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Organic Farm Cuisine in Hualien Taiwan

There’s no menu at this organic farm. You get what’s in season and that means the freshest ingredients. No need to rack your brains deciding what to have. Here’s a peek of my favorite dish at this farm (四代務農) in Hualien, Taiwan.

Bai ye tofu with basil

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Ying Vegetarian – Modern Veggie Selection

Pleasantly surprised to be invited by Razlan to Ying Vegetarian, who already wrote a fantastic post about this restaurant. Afterall, how can I possibly reject my carnivorous friends that are so enthusiastic to go meatless with me? Here goes:

sushi platter

sushi platter

Want to know how meatball spaghetti veggie-style looks like? Click more.

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Zen Palate, Red Bamboo & Soma – New York Eats

Featuring 2 veggie restaurants in New York City and one with Korean veggie options.

Red Bamboo 

Butterfly Soy Chops

Butterfly Soy Chops

First encounter with veggie pork chops, basically it’s lightly breaded soy pork chops served with apple-raisin sauce and sauteed collard greens including veggie ham and sweet corn mashed potatoes. Love the combo although the soy chops were a little dry and massive portion too.

Recommended by my colleague Kate, Red Bamboo serves delicious vegetarian meat dishes. Click more to find out about their Buffalo Wings and Almond Coconut Chicken nuggets.

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Singapore: Trust Organic Health, Loving Hut & Laksa

Here’s 3 more eateries in Singapore worth a mention.

1. Trust Organic Health

Green bean pancakes

organic soy bean hijiki cake

This restaurant is recommended by Hungry Angmoh, another vegetarian that writes extensively about veggie options in Singapore. For the full review on where to find Teochew Mee in Singapore’s CBD area and a veggie-friendly place to slurp Laksa with your meat eating friends, click more…

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Singapore: Eight Treasures Vegetarian

Will be sharing my Singapore Veggie Eats in upcoming posts, first stop -

Eight Treasures Vegetarian (Guillemard Village)

Nonya Curry Fish
Nonya Curry Fish

I love spicy food and this Nonya Curry Fish is just perfect since it’s drowned in Assam sauce and ladies finger/ okra.

To drool on more Singaporean veggie dishes, click quickly to get your fix.

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Hanoi Veggie Eats

During my travels on the junk to Halong Bay and hiking terrace rice fields in Sapa, I had the chance to explore some vegetarian restaurants in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Here’s the top 3 restaurants I like in Hanoi:

1. Tamarind Cafe

Glass noodle salad

Glass noodle salad

Tamarind is conveniently located in the heart of Old Quarters and listed in Lonely Planet too. This glass noodle salad is refreshing especially after a bit of shopping in the tropical heat.

Want to find out what the other veggie options are in Hanoi? click More.

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Greenfeel Vegetarian – Assortment of Asian Cuisines

Apart from good shopping, Mongkok is home to a number of delicious vegetarian eateries and Greenfeel Vegetarian (素食一家) is one of them. It’s location might be a little out of the way, but it’s definitely worth the trip.

seafood salad

seafood salad

 

For starters, you could try the seafood salad. Strips of crunchy cucumber and carrot with vegetarian meat topped with sesame seeds and chili in the mix. Refreshing appetizer to wake your taste buds.

Greenfeel offers an eclectic selection of cuisines, from Chinese, Thai to Korean and Asia Western. Click to find out what they are.

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Star of Canton Banquet

Have you been invited to a Chinese-style wedding banquet before? While some restaurants don’t typically serve vegetarian cuisine, they would sometimes make an exception. In February, I was invited to Veronica and Wilson’s wedding (I know both of them pretty well) at Star of Canton and here’s what I had:

cold dish

cold dish

 

 

 

The first dish is usually an assortment of vegetarian meats including salad on the side which in this case is green Japanese seaweed that you usually find in sushi served here in the middle.

Curious to find out what other dishes are being served? Click to find out more.

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Gaia Veggie Shop – Sushi & More

Japanese cuisine is popular in Hong Kong but it’s not easy to find vegetarian sushi that serves more than your usual cucumber or corn filling.

Avocado crab meat roll

What I like about Gaia, also known as 大自然素食, is they offer mouth-watering sushi that looks so appetizing.

A big fan of avocado, this veggie eel and crab meat roll is my all time favourite.

Apart from a wide selection of Japanese sushi and noodle dishes, Gaia is also known for its Chinese cuisine.

Click more to check out Gaia’s famous monkey head dish.

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Get Your Breakfast Fix @ Miu Fat Chai

If you want the real deal in Hong Kong and eat breakfast where the locals do, venture into To Kwa Wan on 37 Mei King Rd and grab a table in Miu Fat Chai 妙法齋.

This cosy restaurant serves affordable breakfast sets – standard fare in most Cha Chaan Tengs – a big bowl of noodles, toast and drinks and the bonus point is all food serve here are vegetarian.

Miu Fat Chai has now become one of the top restaurants I hang out with parents for yum cha on the weekends.

Here’s a typical breakfast spread:

preserved veggie, ham shanghai noodles

Shanghai noodles

Preserved vegetables and shredded ham slices in Shanghai noodle soup.

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