Ever heard of English Afternoon Tea moon cake? Well, I found this cute little mooncakes with four different flavors of fruit red wine -- grape, raspberry, rose... in the center court of Sunway Shopping Mall. The best thing I like about these Cutiemoon (name of these mooncakes) are they are totally not sweet at all which suits me very well as I really dislike sweet cakes but cannot resist to indulge in them when the festival is around. A very good alternative to the usual cakes to go with your afternoon tea. Four flavors are priced at RM 25.20 if you are a Jusco card member. The other mooncake which I tried was bought from the stall selling vegetarian dishes in Hong Mei Restaurant in Damansara Jaya. Got the durian mooncakes at RM 7 for four mini pieces. The taste is alright but the crust is too thick and hard to the bite. Not recommended.
Mooncake festival is on the 22 September 2010. Many shopping complexes, restaurants, mini markets and even pasar malam and wet market are selling mooncakes. Normally all the stalls in the shopping complexes are from the famous brands and I have not seen a stall selling vegetarian mooncakes yet. Was I delighted this time to find a stall selling vegetarian mooncakes in Sunway Pyramid. Got 4 different flavors from them and I find the "Lotus Vegetarian Mushroom Mixed Nuts Paste Moon Cake" very well made and tasty. According to the ingredients, they have mushrooom, almond, walnut, cashew nut, melon seeds, sesame seeds, dried melon, orange peel, rose sugar, peanut oil and wheat. The mooncake with the single vegetarian egg yolk is almost like the real thing, a little salty and eaten together with the lotus paste is a very good blend. Recommended for vegetarian mooncake lovers.
Stall in Sunway Pyramid
Beautiful Box
with the 4 types of mooncakes
Pure Lotus With Vegetarian Single Yolk
Lotus Vegetarian Green Tea Paste
Lotus Vegetarian Mushroom Mixed Nuts Paste
Well filled with assorted nuts
Single vegetarian egg yolk in lotus seed paste
Name: Lotus Vegetarian Foodstuff Sdn Bhd Address: No.3, Jalan 3/33B, Batu 6.5, Jalan Kepong, 52000 Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03 - 6251 3378 Fax: 03 - 6251 3037 Email: lotusveg@pd.jaring.my
This is officially my favourite restaurants (or should i say coffee shop) in KL. One may find many surprises here at Blue Boy Mansion. Firstly, the absolutely tasty Char Kway Teow, fried by an Indian man who speaks very fluent Cantonese. Then there are so many other stalls which sells nasi lemak, yong tau hu, economy rice etc.
The famous char kway teow - cooked to perfection! RM4
Yong Tau Hu
Ambience is okay la... very clean and orderly for a coffee shop!
Was browsing at the menu and was informed to look out for the 'carrot symbol' for all the vegetarian items that are being offered. I found that a veggie burger is available at RM 22. I was rather surprised to note such a high price for a veggie burger but nevertheless made a request for it. However, I am quite happy with my order as it is not one of those usual burgers one get from the normal shop. This burger is made with mashed yam with mushrooms which was very delicious. Accompanied with fried fries and fresh salad greens, I find it really satisfying. Together with 10% service charge and 5% govt tax, the total bill came to RM 25.60
Organic Place at Subang's New Shopping Gallery - Empire
It is always nice to find new vegetarian eateries in unlikely places. This time, by chance, I walked into an organic restaurant when I visited Subang's new shopping gallery - Empire. It was pretty empty when we passed by and I was actually not motivated at all to try out the food. I cannot remember the name of this place but the famous 'I Love Yoo' is situated right outside. They have a very interesting and mouth-watering menu. They serve all kinds of rice, noodles, pasta dishes and side dishes - including sushi =)
Tomyam Mee Hoon Soup This dish uses organic brown rice meehoon and this eatery is very generous with the ingredients, as you can see there are cauliflower, broccoli, enoki mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, baby corn etc. The soup was very tasty and knowing that they do not use MSG, I finished most of the soup and did not have that thirsty feeling after that.
Sesame Mushroom Extremely yummy. Highly recommended. Even though they were deep fried it wasn't oily at all. The sesame seeds is a great addition to this common dish though I cannot decide whether I like the crispy mushrooms at Delicious more than this one. Nevertheless, this is definitely a great find!
Address: LG, Empire Shopping Gallery, Jalan SS 16/1 (47500) (“I Love Yoo“ is right outside this organic vegetarian eatery) Empire shopping gallery is diagonally opposite Subang Parade's Parkson Departmental Store.
