Photos: Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Tournasol7, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
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Photos: Krzysztof Golik, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Tournasol7, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Ghent vegetarian food walk
Your local guide
Elise Van den Broeck
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Highlights
- Local cheeses and syrup in the old meat hall
- Ghent mustard, filled straight from a wooden barrel
- Vegetarian stoverij, made with seitan and beer
- Cuberdon, the purple cone-shaped Ghent sweet
- Coffee and waffles at a bakery near Vrijdagmarkt
About this tour
This session follows a vegetarian route through Ghent's food scene, from the old meat hall to a mustard shop still filling jars from a wooden barrel. You see a seitan and beer version of stoverij, the Flemish stew, cooked near Vrijdagmarkt. It ends by a bakery selling cuberdon sweets and waffles.
The guide checks sound at the meat hall, then moves shop to shop, explaining ingredients and substitutions as each dish comes into view. You can ask about any recipe or ingredient throughout the call. A short list of where to find each stop is sent on afterwards.
This suits vegetarian travellers planning a food route through Ghent, and anyone curious how a meat-based stew translates without meat. It also suits former visitors who missed the vegetarian side of the city's food scene.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Ghent before heading out.
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The old meat hall 21 min
Inside the old meat hall the camera passes stalls of local cheeses and jars of syrup lined up under the timber roof. The guide explains how a building once used for curing meat now sells almost none of it.
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A mustard shop 21 min
At a mustard shop the camera watches jars being filled straight from a wooden barrel, the same method used for generations. The guide explains what gives Ghent mustard its particular sharpness compared with other Belgian versions.
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A vegetarian kitchen near Vrijdagmarkt 21 min
Near Vrijdagmarkt the camera looks into a kitchen making stoverij, the Flemish stew, with seitan and beer instead of meat. The guide explains the substitution and points to a bakery next door selling cuberdon sweets and waffles.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Ghent: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Belgian waffles and Patershol, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Brussels time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Ghent, showing you Graslei and Korenlei and Belfry of Ghent live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Ghent live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Brussels time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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