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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

New market stall in Leiden is Japanese MOSHI! It's a sweet blob of snack, handmade and cute. You can have choco, pistachio, and more - but the connoisseurs skip all that and go direct to the RED BEAN mochi! Lovely sweet umami thing. #nom #leiden #mochi

My hand holds up a kawaii little potje with a mysterious orb inside. Or not so mysterious? Written on the top is KOSHI

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

The whole of Leiden is a festival today. In case you're wondering, the best food in the fest is this jacket potato stall! Heeeeerlijk. #3okt #nom

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Broccoli roasted with almond and cardamom (from Meera Sodha again). Pretty nice, rich, went down well. I'd probably make it a bit tarter next time, and cardamommier! #vegetarian #kitchendiary #meerasodha

Broccoli, seen here against a backdrop of dal and roti, all homemade

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

London's "Drummond Street" was beloved for its Indian food. It's a shame that this "intangible heritage" was touched with an axe (the HS2 construction work). Still, as half of what it was, it's still there! You can get a dosa in an unfussy restaurant that's […] [Original post on hostux.social]

Dosa! i.e. huge crispy Indian pancake. Try it!

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Enjoying a "steadfast" cola at the local falafel place (X-Falafel)

My bright red can is cola from "Somod Gaza" and it has a piece gesture on it combined with a Palestinian flag

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

Black bean and nectarine tacos! Oh my #nom. From "The Doctor's Kitchen": luscious fruity but smoky (griddled) nectarines and sweetcorn, with black beans and chilli. A must have. #vegan #vegetarian #kitchendiary

Oh and try to get corn tortilla not wheat, it's better. You see one here folded around the aforementioned, your eye drawn to the nectarine slices with their intense black lines from the griddle

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/08/2026

Fabulous tart this: Witlof tarte tatin! mcld.co.uk/recipes/#witlof-tarte-ta… #recipe Here served with labneh and zaatar, a great cross-continental pairing: the fresh tartness of the labneh vs the sticky sweet bitter tart #nom #vegetarian

A plate containing that beautiful pairing

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

This dish was crazy. And - an absolute showstopper. Worth going to Zoetermeer even if only to have "fish and crisp" at the vegan restaurant "Ministerie van Geluk"! Beer-battered fried watermelon(!) with mango, tomato, and more. Unbelievable #nom #vegan

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2026

Ravioli filled with "vegan foie gras". Is this... satire? It's tasty anyway

You won't actually spot it, hidden behind garnish and bright pink pickled radishes, in a vivid sky blue bowl! But the ravioli is in there somewhere

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/07/2026

Persian salad of herbs, figs, witlof and labneh - big #nom! (Based on a recipe in "New Feast") Delicious flavours - fresh bitter creamy sweet - for a summer salad meal. #vegetarian #kitchendiary

A lovely dish of salad with figs and blobs of labneh (yogurt). You can also see olive oil and sumac atop, not strictly in the recipe but I couldn't help myself

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

New Korean restaurant in #Leiden: "K·Ori·Jin" - had a great meal there yesterday, very nice

Photo's not very good tbh, but at least it shows the shop front of the new eatery, and the bold sign saying "Your Seoul in Leiden!"

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

Roast potato & fennel with preserved lemon and olives. #nom #vegan #kitchendiary

You see a jolly dish of the aforementioned, with a garnish of fennel tops, and a tomato salad along for the ride

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

Summer salad with silken tofu - very nice asian-style summer salad from Lazy Cat Kitchen www.lazycatkitchen.com/summer-salad… #vegan #kitchendiary #nom

A fresh green salad supporting a luscious row of tofu slices, with a peanut-coloured dressing over it

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026

Even more Moroccan inspired cooking! Today: mrouzia, a rich tagine/stew (veggie version) flavoured with honey, roast almond, sesame, prunes, apricots, saffron and ras-el-hanout. #nom #vegetarian #moroccancuisine #tagine #kitchendiary

The orb of couscous is what's catching the light on my dish, but the important part is in front. You can see the almonds, prunes, and a generous sprinkling of sesame seeds. It's all brown and orange but it's a trove of delights

