 Organic Vegan Restaurant |
Whilst we were staying in the quaint town of Hoi An we found an organic vegan restaurant. Well I say found, I was aware of it but could not read my own writing on the scrap of paper on which I’d scribbled the address so we ended up cycling over 20km looking for it because I “remembered” it was near the beach. Eventually we found it about 3 minutes away and just around the corner from where we were staying and nowhere near the beach much to Mr Y’s amusement, and he didn’t let me forget about that little cycling adventure in a hurry, still it was a pleasant way to spend the morning and a nice ride to the beach. anyway we found it and I have to say it wasn’t the most healthful lunch we had despite being vegan……
We ordered :
 All that cycling was thirsty work |
 We were unfamiliar with knotgrass so we ordered this salad to share. The bread was different , hard and crisp and not soft and doughy. |
 Not the most healthful of dishes and we did share - a kind of pancake made from ground rice and turmeric and pan fried in oil. Tasted very very good though. |
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 A dipping sauce for the banh xeo made from peanuts and soy beans I think |
 I only had a sip of the strong coffee! |
….. but that’s because we ordered the dishes we were most curious to try.
Although there are many fried items, there are a number of dishes on the menu that sounded suitable for a plant rich eating style . Most obvious is the green salad if you asked for the dressing on the side and the steamed vegetables. Some of the dishes served with red rice such as the vegetable curry or stew, the sweet n sour mushrooms & vegetables or the raw palace vegetables sounded promising and for afters the fruit plate. And if nothing on the menu tickles your taste buds they can cater special vegan dishes upon request.
Although there are many fried items, there are a number of dishes on the menu that sounded suitable for a plant rich eating style . Most obvious is the green salad if you asked for the dressing on the side and the steamed vegetables. Some of the dishes served with red rice such as the vegetable curry or stew, the sweet n sour mushrooms & vegetables or the raw palace vegetables sounded promising and for afters the fruit plate. And if nothing on the menu tickles your taste buds they can cater special vegan dishes upon request.
 Left to right: the menu, the dish we ordered, sign on the counter |
It is clearly stated in the menu that no msg, sugar or animal products are used but food is coked with a little onion, ginger, garlic and salt according to the customers taste, so as everything is freshly cooked we requested no salt. The kitchen is just behind the counter so we got to watch our meal being cooked as well.
 Left to right: signboard, the counter in front of the small kitchen; vegan condiments |
The best part of the meal was the juice but perhaps that was because I was so thirsty. It was sugar free and very refreshing. The pancakes were scrumptious and surprisingly not overly greasy even though they had been fried in oil. They were served with plenty of green leaves and rice paper for rolling and the dipping sauce was delicious. I found the tofu in the knot grass salad to have a very interesting texture without being overly processed but it was much too salty for my taste buds so I ate only the green leaves (Mr Yum ate it all up though).
And the coffee was a treat.
