A Final Vegan Feast in Germany

We’re leaving Germany. There’s no great drama but it was just time to move on and since our anniversary was just a few short days ago, I decided to use this post to give you a glimpse of what vegan options are like in Germany.

We chose a place, Grüner Michel, located in the small town of Leonburg, because it had more than one or two vegan options and they all sounded pretty damn amazing. If any new-ish vegans are reading this, you can sympathize with the hassle of trying to enjoy a night out with more options than salad and fries as your dinner, so you can understand just how excited I was to enjoy some high quality vegan food with the hubs.

We started with an appetizer/tapas platter that included herbed chickpeas, a vegan bite of sushi that included beets, an all vegetable frikadellen which was delicious. Underneath there was a coconut cream based sauce that had the texture of mayo but definitely NOT the taste, thank goodness! The three little sauces included an onion chutney, an eggplant-style hummus which was pretty delicious and some kind of beet relish that was actually tastier than it sounded. The plate was rounded out with fresh tomatoes and basil, slices of nectarine, kalamata olives and barley.

We both ordered a beer with it–of course–a dark me for me and a weizen for him. It was the perfect choice for a warmer than usual late September evening.

One of the problems you have when you’re used to limited food options is that when you finally get options, the choice can be daunting. But since we went burger crazy in Würzburg, we both chose something different this time.

The hubs chose Sayur Campur, a Malaysian flavored dish that included ginger, bok choi, lemongrass, carrots and tomatoes served on a bed of basmati rice and some kind of leave, I think might have been a banana leaf. Oh! And black sesame seeds with a Japanese soy sauce (shoyu) glaze that was spicy and aromatic and totally delicious.

Then came time for me to choose and I have to tell you that ever since I saw an episode of Carnival Eats where a Mexican cuisine food truck used Jackfruit to make a spicy fake chicken taco was created, I’ve been obsessed with Jackfruit. When I saw the Brazilian style dish made with “feuerkartoffel” or fire potatoes, I was ALL IN. It came with shredded/pulled jackfruit, chimichurri and potatoes with more salad on the side and I have to tell you that we ate up every single bite!

Everything was so tasty and there was this sweet & spicy glaze on the potatoes that made them even yummier, if that’s even possible. Did I mention that potatoes (including vodka) are one of my all-time favorite foods? So yeah, this meal was out of this world with flavor and how light it was…later. Because, yes, it was very satisfying but thanks to the tapas platter it was so filling that we didn’t even have room for dessert.

All in all, Grüner Michel was an amazing and memorable night filled with good food and great company. It was the perfect meal to say Auf Wiedersehen to Deutschland!

When we meet again, I will be some place else with (hopefully) more adventures to share!