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One of the many negative impacts the Serbian Orthodox Church left on Serbian culture happened when it turned the pious into fish-eating vegans for long stretches of time during lent. By doing so, they caused a very large portion of the population to avoid fish during the rest of the year (because they are sick of it), and so the Serbian cuisine lacks interesting ways of preparing fish. For instance, you would never see a Serb mixing fish and bacon, which is why I jumped at the opportunity to try the Persetorsk, a traditional dish distinctive to the city of Bergen, which consists of pressed cod served with pea purée, bacon and egg. It was out of this world! Also, I believe all plates should be this colorful.

Another food trauma this restaurant helped me cure comes from a cake Serbs call the "ice-cream cake". The name is a pure unadulterated lie. It never came anywhere close to a freezer, let alone ice-cream. My whole childhood I was tricked and fooled, and so when the waiter suggested Flensburger Iskake (Flensburger Ice Cream Cake), my first thought was "is it really"? Turns out it really is, and it was yummy.

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