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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Baked flat and crispy bread with sesame top. Make sure: choose vegan stuffing such as red beans, black sesame or tofu
Shao Bing 燒餅
Deep fried long bread stick
You Tiao 油條
Steamed bun without filling. Make sure: milk is not added
Mantou 饅頭
Chinese cabbage steamed bun filled with fried cabbage. Make sure: no oyster sauce is added
Baozi 高麗菜包
Fried or baked savory pancake made with flour and chopped scallions
Green Onion Pancake 蔥抓餅
Steamed dumpling filled with tofu, rice noodle, and vegetables such as cabbage, pepper and scallions
Steamed Vegetable dumplings 花素蒸餃
Fried or steamed fermented tofu
Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐
Fried king oyster mushroom seasoned with pepper and salt
Fried Oyster Mushroom 炸杏鮑菇
Bean starch cold jelly noodles, seasoned with soy sauce, vinegar, sesame paste, garlic, and chili oil
Liang Fen 涼粉
White rice porridge. Make sure: no meat/fish pieces are added
Plain congee 稀飯
Cucumber seasoned with soy sauce, vinegar and garlic, usually served as an appetizer
Chinese Pickled Cucumber 涼拌小黃瓜
Local fried vegetables with soy sauce, chili and garlic. Make sure: no fish sauce is added
Sautéed Vegetables
Dishes that can be Veganized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Fried rice/noodles with vegetables, tofu, eggs and fish sauce. To veganize: ask for no egg/ meat or fish sauce
Vegetable Fried Rice/Noodles 炒飯/麵
Cold noodle served with shredded chicken, cucumber, carrot, sesame, and soy sauce. To veganize: ask for no meat
Cold Noodle 涼麵
Sticky rice ball/ roll filled with pork or egg. To veganize: ask for only vegetable filling with no meat or eggs
Rice Ball 飯糰)
“Taiwanese burrito” roll filled with pork, veggies, bean curd and peanut powder. To veganize: ask to make without meat
Run Bing 潤餅
Simmering pot of soup with veggies, meat and seafood. To veganize: ask for vegetable broth and for no meat or seafood
Hot Pot
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Fried bun filled with shreddedwhite radish. Usually contains pork
Fried Radish Bun 蘿蔔絲餅
Taro root and rice flour cake, usually contains pork
Taro Patties 芋頭糕
Usually seasoned with dried shrimp
