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Vogerlsalat is the Austrian term for corn salad or lamb's lettuce (Valerianella locusta). More popularly known in Germany as Feldsalat. Vogerlsalat is also called Lewiston Cornsalad, Fetticus, Field Salad, Mâche, Nut Lettuce and Rapunzel.

Virsli is teh Hungarian word for "Frankfurters", a kind of sausage. Virsli is a traditional New Year's Eve food along with Lencsefozelék or Lentil Stew. The finest variety of Virsli in Hungary is called Bécsi Virsli.

Vegan are people who consume plant products, legumes, grains, nuts, seeds, fruit, vegetables and avoids all animal products, dairy, white cane sugar

Vipavski pršut (Vipava Prosciutto Ham) refers to a special kind of ham from Slovenia coated with lard and ground black pepper. It is processed until matured for a longer period of time as compared to any other hams produced in the country, which makes its meat softer and juicier. Vipavski pršut is a high quality product from Slovenia that it is registered as Protected Designation of Origin.

Všenat refers to Slovenian food made of stewed Saurkraut or pickled turnip strips with millet groats. It is one of the typical dishes during the winter season in the country. Všenat was served at haymaking and harvest time, before the Second World War

Vegan refers to a person who does not consume animal products. It can also use to describe foods made with no animal ingredients. Vegan is coined by Donald Watson (1910-2005) in 1944 to describe a "non-dairy vegetarian".