New "Being a Vegetarian in Hungary" post on my daughter's blog.

[HopeHoops]

It's hard enough in some places in the US... KrystinasCrossings.com

[Warren Stupidity]

1. Having attempted to eat in a restaurant in Buda, I can feel her pain.

It ain't easy. Germany isnt a lot of fun either. If you dont go to an explicitly veg restaurant and order ANYTHING, There Will Be Pig

[JDPriestly]

2. At home though, you can make Schnitzel (breaded cutlet)

from sliced celery root (celeriac). It is delicious. But generally, it is very difficult to decrease the amount of meat you eat with a Northern European diet. If you think about the climate, then you understand why a meat and milk, including cheese, diet developed in Northern Europe. It is too cold and overcast to get things like zucchini in the winter in Northern Germany or even Hungary. Cabbage and the like is pretty much what people had prior to modern times.

[naragdaban]

4. That's a good point

I was going to say that as well. Colder climates tend to be rich in meat, dairy, and protein. It's a preference that's built up over thousands of years. Along the Mediterranean though you'll see a lot more vegetables. Nomadic peoples also tend to have a meatier diet (of either beef, lamb) since farming requires a sedentary lifestyle.

[ginnyinWI]

5. Surprisingly, Iceland has vegetarian restaurants.

We were in Reykjavik last September and found at least three of them. Also ethnic restaurants--ate at a good Indian one. Times they are changin'.

[JDPriestly]

6. Either they import the vegetables in the winter or they grow them in greenhouses.

Wonder which?

[ginnyinWI]

7. possibly both

I did read that yes, they do grow vegs in greenhouses.

[obamanut2012]

3. Oh terrific! Thanks for posting!