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Eastern Europe Food
O.k. we didn't have a lot of "local" food in Eastern Europe. Since we were back in cosmopolitan cities, it was easy to find a good variety of foods. So, for the most part, we forgo the goulash and tried some of the more eclectic restaurants. Two of my favorite were in Budapest and both were completely vegetarian . . . this is real vegetarian, not Lea's version, i.e. everything except red meat.
One of the spots was a falafel lunch counter where you could get a falafel (fried, ground chick peas), pita, and tons of salads. I liked this place because you bought the pita and stuffed it with as much stuff as you wanted. Usually I had so much salad, falafel, and sauce in mine I ended up spilling it, but still it tasted great.
The second spot was a dinner restaurant; I had never been to a completely vegetarian restaurant before and was pleasantly surprised. This place, "Gandhi", only served two meals (The Sun and The Moon); each meal was a plate of food that consisted of different vegetables . . . sounds boring. BUT, it was excellent. I can't remember everything, but some of my favorites were brown rice, vegetable ragout, "vegetable" burger, cooked spinach and potatoes, wheat beer, and Hungarian red wine.
I can't do it justice, but if you have a chance go to a vegetarian restaurant. You won't be disappointed.