What's the best cuisine for vegetarians, besides Indian?!
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Besides Indian, Italian is by far the safest cuisine.
The Chinese have no idea about vegetarianism and will use pork fat for cooking, chicken stock and so on – even in restaurants in the West. The French and Spanish are to be equally avoided: not because they don't understand vegetarianism but because they hold it in contempt!
I once found little bits of bacon in a vegetarian dish in Spain, added because the owner (a little old lady) felt sorry for me and wanted to build me up!
But Indian is definitely best! http://the-curry-secret.blogspot.com/2010/10/vegetarian-curry-recipe.html
http://the-curry-secret.blogspot.com/
Not besides Indian, better than Indian by a long shot.
Melenzane alla parmeggiana without the cheese.
Melenzane alla palermitana.
Peperoni arrostiti.
Risotto rosso.
Carciofi ripieni.
Cardoni all'olio d'oliva.
Pomidoro salati all'olio d'oliva.
Minestra mista.
Pasta e fagioli.
Pasta e broccoli.
Pasta e ceci.
Pasta alla carrettiera.
Hunreds more.
If you are searching for vegetarian cuisines, I's recommend that you look for religion related vegetarian cuisines first. Those dishes were part of some people's everyday life and many of those dishes have been eaten for centuries already. Religion, is one of the reasons why India got a very good vegetarian foods selection. Chinese also got a HUGE selection of vegetarian/vegan foods; many Chinese buddhist were eating vegan dishes long before the word vegan was even invented. You might or might not know that there are regional difference in Chinese cooking. The same applies to Chinese vegetarian dishes. Also, long before veggie burgers (originally called tofu burgers) were introduced, Chinese have already tried to reproduce vegetarian dishes that resembled meat dishes. Fusion Chinese dishes are also available too. Chinese vegetarian foods are... err.. hardcore.
Examples of Chinese vegan dishes:
1) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4267… This dish's main ingredient = mushrooms. It looked like General Tso's Chicken. The taste and the texture are close to General Tso's Chicken too. 100% vegan!
2) http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/infobank_im… It looked like pork chop with curry sauce and it will taste like it too. 100% vegan again.
3) http://blogs.sfweekly.com/foodie/1016200… Vegan sweet & sour "pork".
4) http://chefkocuisine.com/yahoo_site_admi… Vegan shrimp. This one looked impressive but the texture and the taste are not as close though.
5) http://www.bwy.jp/F2%20chinese%20vegitar… Left: Vegan fried fish. Right: Vegan "pork" chop. These two dishes are absolutely amazing. When prepared right, they will taste almost like the real thing!
6) http://www.blogto.com/announcements/2010… I have not tried this one yet. But, I've tried earlier versions which tasted almost identical to Korean gimbap.
7) Vegan "beef" jerky - I'll not post pics because it will show the manufacturer's logo. My advise on those: DON'T TRY IT YET! It will have an awful taste that will linger inside your mouth even after repeated washes. Wait for version 2 to come out. LOL
I'll not post the obvious such as dumplings, buns, stir-fried noodles, noodle soups, fried rice.... :)
PS: I think Chinese vegetarian dishes are more impressive than Indian vegetarian dishes.
<--- Was forced on a vegan diet by the ladies in the house for about 6 months. LOL
Japanese "shoujin ryori" (Buddhist temple food): simple sauteed local vegetables over brown rice, miso soup, fresh fruit, pickled vegetables, and fermented beans ("natto"). Clean and healthy with good fiber. I eat like this every day. Love it!
Vegetarian. Twenty-three years in Japan.
try Malaysian cuisine, you will find plenty of vegetarian options
or search here:
http://www.asiankitchenrecipes.com/veget…
Mexican has many options but you have to look up traditional recipes.
Thai, Vietnamese and Laotian are good cuisines to try also.
- Mediterranean cuisine
- Chinese cuisine
middle eastern....there's falafels, hummus, Baba ghanoush, grape leaves stuffed with rice, Mujadarra and many other dishes. Always ask for a vegetarian version because recipes vary.
Italian is pretty safe. Chinese could be made vegetarian, depending on how you make it.
Italian cuisine contains some lovely vegetarian choices.
pasta
fried chicken