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What to Eat in Ghent
Ghent's food traditions range from creamy waterzooi to cone-shaped cuberdon sweets and sharp Tierenteyn mustard. These named tastes give a clearer starting point than a generic Belgian menu.
Try waterzooi to understand Ghent's river-linked cooking, or compare it with a Flemish beer-braised stew. A mastel from a bakery, a cuberdon sweet and Tierenteyn mustard each tell a different, smaller food story. The city's vegetarian tradition adds another direction beyond classic meat dishes.
Useful to know
When ordering waterzooi, check whether the kitchen makes the fish or chicken version; both belong to the dish's story.
Look for mastellen in bakeries and cuberdons among local sweets, then leave a sit-down meal for waterzooi or stew.
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