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026

Happy international tea day! Moroccan mint tea is delicious. Here in Europe we totally misunderstand it, I've learned. Moroccan mint tea is not just mint: it's Chinese gunpowder green tea, with spearmint leaves (& at some times of the day other leaves). More […] [Original post on hostux.social]

I already ate one of the biscuits, sorry. But you can more easily appreciate the elegant little Moroccan metal teapot and the nicely patterned little glass for pouring tea into

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

As a sweet treat I loved these "briwate"/"briouate". They're samosa-like triangles. Sweet or savoury. My favourite was in Fes, a briouate filled with rice and sweetened with honey/syrup. A delicious hybrid of samosa, rice pudding and caramel flavours, all in one! #morocco #streetfood

A triangle of pastry. It looks like a samosa - except that you should already know it isn't by its syrupy shininess...

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

I didn't try the Moroccan snail soup! But it definitely looked popular, here in the main square of Marrakech: #morocco #streetfood

The snail soup man is this guy in the middle, with full beard and Moroccan dress, proudly dishing out dishes to quite a crowd of people, on all sides of his stall.

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

Another great one is "bissara", a thick soup of split fava beans. Wholesome, filling, and with flavours of olive oil and herbs. #morocco #streetfood #vegetarian #nom

You can see the aforementioned soup in the foreground, yellowgreen, with the olive oil on top. Served with bread and a mint tea. And served on a table which coincidentally (?) is the same colour as the soup!

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026

Morocco's street food gave me a lot to discover! Many of the very popular carts were selling a sandwich stuffed with cream cheese, garnishes, and either chickpeas (pictured) or "kalinti" which is made of chickpea-flour and is basically a "vegan omelette" in […] [Original post on hostux.social]

A street-food seller at his cart, scooping chickpeas into a sandwich

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2026

Was in Madrid this weekend. Had a lovely coffee cocktail the "campesino" (Colombian inspired) with honey, cinnamon stick, and panela (a citrus fruit). #nom #coffee #madrid

Well it's me, looking faintly ridiculous. Hi. Awkwardly attempting to drink a huge red coffee mug with a lovely huge cinnamon stick protruding from it.

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/04/2026

Pickled cauliflower, butterbean purée, charred lettuce, and za'atar flatbread - #nom! I wouldn't have understood this at all a few years ago, but these flavours are fabulous. Inspired by Bubala restaurant I guess. #vegetarian #kitchendiary

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/04/2026

Visited Moychay tea house in #Amsterdam. Very nice place. My #tea was an "experimental" semi-fermented gaba red tea from Georgia... I know, lots of words. It was v tasty and calming. #nom

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026

Algerian harira - a smooth, spiced Mediterranean soup #vegetarian #kitchendiary

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

Kuku sabzi - love this Iranian omelette with such delicate flavours of herbs, walnut, cranberry and sumac! #nom #vegetarian #kitchendiary

Oh it's an omelette, but so tantalising! Stuffed full of green herbs, plus a dollop of yogurt and a crimson streak of sumac to catch your eye

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026

Kodo millet congee - this pure-tasting millet porridge is a great background on which to paint sharp flavours. Skirting onions, garlic, curry leaf, chilli. #kitchendiary #millet #vegan

A bowl of pain white something. With spring onions and curry leaves on top!

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026

Drank some lovely herbal teas from Iran with a colleague today. A black tea flavoured with fragrant orange(?) blossom. And new to me is this "mallow" flower which brews to a radioactive blue colour. #tea #iran #mallow

Mallow flowers next to my mug of mallow. Not as radiant blue as in my text because the colour fades. But still striking

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/02/2026

Love our recipe books. Here they are. Currently consulting a lot of them to compare falafel strategies. #books #cookbooks

A whole shelf of recipe books, jolly and colourful. Sorry I can't type all the titles; there are maybe 25 books there

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/02/2026

Delicious #vegan fine dining in Ghent, #Belgium: a new restaurant called "Dirt" dirt.restaurant Interesting flavours, classy but casual. #nom

Elegant dessert here. The vibrant raspberry sauce. The ice cream scoop - hay flavoured!

This bowl tasted like it looks: an autumnal jumble with mushrooms, nuts, leaves, and a velouté of some sort

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2026

Today's dish is "nisk", a Kurdish lentil soup. An easy recipe, that a Kurdish refugee in Britain taught to my mum. #vegan #kitchendiary

I added the coriander, instinctively, you might say. The simple yellow soup beneath it is the star attraction.

