Let's ease in with the most obvious, kale chips, or in this case, . These are going to endow you with some hipster cred. It's this or a tattoo, so if you're against needles and triangles, crank that oven. This recipe is from Matthew Evans, who is perhaps the original hipster. Think about it, people, he grows his own food, loves to , and he's not afraid of a knitted vest.
Cavolo nero and chilli chips Source: Alan Benson
If there are two things that go together in the hipster culture, it's top-knots and tacos. Hipsters have an affinity with many excellent Mexican foods, but the taco is the recipient of the most ardent love. These have the added bonus of being vegetarian. Serve with craft beer, naturally.
Chipotle black bean tacos with jalapeño slaw Source: Benito Martin
Your typical hipster is a DIY-er, from home butchery to customising hats with feathers and beads. Some of these projects are quite involved, but for the every day hipster, one of the more approachable kitchen tasks is making a pickle. These would be perfect with the aforementioned , or as a side to that other Mexican staple, a .
Pickled Jalapeño chillies (jalapeños en escabeche)
Next to the pickles and the kombucha in the hipster fridge, will be the ubiquitous Rooster brand of sriracha sauce. But what do you do when your beloved brand of hot sauce is in short supply thanks to a ? You make your own, of course, and serve it with these . 
Chilli and honey chicken wings with sriracha sauce Source: SBS Food
If it can't be sold from the back of a (food) truck, then it's not on the hipster menu. Thus, burgers abound and this delicious, towering also ticks the American diner box with its side serve of fried onion rings. Delectable.
Pork belly, tofu and Sriracha slaw burgers with Sichuan onion rings Source: Feast magazine
When hipsters aren't drinking cold-pressed juice, cold-drip coffee, craft beer or kale shakes, they're slurping down a creamy, luscious milkshake, diner-style. Milkshakes and their place of purchase, the milkbar, are cool. The hip set, however, haven't settled for the corner store Cottee's toppings and have upgraded this with flavours of the famed pie.
Banoffee milkshake
Saviour of the gluten-intolerant and salad-plumper of the decade, quinoa is a hero among us all. Always quick to spot a new ingredient on the edge of the mainstream, quinoa has been a hipster staple for quite some time. But now that everyone else is loving the super seed, its days are likely numbered among hipsters. Enjoy it while it's still cool in this beautiful .
Turkey and quinoa salad with salsa rojo
Hipsters love a good forage, it appeals to their DIY nature. Unfortunately, for many urban-dwelling hipsters, foraging is limited to the local greengrocer. When let loose into the country, though, they can create some of the loveliest, wholesome meals with nettles and other such plants. This is enough to make a hipster's heart sing.
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Nettle risotto Source: Benito Martin
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