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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Steamed vegetable buns, filled with leafy green vegetables, mushrooms and tofu. Make sure: no pork is added
Cai bao 菜包
Sweet soy bean curd pudding made from soy milk
Tau Huay / Dou Hua 豆花
Steamed rice cakes with preserved turnip, topped with a sweet black sauce
Chwee Kueh 水粿
"Alkaline Dumpling" A sweet dessert made with glutinous rice and filled with red bean paste or coconut palm sugar syrup
Kee Chang
Iced dessert made from Pandan leaves, mung bean flower, coconut milk and sugar
Cendol
Steamed wheat dough dumplings filled with spinach, mushrooms, and rice noodles. Make sure: no eggs or prawns filling
Vegetable Dimsum
A dessert made with glutinous rice and sweet coconut topping. Make sure: no butter is added
Pulut Inti
Dishes that can be Vegenized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Tea soup with rice, peanuts, mint and coriander. Served with veggie and anchovies. To veganize: ask for no fish or shrimps
Lei Cha
Fresh spring rolls with fillings such as beans, shallots and meat or shrimp. To veganize: ask for no meat or shrimp or fish sauce
Popiah
Fried tofu with bean sprouts, cucumber and scallion. Served with shrimp paste. To veganize: ask for soy sauce instead
Tahu Goreng
Jackfruit stew made with eggs, coconut milk, palm sugar and spices. To veganize: ask for no egg
Gudeg
Rice in coconut milk with veggies, fish or chicken and fish sauce. To veganize: ask for no fish, meat, and use soy sauce
Nasi Lemak
Noodles, veggies, eggs and shredded chicken. Fish sauce. To veganize: ask for no chicken or egg and no fish sauce
Mee Siam
Tofu with either noodles, vegetables, meat and fish paste. To veganize: ask for no meat and use soy sauce
Yong Tau Foo
Rice with side dishes such as vegetables, meat or fish. To veganize: choose the vegan toppings and no fish sauce or paste
Economy Rice
Shaved ice topped with red beans, jelly, peanuts,sweet corn, with syrups, some with milk. To veganize: ask for no milk
Ice Kacang
Indian rice-based dish made with spices and veggies . Ghee may also be used. To veganize: ask for no ghee
Vegetarian Biryani
Stir-fried vegetables with noodles. Shrimps and chicken broth are used. To veganize: ask for no shrimps or chicken broth
Chap Chai
Stir fried morning glory, fried with shrimp paste or fish sauce. To veganize: ask to fry in oil. Use soy sauce instead
Stir-fried kang kong
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Rice cakes wrapped in banana leaf and served with veggies and hard-boiled egg. The broth is made with shrimps paste
Lontong
Coconut jam and butter on a toasted bread served as a breakfast. The kaya (coconut jam) contains eggs
Kaya Toast
Chinese fried dough sticks, usually made with eggs and milk
You Tiao
A fried potato patty. Usually contains egg, and sometimes even meat