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/02/2026

Recipe development: Haggis flatbread... Been keen to try this for a while. First attempt was unanimously declared "not bad"! #vegetarian #haggis #kitchendiary

Flatbreads on plates - I promise there is veggie haggis inside

Four balls of dough, and one batch of veggie haggis

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

My biggest EVER batch of veggie haggis! And I'm not sorry. Ready for #burnsnight this weekend. #haggis #vegetarian

Look I know that haggis is never going to be photogenic but when you see dishes and dishes of brown lentilly pearlbarleyey spiced goodness stretching out into the distance, you can imagine the welcoming savoury Scottish fragrance and yes! Now you're hooked

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2026

Beetroot fattoush - tried this from the new "Bubala" recipe book, and it's great. (Salt-baking beetroot seems futile - next time, just use a pack of pre-cooked!). #nom #vegan #kitchendiary

Now this is a lovely white plate with an elegant heap of levantine salad on it eh? You probably can't see the bottom layer of dark black garlic tahini, but you can see beetroot, dill, orange segments, toasted bread...

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/01/2026

Turkish eggs (çilbīr) - very nice brunch. It's quite a faff to prepare at home, so I think I might save it for eating out! #kitchendiary #breakfast

Well I don't know, what do I even see here? An incomprehensible swamp of eggs, dill and chilli, on a plate

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2025

Pakora of cauliflower, kale, and pomegranate seeds (oven-baked). #vegan #kitchendiary #pakora

A dish of tempting-looking brown blobules!

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/12/2025

Our first attempt at kaiserschmarrn is... a mess! #kitchendiary

Kaiserschmarrn looks like big fat chunks of chopped up pancake, since that's what it is! Glowing in the winter sunshine

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/12/2025

Cranberry pilaf - #nom - a luxurious festive rice dish (seen here with hasselback squash and roast carrots). Flavours of pistachio, saffron, sumac, and the juicy cranberries. #vegan #kitchendiary

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/11/2025

Mushroom and chestnut cobbler - a lovely #vegan version of a classic #british casserole for a cold autumn day! mcld.co.uk/blog/2025/mushroom-and-c… #vegetarian #recipe #nom #kitchendiary

Here it is fresh out of the oven! A dish of stew with those cobbley lumps on top!

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2025

Enjoyed an "English afternoon tea" at Queens in Haarlem. Not the super-posh version, more the "mismatched crockery and too many pictures of royalty" homely version. The most notable delicacy was a savoury scone (herbs in) with guacamole & tomato. #haarlem #afternoontea #british

Cup of tea and a stand of treats. If you look carefully you can see my herby scone in the top right.

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/08/2025

Discovered the wonders of pierogi! (Polish filled dumplings. Savoury or sweet.) New question.... Where can I find fabulous veggie pierogi in Leiden, or at least the Netherlands? #pierogi #vegetarian #nom #polskisklep #NL

Well I guess you'd say they look like big fat ravioli on a plate, with in this case a little pumpkin oil drizzled over. They taste different, of course.

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/07/2025

Beetroot borani - #nom! A lovely Persian dip, veganised by the chef from one of our fave London restaurants. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/jun/2…

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2025

Yum! Excited again to be having rumaniyya (Gaza aubergine and lentil stew) #vegan #kitchendiary #gaza #levantine

It's a dish of stew, topped with dill, pomegranate seeds, and fried onion, making it tantalisingly colourful

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2025

I made a map of all my vegetarian food reviews in Europe. Mmmmmm so much tasty... #vegetarian

So many tasty pins in this map! Tastiest are the green (vegan) and purple (vegetarian). Some pins are faded, indicating establishments that are closed.

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NomNomDan @nomnomdan.hostux.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2025

Finally an alcohol-free beer I can shout about, here in Finland. How often is it you say "I wish I'd bought more of that alkofrei beer"?!? Suomenlinna's "Ton IPA" is a lovely clear IPA with a hint of peach in the scent, and a fresh foamy mouthfeel. It has a […] [Original post on hostux.social]

We are looking at a beer produced in the Finnish island of Suomenlinna

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