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Veggie-burgers finally available in Budapest

gorilla vega bufeI spotted Vega Gorilla Bufe (Paulay Ede utca 8) on a Facebook link a few weeks ago, but it was not until they contacted me last week about Fair Trade coffee that I took notice, and I am glad I did. For all the retsaurants around Lazar u./Hajos u., I have not found one that I would regularly visit for lunch - until now. Besides a small salad bar, they offer soya hot dogs, bean burgers and tofu burgers. Bottlehugger Ben tried the bean burger menu with a large portion of french fries and a lemonade, while I went for the tofu burger menu. Both were delicious and satisfying, and a bargain at 900 HUF. Rumor had it that the old American Club used to serve a mean veggie-burger. But, I have been searching for a good veggie-burger recipe for years. I have tried chickpeas, lentil-walnut, soya...and they have all fallen apart on the grill even with the addition of bread crumbs, eggs, cheese...Vega Gorilla owner Gabor says the secret is to mix in some cornmeal (kukoricadara) or semolina/grits (buzadara). Both vegan and vegetarian meals are available. The place is friendly, central, smoke-free and did not even charge extra for ketchup. To top it all off, they are now offering Treehugger Dan's 100% arabica organic Fair Trade coffee.