By Marc ( April 17, 2009 at 9:13 pm) · Filed under Food Tags: Food, Hong Kong, Vegan, Vegetarian
On my last trip to Hong Kong, a couple of my buddies took me to an organic vegetarian place in Hong Kong’s Central district called Life Cafe
The interior was “cozy,” almost small, but had a very nice atmosphere. I was happy that they were using a fan with the window open instead of air-conditioning. Their dishes were very fresh and well made and the menu is even indicates what’s vegetarian, what’s vegan, and which dishes are gluten free.
I got the BBQ tofu served with some veggies and mashed sweet-potatoes (very tasty). One of my friends enjoyed (and was surprised to get full off of) his veggie burger. The buddy who got the chick pea stew didn’t seem too happy and I can understand why; it didn’t really have the hearty, flavorful characteristics one would associate with a stew.
Though we didn’t try any desserts, they also have vegan and gluten free sweets for after the meal =D.
And at around 80-90 HKD for a dinner entree, the price is quite reasonable for a classy dinner in HK
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By Marc ( March 27, 2009 at 9:04 pm) · Filed under Food Tags: Food, Hong Kong, Travel
There’s a happy little place in Hong Kong. Tucked away in Causeway Bay, just behind the Golden Triangle at 33 Jardine’s Bazaar. Already famous in HK but relatively overlooked by backpackers, this wonderful shop is open 24-hours and is a great place for a cheap fuel-up before a day’s sight-seeing or after a night at the pubs.
The best thing on their menu is the rice roll (or 饭团). Either meat filled or vegetarian, savory or sweet, wrapped in hot sticky rice. Delicious and less than 10 HKD each. Their soymilk is also fantastic and a good way to wash down the rice roll’s sticky goodness 
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By Marc ( March 16, 2009 at 11:10 pm) · Filed under Food Tags: Art, Food
It seems that the importance of food in Chinese culture is fairly well known. We may have “California Fusion” back home, but I can’t think of many western countries where food varies so radically by state or region that people say, “oh, I feel like Seattle-style tonight.” I also can’t think of a British or French stone collector who turns a $1.3 million collection into a tribute to traditional dishes. Taiwanese stone collector Hsu Chun-I did just that, taking 21 years to create more than 250 Chinese dishes.
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Even knowing it’s made of rock…it does look pretty tasty
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