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[ Food Review â Vegetarian Food mini feature: DâLife ] For those unaware, itâs Earth Day yesteday! It has been ongoing since 20th of Apr, but dw if you missed it: All the cool talks on tech, climate literacy etc are still viewable on the official site!
Since this is predominantly my food dairy, Iâll spare you my droning â instead, weâre gonna look at one (of many!) way to help mitigate climate change through our love for food: Eating more vegetables.
Yeap. Thatâs it. Swap out some of the meat (especially beef; yes, I know itâs hard fellow steak lovers) and replace it with greens, and bam! Lower carbon footprint AND lower calorie count. Amazing right?
Even tho Iâm still not the biggest fan of greens, my mum changed that by doing this one thing: She brought me to vegetarian restaurants that mimicked things I love to eat. While the flavours arenât quite the same, the elaborate myriad of textures and tastes did wonders to abate my apathy! (Ofc the caveat here is donât eat items that are solely flour! Go get some of those unprocessed greens for that good olâ fibre action!)
Since my grandpa is vegetarian, one of the places we tend to go is DâLife. Theyâve multiple branches; the closest for me is at Beauty World, right outside exit B. Two reasons to eat here: Huge menu + affordable prices (think zichar w/o seafood). For ref, our entire spread here was ~$50, and I was stuffed!
You know how I said try not to have too much flour if you go for vegetarian food? Well, tha doesnât mean youâve to avoid mock meats; it just means you need to find places that has a high enough skill floor to incorporate goodies like tofu and âshrooms into their âmeatsâ.
Donât know what to order here? Simple: Replicate our order here (CW from top: Curry mutton, satay, broc + monkey head shrooms, nonya fish, soy nuggets)
If thereâs ONE dish you need to get tho, itâs this: Nonya Fish
For me this dish was love at first taste! The sauce is tangy and much richer than most veg replicates; but even if you want something non-spicy, just get their fish dishes. Trust me. The way they fold the tofu into a dense mille feuille does a brilliant job of mimicking actual fish texture â no other place comes close!
Super nice vegetarian food. Definitely one of the better vegetarian restaurants out there. No GST and service charge too!!!
This is a good comforting dish to have on a cold day. The meesua wasnât slimy, and the heat from the ginger was nice. It seems like a very unassuming dish, but I found myself craving for this when it was raining.
It was more of a syrup kind of yoghurt drink, was unfortunately too sweet for our liking.
Gong Bao Monkey Head Mushroom with Rice and fried egg [$7.50]. I loved the texture of the monkey head mushroom - the softness and firmness had just the right balance, though the gong bao flavour was a little salty. The portion was very generous and worth the price. Most of the main/single-portion dishes are priced between $4.50-$5.50. There are also Zi Char dishes for sharing. This place is great for vegetarians looking for affordable food!
$4 a plate of hot stir fry yellow noodles & thick beehoon, fragrant when served yet plain in taste. Add some chilli to enjoy. Generous portion no doubt.
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