One of few vegan restaurants in Monza (Suraja) recently closed, which really broke my foodie heart.
I try to support vegan establishments wherever possible (especially in Italy), because even though vegan food can be absolutely amazing in flavor and creativity (there is a whole foodie culture behind "vegan junk food"), there is still a stigma around it in locales not used to exploring different foods and cuisines.
So to know that Hug is still around and thriving was good news to me, even though it has been difficult to pay a visit due to the strict opening hours (only lunch and dinner) and their location by the Sobborghi train station.
This changed yesterday, when I made the walk over to their quaint establishment to get food to-go. I got the Tarzan burger along with a fake Nutella cheesecake. All of this was vegan, and oh so delicious! The hefty price tag (18.50 euros) was not so great, but I didn't mind paying it if it meant delicious vegan food!
The burger was absolutely fantastic. This is the translated description from their website menu:
Type of bread (BIO flour): semi-wholemeal with vegetable milk and veg butter with biga matured for 16 hours, dried spelled sourdough, porcini mushrooms and toasted white and black sesame seeds Buckwheat burger (BIO), broccoli, green thaina( with parsley), Jerusalem artichoke and zhug (Middle Eastern spicy sauce) of fermented lemon / toum (typical Lebanese sauce) of cashews with fermented orange / sautéed chard with smoked salt and ginger juice (BIO) / hazelnut and barley miso mayo
The burger was compact and filling, and the hazelnut and barley miso mayo was my favorite---creamy and flavorful.
I wish I could have gotten other flavors of fake cheesecake to try too. I was so sad after gobbling up my Nutella one!
I plan to be back and to try other mouth-watering dishes from their menu. You should definitely add this to your Monza list too! read more