Rice with 4 dishes - 1) stirfried tonghoon, julienned carrots, cucumber, beancurd sheet; 2) pumpkin 3) stirfried chinese cabbage (wong nga pak) 4) petola with "mian jin/mean kan" (wheat gluten -
麵筋) for MYR3.80 only. This vegetarian meal tastes very good to me. Simple soup is also provided. I like the "mian jin" here as it is thick and soft, very nice texture.
This canteen is located in the compound of the chinese temple opposite Corus Hotel in the heart of KL.
Cashier counter - can you spot the nun?
After we have finished eating our food, we stacked our used plates here after throwing away any discarded food into the bins provided. There is even a bin for leftover soup. I suspect that the food waste in these bins would be used to feed farmed animals.
I am not a fan of vegetarian food coz I dont like veggies and greens.. But if you take me there, I will usually take those 'fake meat' like vegetarian butter chicken, vegetarian marmite pork or any vegetarian meat..
ReplyDeleteI think I saw some "fake meat" dishes there too so you will have something to eat there. :)
DeleteThe "fake meat" is much more fattening that real meat can ever be. That's why you can see a lot of obese vegetarians. I try to avoid those stuff as much as I can, unless they are zhai ngo XD.
DeleteWhy? Is "fake goose" different from other "fake meat"?
DeleteMun, the fake meats are made from flour and therefore high in carbohydrates, That's the fattening bit :)
DeleteI thought the fake meats are soy products. Anyway why is fake goose different from fake meats in general?
DeleteOh, that temple is open again then? Last time I passed by while driving (2 or 3 years ago LOL), the whole temple compound was barricaded off. I thought they were going to tear it down. RM 3.80 is not bad at all, especially taking into consideration to location.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure whether the temple underwent renovation or not. It sure looks the same to me when I was there 8 years ago. Directly opposite corus hotel.
DeleteThere is only one vegetarian place here. Never tried though. They say it is expensive. :(
ReplyDeleteNormally vegetarian restaurants like lohas or living hut are expensive but not those run by temples or buddhist charities.
DeleteNot too expensive!
ReplyDeleteI love to have vegetarian meal once a while...
This vegetarian food is sold by a temple so that is why it is not expensive.
DeleteI miss vegetarian bee hoon which my mum used to get for me for lunch. Love those gluten meat too!
ReplyDeleteIf only I could send some to you. :(
DeleteI actually like vegetarian food a lot. My favourite place to go for really good vegetarian food is Lohas. But they are pricey which explains why I don't go there that often.
ReplyDeleteIf I am not mistaken, LOHAS serves organic food right? If yes, that explains the expensive price. For cheaper vegetarian food, those food stalls operated by temples and buddhist societies serve cheaper food.
Deletenice dishes and cheap...I prefer my vegetarian dish with lotsa beancurd sheet...or tofu.
ReplyDeleteI like to eat beancurd sheets too.
DeleteAha used to go there when I was working at KLCC. I found that the price varies according to the cashier... your price would be from the 'cheap' cashier. :p
ReplyDeleteOh, is it? Then luckily I get the nice cashier.:)
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