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Oct

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:

Shanghai noodles

Preserved vegetables and shredded ham slices in Shanghai noodle soup.

Category: Chinese Tags: Cheong Fun, club sandwich, eggplant, hong kong, Miu Fat Chai, Shanghai noodles, soy meat, Sweet and sour, To Kwa Wan, Yum cha Leave a Comment

Jun

Seek inner peace at Cafe Zen

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Cafe Zen is nestled in the hustle and bustle of Mongkok, located on the 13th floor of Dundas Square.

Spanish tomato pork cutlet linguine

The cafe is owned by Kelvin, a Buddhist who volunteers at the temple cooking vegetarian cuisines before setting up his own eatery five years ago with his parents.

Cafe Zen offers a wide variety of food and the Spanish tomato pork cutlet linguine is an example of its range of fusion dishes available.

If you like Thai food and Indian mutton curry, click more to check out pictures.

Category: Chinese, Indian, Thai Tags: Cafe Zen, hong kong, Indian mutton curry, masala chai, Mongkok, pork cutlet linguine, tom yum gung, veggie chicken nuggets 2 Comments

May

Shanghai veggie galore

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Think shark’s fin, sea cucumber and abalone but veggie style.

How will it look and taste like?

sea cucumber and abalone

Long time chef Mr Luk decided to venture into vegan cusine, he set up Chihara, a private kitchen in one of the factories in Aberdeen.

If you’re inspired by dishes from Shanghai, Beijing and Sichuan, click to find out more.

Category: Chinese, Shanghainese, Sichuan Tags: abalone, beancurd, eggplant, hotpot, Lo han zhai, lotus root, osmanthus, pork belly, potato shreds, rice ball, sea cucumber, seafood, sharks fin, singapore noodles, tofu Leave a Comment

Apr

Private Kitchen @ Veggie Palace

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cold dish

The concept of private kitchen is quite unique to Hong Kong.

The ‘kitchen’ usually decides the menu for you and you need to book in advance.

Veggie Palace (貴德宮皇廷素宴) has a Zen atmosphere, decorated with calligraphy, Chinese paintings and Buddhist altars.

We started our ‘banquet’ with a cold dish that includes a selection of pomelo salad, century eggs, vegetarian ham and sushi rolls.

Click more to find out other mouth watering dishes we had at Veggie Palace.

Mar

Mala Noodles @ Loving Heart

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Mala Noodles

Loving Heart is your go to restaurant if you’re looking for Sichuan cusines located at The Metropolis Mall in Hung Hom.

As I’m a big fan of spicy food, I love to order Mala noodles whenever I’m there. You can choose between the Shanghai (thicker like udon) or vermicelli noodles.

Click more to find out what are the must try dishes if you go there.

Category: Chinese, Sichuan Tags: celery, chilli, dumplings, food court, hong kong, Hung Hom, Loving Heart, Mala Mien, Mala Noodles, peanuts, pumpkin, Shanghai noodles, Sichuan, spicy, tofu, vermicelli One Comment

Mar

Whenever I crave Japanese food, Kiosk never fails to satisfy. This Japanese vegetarian restaurant is owned by Mrs. Chen and her son Kelvin usually helps out at the outlet. He’s friendly and speaks good English.


Taste like the real thing?

It’s common for vegetarians to opt for the predictable corn and cucumber varieties in normal sushi outlets, but here they serve vegetarian versions of meat floss, abalone, salmon and sashimi.

Read all about Doufu Mafia’s favourite veggie meals featured on CNNGo.

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Category: Chinese, Japanese Tags: hong kong, Japanese, Kiosk, Mongkok, sashimi, vegetarian One Comment

Feb

Dai Pai Dong @ Kan Kee

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If you want to get authentic Dai Pai Dong style vegetarian dishes in Hong Kong, head on to Bowrington Road Market located in Causeway Bay.

Kan Kee Healthy Vegetarian is said to be Hong Kong’s first vegetarian stall located in a food centre, which has now being around for more than 20 years.

honey glazed char siew

The honey glazed char siew slices are sprinkled with sesame seeds to give it a slightly nutty taste. Elsa explains she doesn’t advocate using mock meats for her food and so they are all naturally made.

Category: Chinese Tags: Beancurd skin, Causeway Bay, dai pai dong, honey glazed char siew, hong kong, Kan Kee, Stir fry zuchinni, sweet & sour chicken, vegetable potato curry, veggie shark's fin Leave a Comment

Jan

Hippies unite @ Veggie SF

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A new veggie cafe opened in the heart of Central, which makes you feel like you’ve time- travelled back to San Francisco in the 50s.

peek into the kitchen

During that period, it seems the Beatnik movement thrived.

The Beat philosophy was generally anti materialistic and stressed the importance of bettering one’s inner self over and above material possessions.

However, most customers who frequent this place are more yuppies than hippies.

Click to find out the wide array of fusion cuisines served in this cosy cafe.

Jan

Pine Tree Cafe

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If you’re in Bugis, head on to Fortune Centre and you’ll be spoilt for choice.

There are probably 6-8 vegetarian stalls in the building but I selected the Pine Tree Cafe, which was recommended by Jovin.

She knew the owners and told me they are meticulous in choosing the freshest vegetables and ingredients when it comes to preparing the dishes.

I decided to try the vegetarian version of Hakka lei cha rice.

Hakka lei cha rice

Find out the correct way to enjoy this Hakka cuisine and my take on this shop’s nasi lemak as well as Thai Green Curry.

Category: Chinese, Malay, Thai Tags: basil, Bugis, cauliflower, chicken, chilli, coconut rice, Fortune Centre, Hakka, ladies finger, le cha rice, long bean, minced meat, nasi lemak, pandan leaf, peanuts, peppermint, Pine Tree Cafe, singapore, thai green curry, tofu puff, vegetarian fish One Comment

Jan

Enter the Divine Realm

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Singapore cuisine is heavily influenced by the ethnic diversity of the country and some of the most tasty food are hidden in hawker centres – not your fancy air conditioned restaurants.

If you live around Hougang, Divine Vegetarian Family Restaurant is the place to get your local fix.

Kuay chap

The real Kuay chap contains pig offal and braised duck meat but thank goodness the vegetarian version has none of these.

This Teochew dish is made of flat, broad rice sheets in soup with dark soy sauce, bean curds and for ovo-vegetarians, braised hard-boiled eggs.

Other must try dishes include Mee Siam, Hokkien Mee and Carrot Cake, click more to find out.

Category: Chinese, Nonya Tags: beancurd, boiled egg, breakfast, brunch, carrot cake, chai tow kway, chicken, divine vegetarian, fishball, hae mee, hawker centre, hokkien mee, Hougang, kuay chap, kway chap, minced meat, Nonya, ovo-vegetarians, prawn noodles, prawns, rice sheets, singapore, tamarind, Teochew, vegetarian, xia mian, yellow egg noodles 2 Comments

Archive for the Category » Chinese «

Get Your Breakfast Fix @ Miu Fat Chai

Seek inner peace at Cafe Zen

Shanghai veggie galore

Private Kitchen @ Veggie Palace

Mala Noodles @ Loving Heart

Kiosk’s vegetarian sashimi

Dai Pai Dong @ Kan Kee

Hippies unite @ Veggie SF

Pine Tree Cafe

Enter the Divine Realm

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