaka-City.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sick-Cities-A-Scenario-for-Dhaka-City.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sick-Cities-A-Scenario-for-Dhaka-City.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sick-Cities-A-Scenario-for-Dhaka-City-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Sick-Cities-A-Scenario-for-Dhaka-City-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Unfortunately, there is no magic word in Bangladesh to easily describe your dietary preferences.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">It is very difficult for a Bangladeshi person to understand that you do not want any meat.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">At least, this was my experience while trying to eat vegan food in Bangladesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In Bangladesh, everything vegetarian will most likely be vegan too. They never use Ghee, since vegetable oil is way cheaper. This is especially true for street food&#8211;places will use mustard or corn oil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The kitchen of Bangladesh is very Indian-inspired. But where India is the master of vegetarian food, Bangladesh has a whole other (meat) culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One important thing to keep in mind is that there will always be traces of meat in your food. Meat will typically be fried in the same oil as veggie dishes, or your vegan food will be served with the same spoon used for meat dishes. Because of this, I had a bone or two mixed into my vegan dishes. Yuk. The few times this happened, I gave away my food to a person on the street in need. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Singharas and samosas are mostly vegan, but don\u2019t trust the ones filled with onions! Sometimes I would repeat 15 times: \u201cNO MEAT!\u201d and still find meat in my dish. People will lie to sell, but many times they just do not understand &#8220;no meat.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Luckily during my time in Bangladesh, I had brought some green tea leaves from Myanmar with me so I could add some greens to my rice dishes. This way I at least got my greens in and was able to spice my dishes up with a small selection of spices and Sriracha (which I always carry with me). It\u2019s not a fine dining experience, but sometimes you just have to make do.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19535\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Myamarian-green-tea-leaves-with-rice-and-Sriracha-1.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19535\" class=\"wp-image-19535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Myamarian-green-tea-leaves-with-rice-and-Sriracha-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Myamarian-green-tea-leaves-with-rice-and-Sriracha-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Myamarian-green-tea-leaves-with-rice-and-Sriracha-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Myamarian-green-tea-leaves-with-rice-and-Sriracha-1-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Myamarian green tea leaves with rice and Sriracha<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TourgroupBd\/\"  rel=\"external nofollow\">Tour Group BD<\/a> made my vegan Bangladeshi food experience much easier. They truly understood what \u2018vegan\u2019 means, so on the boat tour to the Sundarbans, I was spoiled like no other. The chef made me a separate delicious dish every day. Moreover, I could always count on these guys to help me out with anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19532\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-delicious-dishes-on-Sundarban-Tour.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19532\" class=\"wp-image-19532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-delicious-dishes-on-Sundarban-Tour-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-delicious-dishes-on-Sundarban-Tour-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-delicious-dishes-on-Sundarban-Tour-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-delicious-dishes-on-Sundarban-Tour-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19532\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegan dish on the Sundarban Tour<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19531\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-kitchen-on-the-boat-to-Sundarbans.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19531\" class=\"wp-image-19531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-kitchen-on-the-boat-to-Sundarbans-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-kitchen-on-the-boat-to-Sundarbans-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-kitchen-on-the-boat-to-Sundarbans-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-kitchen-on-the-boat-to-Sundarbans-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/The-kitchen-on-the-boat-to-Sundarbans-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kitchen on the boat to Sundarbans<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Govindas (Hindu restaurants) can be found all around the country. In Sree Mangal I tried about four dishes for 750 Taka (+\/- 8 Euro).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19529\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-food-in-Sree-Magal-Govindas.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19529\" class=\"wp-image-19529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-food-in-Sree-Magal-Govindas-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-food-in-Sree-Magal-Govindas-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-food-in-Sree-Magal-Govindas-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-food-in-Sree-Magal-Govindas-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Vegan-food-in-Sree-Magal-Govindas-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vegan food in Sree Magal Govindas<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The people of Bangladesh are very hospitable. They\u2019ll take you in and feed you without any questions. I\u2019ve enjoyed several beautiful vegan meals made with love and only in traditional ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I have never seen as many small dishes packed with flavor as I have in Shylet&#8211;fried eggplant and zucchini, soy no-meat balls, mashed potato with onion, fresh salad, dahl (lentils), ..etc. A true feast compared to the bland rice I was eating most of the other time.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19533\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Homecooked-vegan-meal-in-Shylet.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19533\" class=\"wp-image-19533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Homecooked-vegan-meal-in-Shylet-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Homecooked-vegan-meal-in-Shylet-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Homecooked-vegan-meal-in-Shylet-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Homecooked-vegan-meal-in-Shylet-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Homecooked-vegan-meal-in-Shylet-247x180.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Homecooked-vegan-meal-in-Shylet-1080x789.