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Vegetarian restaurant 'Pomona' in The Hague was the first vegetarian restaurant of the Netherlands. Opened in 1899 the restaurant was named after Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruits. At the time the ‘Dutch Vegetarian Association’, founded in 1894, was spreading its views mainly through lectures, writings and conferences. To make its ideas more public, plans were made to open a chain of vegetarian restaurants.
Vegetarian restaurant 'Pomona' in The Hague was the first vegetarian restaurant of the Netherlands. Opened in 1899 the restaurant was named after Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruits. At the time the ‘Dutch Vegetarian Association’, founded in 1894, was spreading its views mainly through lectures, writings and conferences. To make its ideas more public, plans were made to open a chain of vegetarian restaurants.


The opening of the restaurant Pomona restaurant took place on February 11, 1899.<br>The menu served to the press consisted of:
The opening of the restaurant Pomona restaurant took place on February 11, 1899.
 
<u>The menu served to the press consisted of:</u>
<ul><li>Piet Hein bean soup (Pomona soup)</li>
<ul><li>Piet Hein bean soup (Pomona soup)</li>
<li>Mushroom pasties</li>
<li>Mushroom pasties</li>
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<u>Hereby the recipe for the Pomona soup, the first of the first:</u><br>
<u>Hereby the recipe for the Pomona soup, the first of the first:</u>
 
- 1.5l of water (or vegetarian stock)<br>
- 1.5l of water (or vegetarian stock)<br>
- 300g of flageolets beans<br>
- 300g of flageolets beans<br>