We would never have thought that Gent was the veggie capital of Europe. Apparently Berlin had the title and now it's Gent. Who knows? Either way vegetarianism is a big movement here. As a former vegetarian and Margaret a former wholefood shop owner we were interested to see what was on offer. There is definitely a laid back more veggie attitude here. It's great, well for us it's great. On my morning run I found these vegetable/salad boxes all labelled with the owners/tenderers names. A good idea in a public park? I think so.
Private vegetable/salad boxes.
Further along the canal I found Lousberg Markt a vegetarian/vegan food cooperative. I was immediately impressed by the bike parking inside the building. Everyone was arriving by bike or on foot. So I thought we should give it a go. Bike moored up and it's time to go in.
Internal bike parking.
Lovely fresh produce, all local. Well some of the cheese may have travelled a bit further. Along with buying produce we decided to have lunch. The menu was very, very confusing. It was only in Flemish. I'm not complaining but it is challenging when our Flemish is zero. Anyway lunch ordered and not totally sure what we had ordered, we were given a green flying saucer. The 'Syscall' is a good idea. You order your food. You are given a Syscall. When your food is ready the Syscall vibrates and makes a tiny alarm sound. You go to the servery and collect your food. The number tells the kitchen staff your order number. All very slick.
Syscall, your dinner is ready, gizmo.
The food arrived and I had thought '......when in Rome.....' I had gone for the total vegan option. I must say on first sight I thought I might have made a mistake. No, it was very tasty, with a bit of chilli sauce. What a yummy and cheap lunch.
The full vegan!
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