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home cooked vegan meal in Shylet<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">At one point during my travels, I met the wonderful guides of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TourgroupBd\/\"  rel=\"external nofollow\">Tour Group BD<\/a> in Cox Bazar and went on a camping adventure to Sonadia Island. While there, I enjoyed simple yet delicious meals cooked on improvised wooden fires. While there, I lived off of rice with potato and an occasional tomato or two. Once again, I spiced it up with Sriracha, since means were very scarce on the deserted island.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19527\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Woodfire-cooked-meal-on-Sonadia-Island.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19527\" class=\"wp-image-19527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Woodfire-cooked-meal-on-Sonadia-Island-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Woodfire-cooked-meal-on-Sonadia-Island-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Woodfire-cooked-meal-on-Sonadia-Island-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Woodfire-cooked-meal-on-Sonadia-Island-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wood fire cooked meal on Sonadia Island<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Back in Dhaka, I really felt like spoiling myself with something other than fried food and potatoes. I took the hike to the restaurant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/reviews\/shadhu-bhojon-dhaka-77874\" >Shadhu Bhojon<\/a> in Dhaka, which I found through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\" >HappyCow<\/a>. The food was pricey compared to elsewhere, but it satisfied my western craving for sure!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19530\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rice-with-greens-in-Shadhu-Bhojon.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19530\" class=\"wp-image-19530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rice-with-greens-in-Shadhu-Bhojon-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rice-with-greens-in-Shadhu-Bhojon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rice-with-greens-in-Shadhu-Bhojon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rice-with-greens-in-Shadhu-Bhojon-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Rice-with-greens-in-Shadhu-Bhojon-1080x810.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rice with greens at Shadhu Bhojon<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And of course, I wouldn\u2019t be a Belgian if I wasn\u2019t craving chocolate at least once a day. It had been such a long time since I had tasted any cacao delight, so I mixed up some coconut oil with cacao powder and coated some pomegranate with it.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19534\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Getting-my-chocolate-fix-in.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19534\" class=\"wp-image-19534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Getting-my-chocolate-fix-in-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Getting-my-chocolate-fix-in-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Getting-my-chocolate-fix-in-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Getting-my-chocolate-fix-in-1080x1440.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate with pomegranate<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Long story short: Bangladesh is by no means a vegan heaven, so keep this in mind if you want to travel to this hidden gem and maintain a vegan diet. Understand that this is a poor country where dietary choices are foreign or strictly religious. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Here are some final tips for vegan travel in Bangladesh:<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> book tours with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TourgroupBd\/\"  rel=\"external nofollow\">Tour Group BD<\/a> and avoid eating street food, unless it&#8217;s fresh fruits and veggies of course. On the streets, go raw! And when in someone&#8217;s home, kindly explain you don&#8217;t eat animal products and you&#8217;ll surely get spoiled beyond your expectations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>About the author: I am Marie, a simple farmer\u2019s daughter without a plan. You may say I\u2019m a professional amateur traveller. Most of the time I have no idea what I\u2019m doing, but that kind of describes every adults life, doesn\u2019t it? In October 2015 I decided to reduce my belongings so they could fit in a backpack. You can follow my blog at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.belgianturtle.com\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.belgianturtle.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1508340275745000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE1ZkyHA20NEe1aKahlqP3hbGuRlQ\">www.belgianturtle.com<\/a>\u00a0on my search for I-have-no-idea-what-i\u2019m-<wbr \/>looking-for and find me on Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/belgianturtle\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/belgianturtle&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1508340275745000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE550nsTXeBySBdDrMoD1COzOAeRg\">www.facebook.com\/belgianturtle<\/a>\u00a0where I\u2019m about to find nothing but the beauty on our planet and unforgettable life experiences.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately, there is no magic word in Bangladesh to easily describe your dietary preferences.\u00a0It is very difficult for a Bangladeshi person to understand that you do not want any meat.\u00a0At least, this was my experience while trying to eat vegan food in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, everything vegetarian will most likely be vegan too. They never use Ghee, since vegetable oil is way cheaper. This is especially true for street food&#8211;places will use mustard or corn oil. The kitchen of Bangladesh is very Indian-inspired. But where India is the master of vegetarian food, Bangladesh has a whole other (meat) culture. One important thing to keep in mind is that there will always be traces of meat in your food. Meat will typically be fried in the same oil as veggie dishes, or your vegan food will be served with the same spoon used for meat dishes. Because of this, I had a bone or two mixed into my vegan dishes. Yuk. The few times this happened, I gave away my food to a person on the street in need. Singharas and samosas are mostly vegan, but don\u2019t trust the ones filled with onions! Sometimes I would repeat 15 times: \u201cNO MEAT!\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84237,"featured_media":19537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[397,2338,2341,16],"class_list":["post-19525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-asia","tag-dining","tag-travel","tag-veganism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vegan In Bangladesh - HappyCow<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/vegan-in-bangladesh\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vegan In Bangladesh - HappyCow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Unfortunately, there is no magic word in Bangladesh to easily describe your dietary preferences.\u00a0It is very difficult for a Bangladeshi person to understand that you do not want any meat.\u00a0At least, this was my experience while trying to eat vegan food in Bangladesh. 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