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Main course
Meat
Rabbit with Prunes
Konijn met Pruimen
koh-NAYN met PROW-men
A slow-cooked rabbit stew with a sweet prune sauce.
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Starter
Meat
Gentse Kopvlees
GHENTS-keh KOP-vles
A savory meat jelly made from the head of a pig.
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Snack
Vegetarian
Neuzekes
NU-zuh-kehs
Cone-shaped jelly candies with a raspberry flavor.
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Bread
Vegetarian
Mastel
Mastellen
MAH-ste-lun
A sweet circular bread spiced with cinnamon, typical of 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.
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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
Vegetarian
Speculoos
Speculaas
SPEH-koo-lahs
Spiced shortcrust cookies from Belgium, popular during holidays.
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Main course
Meat
Hutsepot
HOOT-se-pott
A traditional Flemish stew with mixed vegetables and meats.
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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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Condiment
Vegan
Gentse Tierenteyn Mustard
Gentse Tierenteyn
tee-ren-TAIN
A spicy artisan mustard unique to Ghent.