Ghent recipes — 13 traditional dishes

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Dessert Vegetarian

Appelbol

AH-pel-bol

A pastry-encased baked apple, often filled with sugar and raisins.

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Starter Vegetarian

Flemish Asparagus

Asperges op Vlaamse Wijze

ahs-PAIR-jehz awp VLAHMS-uh VAY-zuh

White asparagus garnished with hard-boiled eggs and butter.

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Snack Meat

Gentse Kop

Kopvlees

HENTS-uh KOP

A head cheese made from various parts of pork jelly.

Starter Meat

Gentse Kopvlees

GHENTS-keh KOP-vles

A savory meat jelly made from the head of a pig.

Main course Meat

Gentse Stoverij

GENT-suh STOH-vuh-ree

A Flemish beef stew slow-cooked in dark beer.

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Condiment Vegan

Gentse Tierenteyn Mustard

Gentse Tierenteyn

tee-ren-TAIN

A spicy artisan mustard unique to Ghent.

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Soup Vegetarian

Ghent mustard soup

Gentse Mosterdsoep

GENST moss-terd-soep

A creamy soup infused with the sharp flavor of mustard, typical of Ghent.

Main course Meat

Hutsepot

HOOT-se-pott

A traditional Flemish stew with mixed vegetables and meats.

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Bread Vegetarian

Mastel

Mastellen

MAH-ste-lun

A sweet circular bread spiced with cinnamon, typical of Ghent.

Snack Vegetarian

Neuzekes

NU-zuh-kehs

Cone-shaped jelly candies with a raspberry flavor.

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