I like it when I can get to speak to the cook, as then I would be able to let him know exactly how I want my dish to be cooked like what I want and what I do not want to be included. At this particular stall that I found in Carrefour I had requested for fried rice cake which is made from rice and glutinous rice. I could request that little oil be used, no salt, no ajinomoto and just a little soya sauce. Yum yum........... exactly how I would have wanted it if I were to prepare it myself.
Dessert of Snow Fungus and Glutinous Rice roll in Shaoxing, China
While walking around and feeling a bit hungry, passed by this shop and found that there were these two items that were suitable for our vegetarian diet. Both are tasty and the snow fungus was not too sweet. I find that it is really not a problem to get vegetarian food as there are plenty of choices if you care to check into what they are serving.
Glutinous rice wrapped in beancurd sheet with red bean paste filling
"Lai Bi Bao"(来必堡) - a fast food chain restaurant in Ningbo offers cheap and a good variety of dishes for lunch. The dishes vary from RMB 2 to RMB 5 with rice at RMB 1 per person with unlimited refills.
"To get back at bullies is to be more successful than them” - Taiwan's Little Fatty on Ellen.
There is no rose without thorns, no sea with no storms. There is no man with a perfect life. If a man meets with an obstacle and gives up without trying, he would have no achievements to be proud of.
More often than not, one would abandon his attempt to reach the top upon receiving news that someone else had already reached the peak. However, that does not prove that the path used is the fastest or the easiest. If one chooses to analyze the solution and instead come up with an improved version, he would surpass the competition to emerge as the ultimate champion. Would future climbers follow the first pathway or the latest pathway that is easier, faster and safer?
For the winners, you must not feel overly victorious as success is only temporary and carries with it a lot of room for future improvements. You can be easily dethroned.
For the runner-ups, glory is not out of your reach. Seize every opportunity given to you. With some effort and creativity, success is just a stone’s throw away.
It has been awhile since I've patronized Natural, but it is good to say that the restaurant still serves good food, though the portion is a little small compared to other vege restaurants. Keep it up Natural!
Tofu drizzled with a generous amount of sweet tomato sauce RM 10.00 Buttered Creamy Mushrooms This dish is heavenly though a little bit sinful but definitely worth that once in a while indulgence! RM 10.00
Sambal Petai I like my sambal petai with semi-dry belacan. This was a little wet, but nonetheless a good try by the chef. RM 10.00
Ah, after a long hiatus, I'm back from my trip to China. This time I visited Hangzhou, Shanghai, ShaoXing, HuangShan, NingBo and XiaMen. Finding vegetarian restaurants in China can be quite tricky as you would definitely need to do your homework before you land in China. However, as I was on a free and easy trip, I did not plan ahead as to where I was going to visit and what had I expected to see. Hoping to try my luck to get to some vegetarian friendly dishes at non-veg eateries was quite successful. My next few posts will be food from different restaurants in different cities as I toured along.
Edame - this is a very common dish and is delicious as well as nutritious
Stewed Baby Potatoes - this is another common dish as I noticed potatoes being cooked in many different ways
Celery fried with golden needles and tofu
Stewed Long Beans - I love this dish with the long beans being stewed until really soft and I always request that my dishes be prepared without salt, ajinomoto and very little oil
Further to my previous post, I had the opportunity to try the famous Villa Danieli at Sheraton KL but only to be disappointed as the pasta was far from the ones I had in Melbourne (especially the ones prepared by my Italian uncle, aunt and cousin!). The tomato sauce was nothing to be boasted about as it was pretty bland and there was nothing special about it. I prefer the pasta at "Delicious", which has more character than the ones at Villa Danieli. BUT!! If you are looking for a quiet place to dine with your other half, wanting to snuggle in a quiet corner with soothing live singing in the background, this is the place to go. Dimmed lighting, spacious interior and delicious tiramisu (though not alcoholic), your significant other half is sure to be spoilt that night!
Starters - salad. I love the combination of fruits and salad veg
Pasta #1
Pasta #2 - Penne with tomato sauce
Pasta #3 - spaghetti with mushrooms
Fruit platter. oh how much i miss the blackberries and raspberries in Melbourne!!!
Two avid vegetarians are here to share some insights to the world of vegetarianism.
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Name: Holiday Inn, Glenmarie - Kites Restaurant
Green Vege Shoots
Fried Pumpkin
Green Vege with Tofu
Beansprouts
Crispy Mustard
Fried Green Vege
Stewed Baby Potatoes - this is another common dish as I noticed potatoes being cooked in many different ways
Celery fried with golden needles and tofu
Stewed Long Beans - I love this dish with the long beans being stewed until really soft and I always request that my dishes be prepared without salt, ajinomoto and very little oil
Bamboo shoots with snow vege
Vegetarian Party
Pot Luck Party